[Commlist] Call for Applications: Funded PhD in Digital Humanities and Narrative Studies - Ireland

Applications are sought for a fully funded PhD studentship based in 
Ireland on the interdisciplinary research project titled:
"From Silence to Story: Revisiting Trinity College Dublin’s Long Room 
through Acoustics and Immersive Storytelling"
Funded by Trinity College Dublin's TDRA Group-based Project Awards

Call for Applications PhD-4 in Digital Humanities: “Sonic Narrative 
Approaches to Cultural Heritage – The Long Room’s Digital Twin”
Supervised by: Nicole Basaraba, Assistant Professor in Digital 
Humanities, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Deadline for applications: 12pm (GMT) on 26th June 2026.
Visit: 
https://dh.tcd.ie/call-for-applications-funded-phd-in-digital-humanities/

About the group project: The renovation and public closure of Trinity 
College Dublin’s (TCD) Long Room of the Old Library present an 
unparalleled opportunity to conduct pioneering research “on”, “through”, 
and “for” this iconic space. This initiative will redefine how we 
preserve and enhance one of Europe’s premier cultural heritage 
landmarks. This project will delve into aspects of the Long Room that 
have been largely overlooked: its acoustic experiences and sonic 
architecture. This project will use state-of-the-art robot-aided 
acoustic measurements and employ advanced computational and acoustic 
modelling techniques to create a versatile Acoustic Digital Twin, which 
will be combined with existing 3D image data. The project will train 
four PhD researchers who will collaborate across four different 
disciplines (i.e., Digital Humanities/Narratology; Film Studies; 
Computer Science; Engineering) under the unifying project goal to 
preserve, enhance, and reimagine the Long Room Library’s unique acoustic 
and immersive, cultural heritage storytelling experiences.
PhD-4 theoretical context: This project will draw upon transmedial 
narratology with a contribution to knowledge aimed at ‘audio 
narratology’ (and/or similar specialisations) for cultural heritage case 
studies. The PhD will draw upon concepts and methods from digital 
humanities and analyse datasets / case studies related to creating 
‘digital twins’ and 3D models of heritage infrastructure to answer a 
research question that drives this interdisciplinary research forward.
Research Objectives:

  1.
Investigate sensory-based opportunities for indoor spatial narratives to 
enhance visitor understanding of on-site sonic/audio and multimodal 
narrative experiences.
  2.  Develop a narrative framework focused on audio modalities for 
heritage XR storytelling using the Long Room’s Digital Twin as a case study.
  3.  Collaborate with PhD-2 (Computer Science) and PhD-3 (Creative 
Arts) to integrate storytelling elements with film, soundscapes, and XR 
technologies based on the digital twin created by PhD-1 (Engineering).

Person Specification, minimum eligibility requirements (i.e., for PhD 
entry to TCD):

  *
A minimum 2.1 achievement (Upper Second-Class Honours) in an 
undergraduate degree equivalent to Ireland’s National Qualification 
Framework (NQF) level 8. A master’s degree (level 9) in a related 
subject is strongly recommended, ideally with a distinction classification.
  *   English-language competency at Band B is essential.

The award comprises the student’s PhD tuition fees (EU or non-EU) and an 
annual stipend of €25,000 for four years.
Deadline for applications: 12pm (GMT) on 26th June 2026.

Full details on the PhD-4 Call specifications can be found here: 
https://dh.tcd.ie/call-for-applications-funded-phd-in-digital-humanities/

Project webpage: https://dh.tcd.ie/projects-2/from-silence-to-story/

Contact: Nicole Basaraba ((n.basaraba /at/ tcd.ie))


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