Assistant Professor in French and Francophone Studies, Specified Purpose, School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Maynooth University

We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as a temporary Assistant Professor in French and Francophone Studies for a two-and-a-half-year period. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. He/she/they will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the French and Francophone studies section and the School and undertake teaching duties on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate 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. Whilst we are open to applicants with a specialism in any area of French or Francophone literary/cultural studies, we would be particularly interested in receiving applications from candidates with a strong research profile in Francophone studies or screen studies. 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:                €64,753 – €102,539 p.a. (7 points)

Assistant Lecturer:                                      €42,099 – €71,998 p.a. (14 points)

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