Research Associate in Philosophy, UCD School of Philosophy, Temporary 48 months

Research Associate in Philosophy, UCD School of Philosophy, Temporary 48 months Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Research Associate in Philosophy within UCD School of Philosophy. The Research Associate will be associated with the ERC-funded project “BMoral: New Histories of British Moral Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century (c. 1690–1800).” This project aims to rethink narratives about eighteenth-century British moral philosophy, which to the present day continue to focus predominantly on male authors, despite overwhelming evidence that women participated in the moral debates of this period. The project will analyse a large corpus that is inclusive of moral writings by male and female authors and will shed new light on the intellectual networks in which male and female philosophers interacted. It will further examine what unique contributions women philosophers made to the moral debates of that period. By bringing together computational digital humanities research with traditional philosophical methods of close reading and interpretation the project intends to overcome the marginalization of women philosophers in histories of British moral philosophy and to advance methodological approaches to the history of philosophy. The Research Associate is expected to have completed a PhD in Philosophy (or related humanities discipline) and  should have prior research experience in the history of philosophy, preferably with focus on early modern women philosophers and have research interests in eighteenth-century British moral philosophy. The candidate  will work in a team with two other postdoctoral researchers, a PhD student, part-time research assistants, and a part-time research administrator, led by the Principal Investigator, Professor Ruth Boeker, and hosted by the UCD School of Philosophy. Fixed Salary: €46,000 Per Annum Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 10/02/2026. Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications. UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned. Click on the link(s) below to view documents Filesize Notes eRecruitment Applicant Guidelines 273.7 019297 - Job Description.pdf 359.3 Return to Search Results Apply Now