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Welcome to the Department of Political Science in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. Consistently ranked among the top 50 political science departments globally (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023) we are a progressive department that combines intensive research activity with the strongest commitment to high-quality teaching.
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We are hiring!The Department is seeking to appoint a Teaching Fellow in International Relations and a Teaching Fellow in Political Theory. Both positions have a start date of August 1st. The closing date is May 2nd.Political Science Ranked in the Top 100 QS World University Rankings 2023The Department of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin is delighted to have maintained our position within the Top 100 in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by subject. Criteria include academic reputation, employer perception and research impact.Professor Michelle D'Arcy published in Journal of Political EconomyProfessor Michelle D'Arcy was recently published in the prestigious Journal of Political Economy. The paper, co-authored with Professors Nistotskaya and Olsson of the University of Gothenburg, uses data from 159 countries over the last millenium to analyse the correlation between public land ownership records and economic growth.
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We are hiring!We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Political Science and Asian Politics, to commence on 1st September 2024. This is a tenure-track position. The deadline is 12 noon on 5th April 2024.