year Funded Ethnographic PhD Opportunity (with University College Cork) to study and theorise nightwork in the context of the Irish Nighttime Economy and politics of marginality

Job title: year Funded Ethnographic PhD Opportunity (with University College Cork) to study and theorise nightwork in the context of the Irish Nighttime Economy and politics of marginality

Company: University College Cork


Job description: Job Information Organisation/CompanyUniversity College Cork DepartmentHR Research Research FieldAnthropology » Ethnology Researcher ProfileEstablished Researcher (R3) PositionsPhD Positions CountryIreland Application Deadline15 Aug 2025 – 12:00 (Europe/Dublin) Type of ContractTemporary Job StatusFull-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?NoOffer DescriptionSummary: Applications are invited for a PhD student/researcher to work with the Principal Investigator based at the University College Cork in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, on the international project NIGHTWORK_FOOTPRINT: A Synthesis of Contemporary CapitalismS Across Nightshift Cities.This is a four year positionfully funded by the Research Ireland 2024 Pathways Programme.Where to apply WebsiteRequirementsResearch Field Anthropology » Ethnology Education Level Master Degree or equivalentSkills/QualificationsKey responsibilities

• Develop fieldwork in the Irish nighttime sub-sectors (nightlife/recreation and travel/tourism) through the nightwork lens of the project;
• Conduct in-depth fieldwork with workers migrant/local and wo/men in the above mentioned sub-sectors – with support from PI and collaborators’ advice;
• Engage respectfully with vulnerable or marginalized nightworkers during fieldwork;
• Read literature and make policy comparisons on NE, and the Eastern-Western paradigms, respectively, and conduct research focused on the Irish Nighttime segment of the project;
• Analyse ethnographic data of the Irish Nighttime segment, and interact actively with the PI through the process of analysis and theorization;
• Write and publish articles and chapters – some co-authored with co-participants – in top journals in English – and possibly in local and regional languages;
• Consider publication of special issues to disseminate findings in top journals, some of which will be in English, especially during the four years of their PhD, as well as after the project’s life time;
• Present research with the PI at conferences and panel discussions;
• Co-organize with the PI the conference in year four of the project;
• Get involved to make a positive impact on social change to the current model of nightwork, beyond the academy;
• Remain a dedicated member throughout the project’s four-year duration;

Follow the project’s ethics and data management protocols; show concern in the welfare of co-participants; ensure participants’ ‘right-to-disappear’ from study’s findings.Participate actively in the UCC CSF’s research activities, including being present at the UCC in Cork or during crucial times of preparation; whilst present at the fieldwork’s location, and at later phases of analysis, co-writing and discussions, conferences and workshops and in meetings. Interact actively virtually during times when the PI and Mentor are not present together at UCC and in Cork.Specific RequirementsEssential:

• Motivation to conduct in immersive, field ethnographic research methods, at night, ideally with embodied and reflexive components;
• Advanced / near-native written and verbal command of academic English, and English language;
• Evidence of expertise, dedication and motivation to write and publish top-quality publications in English;
• Knowledge of and interest in social theoretical, ethnographic and social science literatures relevant to nighttime, urban and migration studies, and its relation to the Irish context;
• Interest in NE, nightwork, capitalism, particularly in relation to East and West paradigms, across temporal boundaries and political regimes.

Desirable:Language Skills (that would be considered advantageous)

• Brazilian Conversational / Good
• Hungarian Conversational / Good
• Polish Conversational / Good

Romanian Conversational / GoodTurkish Conversational / Good

• Prior fieldwork experience in the nighttime economy or night studies adjacent areas (e.g. night travel/tourism, nightlife, night governance)
• Previous mobility for research experience (3 months – 6 months)
• Experience with anthropological research methods
• Audio-visual technical skills (for podcasting, short documentary making) and graphic illustrations (graphic recording)

Languages ENGLISHResearch Field Anthropology » EthnologyAdditional InformationWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute University College Cork Country Ireland GeofieldContact CityCork WebsiteStreetWestern Road E-Mailjcmacarie@ucc.ieSTATUS: EXPIREDShare this page

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Location: Cork

Job date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 03:34:21 GMT

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