School of Social Sciences and Philosophy News
Opening for two Assistant Professors in Political Science and Data Science
The Department of Political Science is seeking to appoint two Assistant Professors in Political Science and Data Science, to commence on 1st September 2021. Closing date for receipt of completed applications is no later than 12 Noon GMT on Wednesday 20 January 2021.
Department of Economics Professor receives Trinity Excellence in Teaching Award
Professor Alejandra Ramos’s exceptional teaching efforts and achievements were recognised formally with a Trinity Excellence in Teaching Award.The prestige of the award reflects the value that Trinity places on promoting teaching as a scholarly activity .
IMTCD workshop on International Capital Flows and Financial Globalisation
The IMTCD hosted their third successful workshop on International Capital Flows and Financial Globalisation, featuring key scholars in the field. The half-day virtual event took place on Thursday, 17 of December 2020.
TIME hosting international conference on new research on Graduation Anti-Poverty Programmes
TIME is hosting a two day international conference this week on the latest research on multi-faceted anti-poverty programmes for the ultra-poor, known as Graduation Programmes. (December 4th and 5th). With 270 registered participants it looks like our biggest event to date
Philosophy Department Welcomes Professor John Divers, Chair of Moral Philosophy (1837)
Professor Divers, who joins Trinity from Leeds University, is a world-renowned expert in the theory of possibility and necessity. He is the author of Possible Worlds (Routledge, 2002) and a recent past president of the Mind Association.
Assistant Professor in Sociology appointed to lead Trinity Elective in Black Studies
Dr Phil Mullen has been appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology to lead the new Trinity Elective module in Black Studies.
School of Social Sciences and Philosophy Newsletter 2020
Annual newsletter gives an update on student, academic and alumni news in the disciplines of economics, philosophy, political science and sociology.
Dr Jan Skopek, Assistant Professor in Sociology, publishes study in the journal Demography
Dr Skopek’s recently published study focuses on the educational reproduction of East and West German men and women born between 1930 and 1950 by considering both mobility and fertility pathways.
Hiring Assistant Professor in Economics (Applied Social Data Analysis and Big Data)
The Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Economics (Applied Social Data Analysis and Big Data), to commence on 1st August 2021.
Sociologist Dr Yekaterina Chzhen Publishes a International Study on the Determinants of Child Well-Being in Rich Countries
The new UNICEF report Worlds of Influence: Understanding what shapes child well-being in rich countries uses pre-COVID-19 data to rank EU and OECD countries according to children’s mental and physical health and academic and social skillset.
Dr Marcus Goldstein gives TIME Annual Keynote Lecture
Marcus Goldstein, Director of the Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) at the World Bank and Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist for Africa spoke on "Gender and Development: (R)evolution of our Understanding" at the TIME Annual Keynote Lecture, November 19th at 14:00
Head of the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy wins Teagasc Walsh Scholars Alum Award for 2020
Professor in Economics, Carol Newman received a Walsh Scholarship for undertaking her PhD which she completed in 2001. The Alum Award celebrates achievements of an exceptional nature by a member of the Walsh Scholars Alumni of which there are 1,200 globally.
Applications are invited for an Assistant Professorship in Sociology in the area of Black Studies
The Department of Sociology invites applications for an Assistant Professorship in Sociology in the area of Black Studies. Deadline: October 14th 2020.
Sociology academics examine how digital technology use affects socio-emotional wellbeing in children
The study, by Ms Melissa Bohnert and Dr Pablo Gracia and published in the Child Indicators Research journal, is the first to look at two cohorts of children to form a comparative analysis on effects. The research is part of the EU-funded Digymatex project.
Assistant Professor Nicola Mastrorocco wins prestigious European Economic Association Young Economist Award
The award, which recognises outstanding research by authors who are no more than three years past their PhD defence, was presented to Dr Mastrorocco, and his co-author Dr Arianna Ornaghi (University of Warwick), for their research project: "Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behaviour in the United States".