Lecturer in Humanities

Department of Digital Humanities, School of English
Fixed Term Whole Time Post (duration to 31st May 2036)

UCC wishes to appoint to the role of Lecturer in Digital Humanities. Reporting to the Head of the Department of Digital Humanities to teach in UCC and in the Communications University of China (CUC) Beijing on the Joint BA Programme, Digital Culture and Society and on our MA programmes, with a view to supervision at PhD level.

We seek to appoint two lecturers in Digital Humanities; including Digital Cultures, Digital Society, Digital Stylometry, Data Visualisation, Network Analysis, Digital/Media Arts, and other areas which require knowledge of and the ability to teach programming languages such as JavaScript, R, or Python.

Duties will include research, research-led teaching and administration within the School of English and Digital Humanities with a specific focus on teaching a generalist undergraduate programme of Digital Humanities. Appointees will be required to spend several months each year in China.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/. The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr Mike Cosgrave, Email: m.cosgrave@ucc.ie.

For further information on the Department https://www.ucc.ie/en/dah/

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Salary

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Below the Bar) Salary Scale:
€42,102 - €72,452 (Scale B) / €44,169 - €68,942 (Scale A).

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 14th April 2026

No late applications will be accepted.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector

Contact Person: Mike Cosgrave
Contact Email: m.cosgrave@ucc.ie
Job ID: 094538
Contact Number:
Close Date: 14-Apr-2026 12:00

Click on the link(s) below to view documents

Guide For External Applicants — 1672.6
Candidate Brief - Lecturer in Digital Humanities x2.pdf — 3301.3
Guide for UCC Applicants — 926

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