DCU IoE Research Scholarships & Opportunities

DCU Anti-Bullying Centre PhD Scholarship | 3 Years, Full-Time

Religious Identity, Bullying, and Wellbeing in Schools

Multi-disciplinary PhD Scholarship (3 years Tuition Only)

DCU Anti-Bullying Centre

DCU Anti-Bullying Centre (ABC) is a university designated research centre located in DCU Institute of Education with members drawn from across the university. In line with DCU’s Strategy, the core mission of DCU Anti-Bullying Centre is to be a future focused and globally connected European centre of excellence for research and education on bullying and digital safety.

Through scholarly outputs, education, and societal engagement, the Centre significantly contributes to DCUs research reputation and impact, while enhancing local and international engagement. The Centre comprises approximately 50 members who are engaged in research and education related to bullying and digital safety. The Centre hosts the UNESCO Chair on Bullying and Cyberbullying and the International Journal of Bullying Prevention. From 2018 to 2022 the Centre published over 200 Scopus ranked papers, achieving a current combined Field Weighted Citation Index of 2.4.

Members of the Centre are drawn from all five faculties of the university and are united by our purpose and the mutual support from our global community to achieve our aims. We take pride in our ethical way of working and the positive social impact our research has on tackling bullying and promoting digital safety. We believe our spirit will flourish because we are ethical, ambitious, collaborative, compassionate and committed to tackling bullying and digital safety for wellbeing in society.

Background

This PhD is linked to the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action project entitled Religious Identity, Bullying and Wellbeing at School: A Transnational Collaboration (ORBIT) based in DCU Anti-Bullying Centre and led by Professor James O’Higgins Norman and Dr Amalee Meehan. ORBIT delves into the correlation between religious identity, bullying, and wellbeing, and the implications for students, school communities, and European societies. The project provides a conduit for researchers, policy makers, and educators to consider the relationship between religious identity, wellbeing and inclusion, and how religious identity contributes to the wellbeing of individuals, family, communities and societies.

The Role

We are looking for an excellent PhD applicant willing to work in this area from a multidisciplinary and/or comparative perspective.

The selected candidate will:

Receive EU full-time or part-time fees covered (per annum €4095 full-time; €2942 part-time).
Have an allowance of €2000 per year towards research materials/travel.
Be a member of ORBIT, the European COST Action project on Religious Identity, Bullying, and Wellbeing in Schools
Travel and Subsistence to attend ORBIT international meetings twice per year.
Benefit as a member of DCU Anti-Bullying Centre from working within a rich research
environment.

The applicant will be supervised by Dr. Amalee Meehan (School of Human Development & DCU Anti-Bullying Centre) and Prof James O’Higgins Norman, UNESCO Chair in Bullying and Cyberbullying and Director of DCU Anti-Bullying Centre. The selected candidate will be based in DCU Anti-Bullying Centre which is located on DCU’s All Hallows Campus. (Part-time PhD students will not be required to be physically present but will be required to give 8 hours per week to support the ORBIT project in the Centre). In addition the selected candidate will be required to work on their PhD and to contribute to selected research and teaching activities in the context of DCU Anti-Bullying Centre’s contributions to the Faculty and the wider university.

The PhD candidate’s specific duties will include:

Undertake research leading to a PhD.
Produce academic papers and reports throughout the course of the PhD.
Identify and make funding applications for further research on related topics.
Attend meetings and collaborate with colleagues in the Centre and the ORBIT project.
Teaching (Full-time PhD only)

Requirements

The ideal candidate will:

Be interested in/and or have an awareness of the intersection between religious identity, bullying, wellbeing, and schooling.
Have a background in post-primary education.
Have experience writing reports, academic papers, proposals.

The successful applicant will meet the eligibility requirements of Postgraduate Research students at IoE, Dublin City University as follows:

PhD: Candidates holding an appropriate Master’s degree (eg. sociology, religious education, theology, or a related discipline) obtained by research may apply for direct entry to the PhD register to conduct research in a cognate area.
PhD-track: Candidates with a taught Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline with first or second-class honours, and candidates with a primary degree in an appropriate discipline with first or second-class honours, grade one, may apply and be considered for entry to the PhD-track register with a view to proceeding towards a PhD. Such candidates will undergo a confirmation procedure, as outlined in the Academic Regulations, before being admitted to the PhD register.

Postgraduate Research Study at DCU institute of Education

Committed to academic excellence and innovation, DCU Institute of Education provides a transformative student experience through its PhD Research Programmes. As a centre of excellence in post-graduate research, the IoE hosts internationally recognised experts in its research centres across all sectors of education, from early childhood right up to and including further and higher education. It has an ambitious programme of education research and provides a research environment that is student-centred and inclusive.

Belonging to an academic community is central to any research student’s experience here. Working with, and learning from, global leaders in education research, ensures our students participate in an active academic community. We are committed to a culture of career readiness, providing an education that will equip our research graduates to develop valuable transferable skills. In a world of new opportunities, today’s research graduates need to be adaptable, flexible and innovative. We are confident our research graduates will flourish in the challenging and complex contexts of 21st century societies.

Conditions of the Institute of Education Anti-Bullying Centre ORBIT PhD Studentship

Applicants should have a specialised interest in an area of education and have developed a research proposal that will lead to a research degree of PhD. The successful candidate will be required to register for a part-time or full-time research degree (PhD) at DCU Institute of Education.. The successful candidate will be allocated a supervisory panel for the duration of their studies including an Independent Panel member.

To Apply:

Please email the following documents to Angela Kinahan, Centre Administrator, DCU Anti-Bullying Centre: angela.kinahan@dcu.ie

Cover letter (indicating if you are interested in part-time or full-time)
Full Curriculum Vitae
Copy of transcripts of qualifications
Research proposal – please use Institute of Education Research Proposal Form available here
Please put ABC ORBIT PhD Scholarship in the subject bar of all email communications.

Closing date for receipt of application documentation is 5pm on Friday 18^th October 2024

All shortlisted applicants will be interviewed.

Informal Enquiries regarding the focus of this PhD scholarship can be made to Dr. Amalee Meehan amalee.meehan@dcu.ie or Prof. James O’Higgins Norman james.ohigginsnorman@dcu.ie

Enquiries regarding the process of completing a PhD at DCU can be made to ioe-research-office@dcu.ie

NOTE: Qualifications/eligibility may not be verified by Dublin City University until the final stage of the process. Therefore, those candidates who do not possess the eligibility requirements, and proceed with their application, are putting themselves to unnecessary effort/expense and will not be offered a position from this campaign. An invitation to interview or any element of the selection process is not acceptance of eligibility.

This role is part funded by DCU Office of the Vice President for Research, the Government of Ireland, and COST - Cooperation in Science and Technology and is subject to continued funding over the term of the scholarship.

PhD Scholarship in AI Assessment | 4 Years, Full-time

The Centre for Assessment Research, Policy and Practice in Education (CARPE) is now offering a four year fully-funded PhD Scholarship. This represents a unique opportunity to design and implement an innovative research project in the area of assessment, under the supervision of Prof Ernesto Panadero and Dr Darina Scully. The successful candidate will become a core member of the established research team at CARPE and will also have the opportunity to connect and collaborate with international researchers in the field.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm (Irish time) on Friday, 30th September 2024.

More details here »

PhD Scholarship in Global Citizenship Education | 3 years, Full-time

DCU CHRCE is now offering a three year* fully-funded PhD Scholarship in Global Citizenship Education. Global Citizenship Education seeks to support learners to develop knowledge, skills and values in relation to some of the most pressing global issues with which the world is faced, including climate change, migration, and conflict.
*Should the duration of the research project exceed three years, the successful candidate will be expected to self-fund from this point onwards.

This scholarship is to support a doctoral candidate specialising in global citizenship education which might include education related to: climate change, human rights, child rights, citizenship, democracy, development, anti-racism, interculturalism, migration, sustainability, peace, conflict resolution, and action/activism. Proposals involving research which considers global citizenship education in formal education contexts will be prioritised. We would welcome proposals also which involve creative, innovative, participatory and multimodal research methods.

The successful candidate will be engaged full-time in their research and will be based on the St. Patrick’s Campus at DCU. In addition to completing their doctoral thesis, the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to related research outputs in the form of academic papers, reports and/or presentations at conferences in Ireland and abroad, and to engage in professional development courses as required by DCU’s Academic Regulations for Postgraduate Degrees regulations and by the directorship of the DCU CHRCE.

An annual package of up to €26, 905 per annum for a maximum of 3 years comprising:

Fee contribution of up to €4,905 per annum
Tax-exempt stipend of €22,000 per annum.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm (Irish time) on Monday 16th September, 2024.

Further details are available here