Overview Organisation/Company MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY Research Field Sociology Ethics in health sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 23 Apr 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Ireland Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description Department: Applied Social Studies Vacancy ID: 040763 Closing Date: 23-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 excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Social Work. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. The successful candidate will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the Department and undertake teaching duties on the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of Master’s and Ph D students. The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile, that 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. Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions. 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 Responsibilities Contribute to teaching on the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Supervise Master’s and Ph D students. Develop and sustain an active research profile aligned with the University’s strategy, including affiliations to relevant Research Institutes where appropriate. Engage in high-quality scholarship and publish research of international standard. Qualifications Proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. Ability to contribute to the teaching programme and supervision within Social Work at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
