The current call for this scheme includes applications to work with the Royal Dublin Society in one of the following general areas:
RDS: Colonialism and Empire: The RDS and its membership’s activities/collections (pre 1877 plant, museum, art and library collections) through the lens of Colonialism and Empire (impact at home and abroad- links to slavery, Anti-Catholicism, treatment of tenants by landowners in Ireland etc.)
RDS and the Environment- The historical impact of the RDS and its activities on Ireland’s environment, landscape and biodiversity.
RDS and women and entrepreneurism – the RDS and its support of women in small business and entrepreneurism in Ireland.
Details for potential applicants can be found here: https://research.ie/funding/eps-postdoc/?f=postdoctoral
RDS contact is Natasha Serne (RDS Archivist): https://www.rds.ie/