Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management

About the project You will join an interdisciplinary project delivered through a collaboration between the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, the School of Biological Sciences, and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southampton. Plants emit sound—particularly under stress—and may respond to sound in ways that influence physiology, root function and pollination. This project will combine experiments, analysis and multiphysics modelling to establish credible mechanisms, limits and open datasets for plant acoustic emission and reception. We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate with an acoustics background to lead the acoustic measurement and analysis components, working closely with biology and modelling colleagues in a vibrant interdisciplinary team. Key accountabilities / duties You will: Design, set up and deliver robust measurements of plant-generated acoustic emissions under controlled stress conditions. Undertake acoustic and vibroacoustic measurements including airborne acoustics, air-coupled ultrasonics, structural vibration/waves. Work in specialist facilities including anechoic chambers and controlled experimental environments, ensuring high-quality, repeatable data. Develop and apply signal processing workflows for weak transient signals, long-term monitoring, feature extraction and statistical analysis. Support sound playback/stimulation protocols for plant response and pollination experiments. Contribute to modelling activities through experimental design input and provision of validation datasets. Manage and curate research data, contributing to open and reproducible workflows (code, metadata and documentation) in line with project and UKRI expectations. Prepare research outputs including papers, conference presentations and contributions to shared project datasets. Candidate requirements Essential: PhD (or near completion) or equivalent qualifications and experience in Acoustics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Signal Processing or a closely related discipline. Strong practical experience in experimental acoustics/instrumentation (sensor selection, data acquisition, calibration, uncertainty/rigour and noise control). Strong signal processing skills (e.g., using Python and/or MATLAB). Ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary team and communicate clearly across disciplines. Experience handling large datasets and using reproducible analysis workflows (e.g. Git/Jupyter/HDF5). Desirable: Experience with ultrasonics, vibroacoustics, structural waves, laser Doppler vibrometry, anechoic facilities, soil acoustics, and/or bioacoustics. This post is aiming to start from June 2026 (by agreement). For informal enquiries please contact Michal Kalkowski (m.kalkowski@soton.ac.uk)

Department: School of Celtic Studies Vacancy ID; 040824 Closing Date: 16-Apr-2026Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. We are seeking an experienced postdoctoral researcher for the research project DiAgnostic – Tracing Diatopic Variation in a Corpus of Old Irish. This project is conducted with the financial support of an Advanced Laureate Award from Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland under Grant number IRCLA/2023/ 2124 and is led by Professor David Stifter. DiAgnostic aims at making methodological progress in trying to answer the question if the Early Irish language, especially in its Old Irish form, showed regional diversi­fication, i.e. dialects. We expect to make a significant contribution to the de­scription and the under­stand­ing of the development of the Early Irish language and of its socio­his­to­rical context, including implica­tions for its prehistory. Work is carried out primarily within the discipline of historical linguistics with a strong em­phasis on methods of digital humanities, but other aspects of linguistics such as syntactic theory, sociolinguistics, and the philology of Early Irish texts play a role as well. The position of the postdoctoral researcher will involve adding data to the project database Corpus PalaeoHibernicum (CorPH), in particular with regard to filling gaps among the major contemporaneous sources of Old Irish, as well as assisting in and contributing to other project deliverables.  Salary: Post Doctoral Researcher (2026): €46,805 p.a. pro-rata (Point 1) Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions. Closing Date: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Thursday 16th April 2026. Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. Late applications will not be accepted. Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer The position is subject to the Statutes of the University

Department: Sociology Vacancy ID: 040823 Closing Date: 19-Apr-2026 Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. We are seeking an applicant with outstanding administrative skills to join our staff as Executive Assistant. The successful candidate will join a highly effective and cooperative administration team and will report to, and work closely with, the Head of the Department of Sociology. In addition, the successful candidate must be willing, and able, to work well with others. The position involves a significant amount of interaction with students, with academic and administrative colleagues across the Department and University, and with key stakeholders outside of Maynooth. This position offers an excellent opportunity for talented individuals to make a mark in a dynamic department with a strong national and international reputation. The Department of Sociology is an internationally recognised centre for research in Sociology and Politics; it is a student-centred teaching and learning centre with a diverse student body; and it is heavily and widely engaged with organisations outside the university and with the general public. The position affords both the autonomy to develop your skills and potential; in a busy, challenging and interesting role; while working closely with a range of colleagues in a friendly and co-operative working environment. The role will include particular responsibilities relating to communications, which include website development, social media, internal communications and preparation of materials for all of these. Salary: Executive Assistant: €32,530– €48,930 p.a. (13 points) Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions. Closing Date: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 19th of April 2026. Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. Late applications will not be accepted. Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer The position is subject to the Statutes of the University