Staff Vacancies

Staff Vacancies in the school:

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Teaching Fellow, UCD School of Information & Communication Studies, Temporary Special purpose maternity leave cover Approx. 9 Months commencing Ideally October 2024

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Previous advertised positions in the school:

1. Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Information and Communication Studies, Permanent. Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) 6th of November 2023.

Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Information and Communication Studies within UCD School of Information and Communication Studies. The School of Information and Communication Studies (ICS) is a diverse, interdisciplinary and fully research active school. Faculty within the school lead key national multimillion euro research infrastructure (e.g. SFI ADAPT Centre, SFI INSIGHT Centre, ML Labs, D-REAL Centre for Research Training) with faculty also part of the HCI@UCD group, one of the largest HCI research groups in Ireland.

As a member of the iSchool consortium, the School is committed to high quality interdisciplinary research and teaching of information related subjects. ICS is now looking for an Assistant Professor to support our programmes, focusing on, but not limited to, the increasingly popular, nationally unique, and internationally recognised MSc in Human-Computer Interaction programme and to contribute to the research and activities of the HCI@UCD group within the school.

We invite applications from scholars who can contribute to and expand our strengths in research and teaching in Human-Computer Interaction and other programmes in the School. In particular, this position will support research and teaching related to the MSc in Human-Computer Interaction, MSc in Information Systems, MSc Communications and Media, and MSc Digital Policy.

95 Lecturer/Asst Professor Above The Bar (7943) Salary Scale: €60,261- €95,425Per Annum Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines. Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on the 6th of November 2023. Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Further details and to apply: www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs

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2. Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1, Information and Communication Studies.

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within UCD School of Information and Communication Studies. DiversiF-AI-R is embarking on a 3-year ground-breaking project to address intersectional fairness in AI and define new approaches for policy makers, industry, AI auditors and educational institutions. The consortium consists of eight partners from various EU countries, with UCD leading a work package concerting concepts of Intersectional fairness, IS bias for AI Auditing. This role will suit a Post-Doctoral Researcher with expertise in AI Ethics, Digital Policy & Law, Social Science, Artificial Intelligence or Data Analytics. The ideal candidate will have cross-disciplinary experience with an understanding of theories of social justice, AI and issues of bias in AI. The role involves identifying and generating a typology of bias in AI and related harms from across disciplines and mapping regulatory, ethical, and technical standards related to AI, bias and potential harms. 
This is an academic research role, where you will conduct a specified programme of research supported by research training and development under the supervision and direction of a Principal Investigator. The primary purpose of the role is to further develop your research skills and competences, including the processes of publication in peer-reviewed academic publications, the development of funding proposals, the mentorship of graduate students along with the opportunity to develop your skills in research led teaching. Salary Range: €42,783 -€49,177 per annum. Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 9th of November 2023.
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications. UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned. The PD1 position is intended for early stage researchers, either just after completion of a PhD or for someone entering a new area for the first time. If you have already completed your PD1 stage in UCD or will soon complete a PD1, or you are an external applicant whose total Postdoctoral experience, inclusive of the duration of the advertised post, would exceed 4 years, you should not apply and should refer to PD2 posts instead. 

Job ref: 016592

Further details and to apply: www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs

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3. Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Information and Communication Studies within UCD School Information and Communication Studies, temporary. Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) 14th of November 2023.

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Information and Communication Studies within UCD School Information and Communication Studies. The School of Information and Communication Studies ICS) is a diverse, interdisciplinary and fully research active school. As a member of the iSchool consortium the School is committed to high quality interdisciplinary research and teaching on information related areas. The School of Information and Communication Studies ranks among the top 50 LIS schools worldwide in the QS rankings.

ICS is now looking for an Assistant Professor to support the School Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes. The appointee will be expected to undertake undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervise masters students. We are seeking a scholar with research interests in two or more of the areas where the School is offering programmes: Library and Information Studies, Information Systems, Human Computer Interaction, Communications and Media, and Digital Policy . The appointee will diversify and enhance the academic activities carried out by other colleagues in the School and will work collaboratively with them in the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The successful candidate will be able to contribute to teaching across two or more of the School subject areas. The successful candidate is expected to develop relevant modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in accordance with their expertise.

95 Lecturer/Asst Professor Below The Bar (7944) Salary Scale: €38,659 - €67,001 Per Annum Or 95 Lecturer/Asst Professor Above The Bar (7943) Salary Scale: €60,261 - €95,425 Per Annum Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.
Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on the 14th of November 2023. Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned. Note: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements.

Further details and to apply: www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs

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4. Senior Administrator - Admin Support Team within UCD School of Information & Communication Studies, temporary. Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) 16th November 2023.

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Senior Administrator - Admin Support Team within UCD School of Information & Communication Studies. The School of Information & Communication Studies requires an Administration Support Team member who will report into the Administration Support Team Lead/School Administrator. A key priority of this team is to provide dynamic and flexible administration support to the School.

The Administration Support Team will provide high level day-to-day administrative expertise to the School, supporting the seamless delivery of academic and student supports in an effective and professional manner. This includes the delivery of a highly flexible, responsive and effective service to students, schools, staff and other key stakeholders to support the collective efforts of the School.

The post will operate in an exciting and evolving environment. The appointee will engage in a range of duties and responsibilities to support the successful implementation and operation of the academic and student support service of the new College Team including the new USM when implemented in the University.
Each member of the Administrative Support Team will have a primary area of focus e.g. Marketing & Communications, Research Support, Programme Support, Committee Support, VP Support and will have a dotted reporting line to a nominee within their primary area of focus.
The Administration Support Team will operate as a team and each member will be expected to carry out admin activities outside the remit of their primary area of focus. This sense of teamwork and collegiality will support a flexible and collaborative environment, enhance the ability to provide cross-coverage for their team members, manage peaks and troughs in workload and facilitate increased sharing of expertise within the team.

95 Senior Executive Assistant_2010 Salary scale: €43,173- €52,888 per annum. Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.
Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 16th November 2023.
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications. UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Further details and to apply: www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs

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Previous Posts:

Full Professor of Information and Communication Studies, UCD School of Information and Communication Studies, Permanent (Job Ref: 016380).
Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on the 6th of October 2023.

Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Full Professor of Information and Communication Studies within UCD School of Information and Communication Studies. 

UCD School of Information and Communications is undergoing a major period of growth, with successful undergraduate and graduate educational programmes and growing scale in research across a range of subfields including communication and media, digital policy, human computer interaction, information systems and library studies. The School is making a number of new academic appointments at an exciting time in the School’s development. The Full Professor of Information and Communication Studies will provide academic leadership within the UCD School of Information and Communication Studies, in active collaboration with colleagues in this School, in the other schools of the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law and throughout the University. Reporting to the Head of School, the Full Professor of Information and Communication Studies will exercise a national and international role on behalf of UCD in research and scholarship, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and academic administration, management and professional organisation in the academic areas of Information and Communication Studies. The School is committed to research led education, so the candidate will be expected to conduct research that supports high quality teaching in their field, and to lead innovations in both research and teaching directions. The post-holder is expected to assume high-level management/leadership responsibilities within the School and University and may be asked to take on the role of Head of School for a fixed period.
 
95 Full Professor (7937) Salary: €132,302 - €167,261 Per Annum 
Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.
Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on the 6th of October 2023.
 
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.
UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

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Professor of Information and Communication Studies, UCD School of Information and Communication Studies, Permanent (Job Ref: 016359).
Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on the 2nd of October 2023.

Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Professor within UCD Information and Communication Studies.

UCD School of Information and Communications is undergoing a major period of growth, with successful undergraduate and graduate educational programmes and growing scale in research across a range of subfields including communication and media, digital policy, human computer interaction, information systems and library studies. The School is making a number of new academic appointments at an exciting time in the School’s development, including the role of Professor of Information and Communication Studies. The appointee will provide academic leadership within the UCD School of Information and Communication Studies, in active collaboration with colleagues in this School, in the other schools of the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law and throughout the University. Reporting to the Head of School, the Professor of Information and Communication Studies will exercise a national and international role on behalf of UCD in research and scholarship, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and academic administration, management and professional organisation in the academic areas of Information and Communication Studies. The School is committed to research led education, so the candidate will be expected to conduct research that supports high quality teaching in their field, and to lead innovations in both research and teaching directions. The post-holder is expected to assume high-level management/leadership responsibilities within the School and may be asked to take on the role of Head of School for a fixed period.
 
95 Professor (7939) Salary Scale: €95,823 - €128,079 Per Annum
Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines
 
Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on the 2nd of October 2023.
 
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

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Associate Professor of Information and Communication Studies, School of Information and Communication Studies, Permanent (Job Ref: 016358).
Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 2nd October 2023

Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Associate Professor of Information and Communication Studies within UCD  School of Information and Communication Studies.

UCD School of Information and Communications is undergoing a major period of growth, with successful undergraduate and graduate educational programmes and growing scale in research across a range of subfields including communication and media, digital policy, human computer interaction, information systems and library studies. The School is making a number of new academic appointments at an exciting time in the School’s development. The School is seeking to recruit an Associate Professor of Information and Communication Studies who will provide academic leadership within the UCD School of Information and Communication Studies, in active collaboration with colleagues in this School, in the other schools of the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law and throughout the University.  Reporting to the Head of School, the Associate Professor of Information and Communication Studies will have a key role in research and scholarship, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and academic administration, management and professional organisation in the academic areas of Information and Communication Studies. The School is committed to research-led education, so the candidate will be expected to conduct research that supports high quality teaching in their field, and to lead innovations in both research and teaching directions. The post-holder is expected to assume management/administrative responsibilities within the School and may be asked to take on the role of Head of School for a fixed period.
 
95 Associate Professor (7941) Salary Scale: €77,175 - €108,988 Per Annum  
Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines
 
Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 2nd October 2023
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

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UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 (PD1) temporary one year post.

Temporary one year post, up to 30th November 2024.
Project Title: Society, Social Media and AI Recommender Systems.
Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 29th of September 2023.

Applications are invited for a Temporary post of a Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within UCD School of Information and Communication Studies.

AI-driven recommendation algorithms such as those embedded in Instagram, YouTube and TikTok are profoundly influential in society. While they can be beneficial, there is mounting evidence that some online content can present risk, particularly for young people. This project aims to provide a solution to detect potential risks in what kind of content may be distributed to people online in the context of the new Digital Services Act (DSA) and Online Safety Bill.
 
The project aims to develop a large-scale simulation platform for recommendation algorithms to enable the evaluation of trends in what content is being suggested to different users. The simulation environment will be integrated within a user interface designed for platform regulators, researchers and industry. Sample profiles of users and different ways of interacting online can be generated and interaction with the recommendation algorithm simulated. The output of the algorithms, and the recommended content will be categorised and trends compiled in an interpretable report which will make visible what kind of content is being recommended to different user groups online. This will allow the identification of both items of harmful content and also potentially harmful content distribution trends. In this way, risks to populations, particularly to vulnerable groups may be identified before the negative consequences are evident in society.
 
This role will involve understanding the emergent digital policies on a national and EU level. It will also involve identifying the kinds of online content that may present risk and what groups are particularly vulnerable and advising on how this content can be automatically identified. Depending on this candidate’s experience, this project could be approached from a social science or technical perspective. It will involve working in a team in a cross-disciplinary environment involving digital policy, social science and artificial intelligence.
This is a research focused role, where you will conduct a specified programme of research supported by research training and development under the supervision and direction of a Principal Investigator.
 
The primary purpose of the role is to further develop your research skills and competences, including the processes of publication in peer-reviewed academic publications, the development of funding proposals, the mentorship of graduate students along with the opportunity to develop your skills in research led teaching.
 
Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 (Name of the scale) Salary Scale:  €42,033 - €48,427 per annum
Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.
 
Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 29th of September 2023.
 
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications. UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.
 
The PD1 position is intended for early stage researchers, either just after completion of a PhD or for someone entering a new area for the first time. If you have already completed your PD1 stage in UCD or will soon complete a PD1, or you are an external applicant whose total Postdoctoral experience, inclusive of the duration of the advertised post, would exceed 4 years, you should not apply and should refer to PD2 posts instead.

Further details and to apply: www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs

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