Post Doctoral Researcher, Music
MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY, Ireland
- Institution
- MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY
- Country
- Ireland
- Position type
- PhD
- Subject area
- Humanities & Arts
- Salary
- €47,273 - €51,176 p.a.
- Hours
- Full Time
- Location
- IE
- Funding
- Fully funded position
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About this position
Department: Music
Vacancy ID: 044023
Closing Date: 04-Oct-2026
The Music Department at Maynooth University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher (Level 1), with a speciality in musicology to work with Professor Karen Desmond’s research team on the project ‘Polyphonic Singing and Communities of Music Writing in Medieval Britain and Ireland, c. 1150 to c. 1350’ (BROKENSONG) (funded by a 5-year ERC Consolidator Grant
We seek a candidate with experience in medieval music repertoires, strong musicological skills, and high-profile research publications appropriate to career stage to work on the transcriptions and reconstructions of the project’s corpus for publication on the project website, and to conduct analyses of the music corpus recovered, transcribed, and edited within the scope of this project.
Postdoctoral Researcher (2026) Salary Scale: €47,273 - €51,176 p.a. (4 points)
Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.
Closing Date:
23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 4th October 2026.
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer
The position is subject to the Statutes of the University
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