Finally emerging from being snowed under (literally and figuratively), with a fresh update of the blog & lots of new job opportunities! Among the highlights are an Arts Officer Post at ACNI; the Country Director for the British Council in Ireland; Production and Development Coordinator at the Irish Film Board; Performing Groups Manager at the Royal Irish Academy of Music; and lots of volunteer and intern positions (including the West Cork Music Festival; Screen Directors’ Guild; and EVA International).

A few other opportunities worth singling out:

• Fancy a paid work placement in Spain (includes flights, accommodation, subsistence allowance, and language classes)? Capacity Ireland is offering a Creative Industries vocational course with Erasmus+ funded work placements in Seville, with an April 2018 start – deadline has been extended to 19 March.
• Interested in further study? The deadline for NUI PhD funding (can be used at any Irish university) has also been extended to 9 April. NUI postdoctoral funding deadline is 20 April. UCC is also offering a new PhD scholarship to research the historical and social perspectives on Cork Opera House; deadline is 30 April.
• Are you an international student searching for funding? The Government of Ireland is offering generous 1-year scholarships for non-EU/EEA students which can be used towards taught MA and also PhD programmes. Deadline is 23 March.
• Are you an arts organization keen to carry out a substantial piece of research? Come talk to us at UCD about the IRC Employment Based scheme, which involves co-sponsoring a PhD Researcher who combines employment with research at a host organization. We’re currently co-hosting one of these researchers in our School, and are always happy to discuss details of how to apply to this funding scheme (which is under-subscribed by folks in the arts/NGO sectors).

Finally… we’re heading into the time of year when we receive lots of enquiries about pursuing UCD’s MA in Arts Management & Cultural Policy; the new MA in Art History, Collections, and Curating; and our PhD programmes in either Art History or Cultural Policy. Feel free to drop me a line if you’d like to have a chat about any of these, as places often fill up quickly!