UCD Post-doc Research Fellow L1, UCD, Temp

EURAXESS Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 47,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

University College Dublin invites applications for a Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Level 1) to work on the Arguments that Decide project, led by Dr James Cross, within the Connected Politics Lab of UCD School of Politics and International Relations. This is a full-time, 12-month position based at Rinn AI, Ireland's national data science and AI centre.

Reporting to Dr James Cross, the successful candidate will lead empirical work, producing an argument-extraction pipeline, annotated corpus of EU

Qualifications

• Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 role on a project led by Dr James Cross.
• 12-month full-time appointment based at Rinn AI within UCD School of Politics and International Relations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the empirical work at the heart of the study.
• Develop an argument-extraction pipeline and annotated corpus; contribute to journal articles.

Job description

Organisation/Company University College Dublin Research Field Sociology » Educational sociology Political sciences » Governance Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 14 Sep 2026 - 10:53 (UTC) Country Ireland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-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? No

Offer Description

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within UCD School of Politics and International Relations
The Connected\Politics Lab at the UCD School of Politics and International Relations invites applications for a Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Level 1) to work on the project Arguments that Decide: Computational Argumentation Analysis of EU Council and Parliamentary Committee Deliberations, led by Dr James Cross.

This role is a full-time, 12-month Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Level 1) position and is based at Rinn Artificial Intelligence (Rinn AI), a national centre for research and innovation in data science and AI funded by Research Ireland. Rinn AI will train over 300 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in a diverse and interdisciplinary research environment.

Reporting to Dr James Cross, the successful candidate will lead the empirical work at the heart of the study. Key outputs include an argument-extraction pipeline, an annotated corpus of EU committee deliberations, and two to three journal articles.

Salary Range: POST DOC LEVEL 1: €47,273 - €53,925 per annum
Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

The PD1 position is intended for early stage researchers, either just after completion of a PhD or for someone entering a new area for the first time. If you have already completed your PD1 stage in UCD or will soon complete a PD1, or you are an external applicant whose total Postdoctoral experience, inclusive of the duration of the advertised post, would exceed 4 years, you should not apply and should refer to PD2 posts instead.