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Project Researcher, UCD School of Archaeology, Temporary 12 months

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Project Researcher within UCD School of Archaeology.
This position supports the British Academy funded Prehistoric Policiesproject. PPexamines the ways in which environmental policies in Britain and Ireland, and especially those focused on the Just Transition, use figures of the prehistoric past to support their claims, often using popular science accounts as their main sources. PPwill analyse environmental discourse and policy and conduct interviews with key figures to better understand why future-facing documents refer back to the human past as well as what kinds of claims are made and whether they are well-founded. PPalso includes public-facing events to raise awareness of the way in which prehistory is being used in environmental policy. 
Fixed Salary: €46,700 Per Annum
Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 3rd December 2025.
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