Research Fellow, C-MAP

Corehr; Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland’s leading university, invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to advance the CMAP project within the Geography, School of Natural Sciences. The role focuses on coastal monitoring, data processing, and dissemination through publications and repositories.

The successful candidate will co-supervise a Research Assistant and collaborate with partners to deploy monitoring equipment across salt marsh sites, including Dundalk, with frequent travel

Qualifications

• PhD required or equivalent research-level qualification.
• Experience leading field-based coastal or environmental research projects is desirable.
• Strong writing and communication skills for publication and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Place monitoring equipment for salt marsh elevation, accretion, sediment composition, tidal inundation and wave exposure assessments.
• Implement advanced monitoring of tidal, wave, and suspended sediment transport at Irish focal sites.
• Assist in data processing, archiving for public repositories, and publication.
• Co-supervise Research Assistant and guide project partners in sedimentation-elevation table and bed-mounted water level and wave monitoring deployments.
• Support engagement activities and coordinate travel to project sites.

Skills

Field data collection

Equipment deployment

Data processing

Academic writing

Project coordination

Education

PhD in relevant field

Job description

Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 75th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2026). Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research, and innovation, which has been inspiring generations of thinkers for over 400 years. Thrive: Trinity College Dublin's Strategic Plan 2025 - 2030

This Post-Doctoral Research Fellow will work with the PI (Prof. Iris Möller) in ensuring delivery ofthe PEACEPLUS‘CMAP’ (Coastal Monitoring and Adaptation Planning) project as part of the Trinity Coastal Research Group based in Geography, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin. CMAP’s key objective is to promote climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention and resilience, taking into account eco-system-based approaches.

The Research Fellow will co-supervise the project’s Research Assistant, also based in Prof. Möller’s group in Trinity College, to deliver the first and second work package of the research project (‘Coastal Change Monitoring’ and ‘Ecosystem Recovery and Baseline Evidence’). This will involve the placement of monitoring equipment for salt marsh elevation, accretion, sediment composition, tidal inundation and wave exposure assessments. The post holder will also implement additional advanced monitoring, including tidal, wave, and suspended sediment transport processes at all Irish focal sites within the CMAP project. Tasks involve the procurement of appropriate equipment, experimental field design and deployment of equipment as well as data processing, archiving for public repositories, and publication. The activities are thus split between some desk-based and some field-based work.

The Research Fellow will assist the project’s Trinity-based Research Assistant to guide project partners in the implementation of sedimentation-elevation table and bed-mounted water pressure based wate level and wave monitoring. Importantly, they will also assist our local authority and non-governmental organisation partners to build a virtual coastal salt marsh hub focused on Dundalk on the east coast of Ireland. This will involve co-creating engagement activities at and around all salt marsh within the project with a particular focus on the salt marshes of Dundalk. Frequent travel to/from project sites throughout the duration of the position is expected.

Our Values - putting our words into action Values matter. They are key to the success of our Strategic Plan. We centre our behavioural values around the importance of belonging. We recognise that the university will thrive by each of us respecting and caring for one another. We know we can achieve much more through working together. We know too that we must take responsibility for our actions and be accountable. We must, and will never stop, imagining. And through being nature positive we connect not just with the environment but with our ambitions for a sustainable future.

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those 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. We also welcome international applicants including those who have been displaced due to war.

Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier University. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.