Postdoctoral Researcher - Office of the Deputy President and Registrar

Organisation/Company University College Cork Department HR Research Research Field Other Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 9 Oct 2026 - 12:00 (Europe/Dublin) Country Ireland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 39 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

5 Months Fixed-Term, Whole-time Post

The postdoctoral researcher will work within the Universal Design Unit. The unit is currently being established to embed Universal Design across all domains of university life. The unit will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to build on existing initiatives in universal design and develop and implement a whole-of-university approach to Universal Design. The post-doctoral researcher will support the principal investigator to review and adapt approaches to researching Universal Design in Higher Education. With the principal investigator, the post holder will design the strategy for collecting and analysing baseline data, identification of key indicators and methodology for monitoring and evaluation. Key duties and responsibilities will include policy analysis and development, research design, stakeholder engagement, support of project management including research ethics, data management and project reporting, and dissemination to diverse stakeholders

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

Project: Access Universal Design Project

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal inquiries can be made in confidence to Prof. Eleanor Bantry White, Dean of Interdisciplinarity and Inclusion, Office of the Deputy President and Registrar, Tel: + 353 (0) ; Email:

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