SPIRe Job Opportunities
Applications are now open for a Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 or 2
Empowering Malawian Women Farmers through Precision Agriculture and Market E-Linkages EMPOWER-ME is an interdisciplinary research project supported by the Research Ireland and Irish Aid SFI Future Innovator Prize: 24 FIP SDG 13388. The project tackles gender disparities in agricultural productivity by designing and piloting gender-responsive, site-specific digital agricultural technologies DATs tailored for smallholder women farmers in Malawi. Through a mixed-methods research design-combining household surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and on-farm agronomic trials-the project aims to deliver scalable solutions that enhance women's access to agronomic advice, soil testing, and market linkages. EMPOWER-ME is jointly led by University College Dublin UCD, the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture IITA-Malawi, and NASFAM, Malawi's largest farmer organisation, with support from other strategic partners in Ireland and Malawi.
Postdoctoral Researcher 2017 Level I - 7097 - €45,847 - €52,339 per annum
Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Postdoctoral Researcher 2017 Level II - 7098 Fixed Salary: €53,770 per annum
Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 06th June 2025
For further information on the application process and to read the full Job Descriptions, please go to www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs and search under External Applicants and the School of Politics and International Relations
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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.
The PD2 post is intended for researchers that have completed PD1. As with the PD1, if you have already completed your PD2 stage in UCD or will soon complete a PD2, or your total Postdoctoral experience, inclusive of the duration of the advertised post, would exceed 6 years, you should not apply and should refer to Research Fellow posts instead.