Details of a 2-year PhD fellowshipin Migration, Diversity and Social Change at
University College Dublin follow. Geographers are very welcome to apply.
Mary
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Dr Mary Gilmartin
Geography, UCD
Belfield
Dublin 4
Ireland
Two-Year PhD Fellowship in Migration, Diversity and Social Change
Applications are invited for a two-year PhD fellowship, funded by the
Royal Irish Academy Third Sector Research Programme and hosted
by the Migration & Citizenship Research Initiative (MCRI), a new,
dynamic interdisciplinary research programme located in the Geary
Institute at UCD. The fellowship is intended to fund a doctoral
student pursuing a PhD in the broad area of migration, diversity social
change. It will provide a unique opportunity for the successful
candidate to gain valuable, paid training and experience while
working toward the fulfilment of the doctoral degree. The post
(€14,000 per annum, exclusive of fees and tuition) will be based on a
fixed term contract for one year in the first instance, renewable for a
second year.
The Migration & Citizenship Research Initiative
Having only recently undergone the transition from a country of
emigration to one of net in-migration, one of the most significant
areas of change in contemporary Ireland is that linked to migration.
The related social and institutional transformations taking place are
dynamic and far-reaching. As such, the Migration and Citizenship
Research Initiative has been established by an interdisciplinary team
of UCD staff, associated postgraduates and national and international
affiliates. The MCRI, led by Dr. Alice Feldman (Sociology) as part of
a Government of Ireland Research Fellowship and Dr. Mary
Gilmartin (Geography), is currently in its initial stages of
development, and seeks to provide the infrastructure necessary for
promoting excellence in migration-related scholarship, training and
research contributions to policy and practice at national and
international levels.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
The Fellowship will involve participation in
a research project on immigrant-led mobilisation and the development
intercultural capital in Irish civil society led by Dr Alice Feldman
(Sociology Department) (*This project can also be the focus of
the fellow’s PhD research, which, while recommended, is not
mandatory.)
the development and administration of MCRI activities
postgraduatetraining courses and other aspects of the University’s
culture of scholarship.
For further details regarding the post, the MCRI and the research
project, see www.ucd.ie/issc.
Application procedure
Applicants should be registered or eligible to register for a PhD by
September 2005 in a relevant social science discipline (please refer to
the University and departmental guidelines for PhD application and
admission to UCD as necessary). Applicants with an interest and/or
research experience in the topic area should submit a letter of
application, CV and the names of two referees by Friday, 6 May
2005. Interviews will be held during the week of the 16th.
Enquiries & Applications to:
Dr. Alice Feldman
Geary Institute
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin 4
Tel: 716 4621
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