Funded PhD Studentship in association with the Irish Research Council’s MACMORRIS Project

One Fully Funded PhD Studentship in the Department of Sociology

What is funded

The Department of Sociology at Maynooth University, is pleased to invite applications for a four-year PhD, fully funded by the Irish Research Council as an SFI-IRC Pathway Award. The award includes a fully Funded 48-month PhD Fellowship, starting September 2022, as part of the SFI-IRC Pathway project Anti-neoliberal parties and popular movements: Andean and Southern European cases in Comparative Perspective (ANPPMASE).

Duration

4 Years

Eligibility

The successful applicant should have the following qualifications:

Essential:

· A Master’s degree / diploma (awarded or pending) or international equivalent in a relevant academic area (relevant areas include but are not limited to: Politics, Sociology, International Relations). Exceptions may be made for applicants without a masters if a compelling case is made.

· Fluency in English (both written and spoken as per Maynooth University’s general requirements, see here for details.

· A solid understanding of Spanish, written and spoken

Desirable:

· Language competency in Greek

· Knowledge of qualitative methods (interviewing, document analysis)

· Qualitative Software Analysis (Maxdata, NVivo etc)

· Good report writing skills

· Social media skills to promote and disseminate project

· Project and time management skills

· Ability to work on own initiative

· Preparedness to travel and spend time outside Ireland