UCD Post-doc Research Fellow L1, UCD, Temp

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

Job summary

University College Dublin's 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. This full-time, 12-month position is based at Rinn AI in Ireland.

The successful candidate will lead the empirical work, develop an argument-extraction pipeline, and produce an annotated corpus and 2–3 journal

Qualifications

• Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 appointment at UCD.
• Role involves leading empirical work on the project and delivering outputs (corpus, journal articles).
• Early-stage researcher PD1; total postdoctoral experience should be under 4 years to apply.

Responsibilities

• Lead empirical work for the project on computational argumentation analysis.
• Develop argument-extraction pipeline, annotate corpus, and produce 2–3 journal articles.
• Report to the project PI Dr James Cross.

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.