This project will draw on staff expertise in the historical Irish text and more modern folklore tradition, and may, for example, focus on the following areas:
- Scholarly editing of Irish texts from the 1200-1900 period
- Analysis of linguistic and thematic aspects of text traditions
- Investigation of textual transmission and scribal activity
- Folklore collection or analysis of archives.
Applicants should hold, or expect to obtain, a First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree in a subject relevant to the proposed area of study.
We may also consider applications from those who hold equivalent qualifications, for example, a Lower Second Class Honours Degree plus a Master’s Degree with Distinction.
In exceptional circumstances, the University may consider a portfolio of evidence from applicants who have appropriate professional experience which is equivalent to the learning outcomes of an Honours degree in lieu of academic qualifications.
If the University receives a large number of applicants for the project, the following desirable criteria may be applied to shortlist applicants for interview.
The University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities.
Appointment will be made on merit.
The University offers the following levels of support:
The following scholarship options are available to applicants worldwide:
These scholarships will cover full-time PhD tuition fees for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance) and will provide a £900 per annum research training support grant (RTSG) to help support the PhD researcher.
Applicants who already hold a doctoral degree or who have been registered on a programme of research leading to the award of a doctoral degree on a full-time basis for more than one year (or part-time equivalent) are NOT eligible to apply for an award.
Please note: you will automatically be entered into the competition for the Full Award, unless you state otherwise in your application.
The scholarship will cover tuition fees at the Home rate and a maintenance allowance of £19,237 (tbc) per annum for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance).
This scholarship also comes with £900 per annum for three years as a research training support grant (RTSG) allocation to help support the PhD researcher.
Due consideration should be given to financing your studies. Further information on cost of living
Mac Cathmhaoil (Nioclás): An scéalaíocht agus na lámhscríbhinní sa tréimhse mhall: gnéithe de sheachadadh Mac na Míchomhairle In Léachtaí Cholm Cille 51 (2021), pp. 59–81.
Ó Cuív (Brian): Ireland’s manuscript heritage. In Éire-Ireland 19/1 (Spring, 1984), pp. 87–110.
Ó Macháin (Pádraig) (ed.): Paper and the paper manuscript: a context for the transmission of Gaelic literature / edited by Pádraig Ó Macháin (2019).
Smith (Peter J.): Early Irish historical verse: the evolution of a genre.In Texts and transmission (2002), pp. 326–341.
Submission deadline
Monday 26 February 2024
04:00PM
Interview Date
between 18 March and 23 April 2024
Preferred student start date
16 September 2024
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