The appointee will be a full faculty member, and as such will be expected to innovate in both research and teaching, to assist in the administration and mission of the Department, and to contribute to the wider research community. The appointed candidate will have a strong commitment to research-led undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a demonstrated capacity/potential to attract research funding and develop a world-class research programme.

The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile, that will enhance the research strengths in the Department, and which supports the University’s research strategy including affiliating to the Research Institutes, where appropriate and working with colleagues on national and international research. The appointee will be expected to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance and generate publications of international standard.

Salary:

Assistant Professor / Lecturer:€66,055 – €104,600 p.a. (7 points)

Assistant Lecturer: €43,025 - €73,445 (14 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Tuesday, 18th of August 2026.

Applicants must provide the following information:

1. A comprehensive curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications, including an ORCiD url webpage (with public visibility) containing the list of all publications as per Open Science. The CV should highlight other applications (than open access publications) of open science principles as part of their teaching or research practices.
2. A research plan document summarising research to be carried out in the next three years – max 2 pages.
3. A teaching statement document summarising teaching experience and approach. This should also include any experience of science communications (e.g. tutorials, seminars, demonstrations, public engagement, etc) – max 2 pages.

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

The appointee will be a full faculty member, and as such will be expected to innovate in both research and teaching, to assist in the administration and mission of the Department, and to contribute to the wider research community. The appointed candidate will have a strong commitment to research-led undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a demonstrated capacity/potential to attract research funding and develop a world-class research programme.

The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile, that will enhance the research strengths in the Department, and which supports the University’s research strategy including affiliating to the Research Institutes, where appropriate and working with colleagues on national and international research. The appointee will be expected to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance and generate publications of international standard.

Salary:

Assistant Professor / Lecturer:€66,055 – €104,600 p.a. (7 points)

Assistant Lecturer: €43,025 - €73,445 (14 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Tuesday, 18th of August 2026.

Applicants must provide the following information:

1. A comprehensive curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications, including an ORCiD url webpage (with public visibility) containing the list of all publications as per Open Science. The CV should highlight other applications (than open access publications) of open science principles as part of their teaching or research practices.
2. A research plan document summarising research to be carried out in the next three years – max 2 pages.
3. A teaching statement document summarising teaching experience and approach. This should also include any experience of science communications (e.g. tutorials, seminars, demonstrations, public engagement, etc) – max 2 pages.

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