Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin – School of Histories & Humanities
Closes : 1st May 2023

Applications are invited to the Assistant Professor in Medieval History in the School of Histories & Humanities at Trinity College, Dublin.

The Department of History, Trinity College Dublin, is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in central to late medieval history (1100-1500). The post-holder will maintain research and teaching interests in medieval history, with demonstrable expertise and relevant publications.

The successful applicant will contribute to the delivery of modules at all levels of the curriculum, including supervision of BA and MPhil dissertations across a broad range of medieval history. Within the undergraduate History programme, the holder of the post will coordinate either the Religion and Society 1095-1517 module or the Hundred Years’ War module. At Sophister level, the post-holder will develop and coordinate one or more advanced modules arising from their research interests that complement those offered by existing staff. At MPhil level, the post-holder will have the opportunity to teach on the Mediaeval Studies MPhil. The post-holder will also undertake other teaching and administrative duties at the direction of the Head of Department.

The specific purpose of this post is to provide cover of an Assistant Professor post for the substantive postholder who is on a teaching buy-out for a research project. Employment is not offered on an indefinite duration basis as the original post holder will return to their role once the period of the buy-out is completed. The expected start date is 1 September 2023.

Post Title: Assistant Professor in Medieval History

Post status: Specific Purpose Contract

Hours of Post: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow: www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Lecturer Salary Scale (109BN) commensurate with qualifications/experience and in line with Public Sector Pay Policy (€38,719 to €94,031 per annum) www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly-academic.pdf

Closing date: 12 Noon, 1^st May 2023

Applications will only be accepted via jobs.tcd.ie Candidates should submit by e-Recruitment:

1. A cover letter outlining their interest in the position
2. A comprehensive curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications
3. The names and contact details (i.e. addresses, e-mail, etc.) of three referees
4. A teaching statement (summarising teaching experience and approach, successful curriculum design and implementation – 2 pages).
5. A research statement (summarising research to be carried out in the next five years and including details of funding to be sought – maximum 2 pages)

Applicants who do not address the application requirements above in their cover letter will not be considered at the short list stage. Applications must be submitted by the closing date specified through eRecruitment. Any Applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. Late applications will not be accepted.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Professor Ruth Mazo Karras, E: ruth.karras@tcd.ie

Application queries about this post, please email the Recruitment Team at E: recruit@tcd.ie and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.

Trinity is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from talented people of all backgrounds to join our staff community.

Source : Jobs.ac.uk