PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Economics in Ireland

The UCD Aspire Scholarship Programme supports students admitted to graduate business study at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in Dublin. It is a donor-funded award linked to the school’s Aspire Fellowship , a network of former scholarship holders who have progressed into roles at organisations including Google, McKinsey, PwC, Microsoft and LinkedIn. The scholarship provides half of tuition fees for one academic year of study on an eligible MSc in Business , MBA , or Executive MBA at...

DCU Fiontar Masters bursaries support students on the part-time MSc in Management and Digital Business at Dublin City University. The award is offered by Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge , DCU’s Irish-language school, and is designed to help with tuition fees in the second year of the programme. The MSc is a two-year, part-time course taught entirely in Irish. Teaching takes place on two Saturdays each month at DCU’s Glasnevin Campus in Dublin . Assessment is based solely on written coursework. The bu...

The University of Limerick is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in Hydrothermal Carbonisation within the Faculty of Science & Engineering and the Department of Chemical Science. The researcher will join a four-year project developing an integrated sludge management system for European Union wastewater treatment plants. The project combines hydrothermal carbonisation with resource recovery to improve energy efficiency, nutrient management and compliance with EU directives concerning effluent, slu...

This PhD project at the University of Limerick focuses on enhancing biodiversity and selected ecosystem services within industrial landscapes through evidence-based land management. The research combines ecological field surveys with experimental management interventions to identify practical strategies that can improve biodiversity, soil function, and carbon storage while still supporting operational land-use requirements. Working in collaboration with industry partners, the PhD candidate will ...

Maynooth University is advertising a Post Doctoral Researcher position in the School of Business , linked to the International Research on Energy Systems Integration, Education & Environment for Sustainability and Innovation (IRESI) centre. The role contributes to the NEXSYS (Next Generation Energy Systems) project, a multidisciplinary, all-island research programme coordinated by the UCD Energy Institute and involving nine academic institutions. The research focus is on energy flexibility model...

University College Cork is inviting applications for a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Early Modern History to join the DeepCattle project, a 5-year ERC Consolidator Grant led by Professor Eugene Costello in the School of History and Radical Humanities Laboratory . DeepCattle is an interdisciplinary project in global environmental history that investigates the pre-industrial origins of commercial cattle farming across Europe, c.1240-1840 AD. The project examines how the expansion of beef and dairy p...

Fully funded postdoctoral opportunity in Civil Engineering at University College Dublin , within the UCD School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture, on the RESTORE Project . The role focuses on restore water quality monitoring , with research activities spanning river research , hydromorphological assessment , statistical analysis , and hydrological/catchment modelling . This is a strong fit for candidates with interests in water systems, environmental monitoring, and a...

Funded PhD opportunity at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin, Ireland, focused on digital health , cerebral palsy , co-design , user-centred design , health data , and patient portal development. The project, based in the CP-Life Research Centre in the School of Physiotherapy, aims to explore how people with cerebral palsy and their families use, access, and share electronic health data, and to co-design, develop, and evaluate a digital portal linked to the Irish Cerebral ...