Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies

Pay Scale: Lecturer Merged
Closing Date: 08-Apr-2026 12:00
Contact Email: recruit@tcd.ie

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Post Summary

The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies (SLLCS) is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Russian Studies. This appointment is vital to the effective continuation of the teaching and research activity of the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies and therefore of the School.

The successful candidate will contribute to, and coordinate at an administrative level, existing modules offered by the Department, as well as designing and delivering modules related to that person’s areas of particular specialisation.

The new appointee will be expected to teach existing and/or new modules in areas such as:

• Russian literature

• Cinema

• Visual culture

• Area studies

• New media

• Popular culture

• Literary translation

Post Status

Tenure Track – This position is a Tenure Track position for 5 years in the first instance. Permanency is subject to satisfying the tenure requirements.

Salary

Appointment will be made on Assistant Professor Salary Scale (109) commensurate with qualifications/experience and in line with Public Sector Pay Policy: €43,425 to €103,582 per annum
PDF: Monthly Academic Pay Scale

Hours of Post

Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements.
PDF: Academic Hours – Public Service Agreement

How to Apply

Candidates should submit via e-recruitment:

• Cover letter

• Full curriculum vitae, list of publications, and the names and contact details of 3 referees (e-mail address if possible)

• Research plan (summarising research to be carried out in the next three years and including details of funding to be sought – max 2 pages)

• Teaching statement (summarising teaching experience and approach – max 2 pages)

Closing Date: 12 noon (Irish Standard Time), 8th April 2026

Applications will only be accepted online through the Trinity Jobs Portal: http://jobs.tcd.ie

Please allow enough time to make your application. Any applications 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.

Contact for Informal Enquiries

Head of Department: Dmitri Tsiskarashvili
Email: dtsiskar@tcd.ie

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• Applicants with disabilities

• Those who may have had non-traditional career paths

• Those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities

• International applicants including those displaced due to war

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Further Information

• Job Description (PDF, 641.8 KB)

• Information for Applicants (PDF, 465.5 KB)