Trinity College Dublin 2022 IRC-SFI Pathway PhD Scholarship

The Department of History, School of Histories and Humanities, is pleased to advertise a PhD scholarship to join Dr Nicole Volmering on her SFI-IRC Pathway Programme project ‘Early Irish Hands: The Development of Writing in Early Ireland’ from September 2022.

The project studies early Irish palaeography and writing techniques based on manuscripts from the earliest stratum of Irish writing (550-900). It aims at contributing to a better understanding of the writing techniques used in early Irish scriptoria and to enable more accurate dating of early manuscripts through an improved understanding of variations in Irish script.

• Table of Content
• About Trinity College Dublin
• IRC-SFI Pathway PhD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of IRC-SFI Pathway PhD Scholarship
• Requirements for IRC-SFI Pathway PhD Scholarship Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College (Irish: Coláiste na Tríonóide) is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, a research university in Ireland. The college was founded in 1592 as the "mother" of a new university, modelled after the collegiate universities of Oxford and of Cambridge, but, unlike these, only one college was ever established; as such, the designations "Trinity College" and "University of Dublin" are usually synonymous for practical purposes. It is one of the seven ancient universities of Britain and Ireland, as well as Ireland'... continue reading

IRC-SFI Pathway PhD Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of IRC-SFI Pathway PhD Scholarship

The Award consists of a stipend of €18,500 annually plus a travel budget and a €5,750 contribution towards fees

Requirements for IRC-SFI Pathway PhD Scholarship Qualification

The successful applicant should have the following qualifications:

Essential:

• A Master’s degree / diploma (awarded or pending) or international equivalent (German Staatsexamen, etc.) in a relevant academic area (relevant areas include but are not limited to: Classics, Early Irish, Medieval Studies, History, Manuscript Studies, Digital Humanities, Celtic Studies)
• Evidence of solid knowledge of Latin
• Excellent command of English (as per Trinity’s general requirements)

Desirable:

• Evidence of engagement with manuscript studies
• Evidence of experience with medieval (Latin and/or insular) palaeography
• Evidence of experience with Digital Humanities
• Reading knowledge of German

Documents Required for Application

The following documents are required :

• A motivation letter addressing how you intend to approach the research topic ? Two letters of recommendation
• Certified academic transcripts for all degrees
• Certified degree certificates for all degrees
• A detailed CV 
• A writing sample (an academic essay, an article, a chapter from a dissertation, or the like) The application may be followed up by an online interview in the second half of June.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Candidates are invited to apply for this position by sending their application documents to the Department of History by the deadline of 5pm on Monday 6 June 2022. Applicants should send their documentsin a single PDF file to Dr Nicole Volmering ([email protected]) AND to Eilís Dunne ([email protected]). Applications will not be considered complete until referees have submitted their references.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in early July.

For more details, visit Trinity College Dublin website.