[Tibeto-burman-linguistics] Post in SEA Studies at Trinity College Dublin

Tue Nov 11 22:06:44 UTC 2025

Dear friends and colleagues,

I am very pleased to announce that here at Trinity we have an open Assistant Assistant Professor in South Asian Studies. Please try to spread the word so we can get some good applicants. I wish I could give a direct link to it, but I can’t because of our daft HR system. Instead you have to go to main page and filter by ’School of Linguistic Speech and Communication Sciences’. Anyone with questions is free to write me or Breffni the head of department (I am head of School, which is the unit above the department).

Very best,
Nathan

Job Description Details
Job Title :       Assistant Professor in Southeast Asian Studies  Pay Scale :       Lecturer Merged
Closing Date :    12-Jan-2026 12:00       Contact Email :   recruit at tcd.ie
About Trinity:

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Post Summary
The School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences seeks to appoint a full-time Assistant Professor in Southeast Asian Studies to strengthen teaching and research in this strategically important area. We welcome applicants who hold a PhD in a relevant language-based discipline (e.g. anthropology, area studies, history, linguistics). The successful candidate will have a strong research profile, and be able to teach, use, and supervise in at least one major language of Southeast Asia (e.g. Thai, Burmese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Khmer).

The appointee will contribute to language and content teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels; supervise dissertations; help design and deliver new modules in Southeast Asian Studies; and participate in School and Centre administration and public engagement.

Department/Faculty: School of Linguistic, Speech, and Communication Sciences / Centre for Language and Communication Studies

Location: Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland

Reports to: Head of Discipline and Head of School

Post Status: 5 Year Fixed Term Tenure-Track

Salary: Appointment will be made on Assistant Professor Merged Salary Scale (109BN) commensurate with qualifications / experience and in line with Public Sector Pay Policy (€42,925 - €102,556 per annum) https://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly-academic.pdf

Hours of Work: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow the link below: http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf

Closing Date: 12 Noon (Irish Standard Time), 12 January 2026

Application Information

Candidates must submit the following:
Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter that specifically address the points below, along with a Teaching Statement and Research Plan.
•         Applicants should clearly evidence proficiency to teach and use at least one major Southeast Asian language; sample syllabi or materials may be included.
•         An understanding of the teaching and learning process is essential. Give examples of involvement in teaching and what was learned from the process.
•         Illustrate, through past example, the ability to work on one’s own initiative and to resolve problems.
•         Applicants should clearly describe any work with minority languages of Southeast Asia (e.g. documentation, descriptive research, community engagement) and how this informs their teaching and research.

Please Note: Candidates who do not submit the requested information will not be considered for shortlisting.

Candidates should note that the interview process for this appointment will include the delivery of a presentation as well as an interview.
Interviews will be held at end of February/early March 2026

Applications will only be accepted by applying online through the Trinity Jobs Portal http://jobs.tcd.ie

Informal enquiries about this post please contact Associate Professor Breffni O’Rourke, Head of Department, Centre for Language and Communication Studies, School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences breffni.orourke at tcd.ie

Application queries about this post, please email the Recruitment Partner at E: recruit at tcd.ie and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those who have been displaced due to war.

Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier University. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.

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Nathan W. Hill

Professor in Tibetan and Historical Linguistics

Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

SOAS, University of London

Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, UK

https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/nathan-w-hill
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