Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Computer Science x3, Temporary 5 years, Department of Computer Science, Maynooth University
We are seeking three excellent academics to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Computer Science. The appointed candidate will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. They 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 PhD students.
The appointees will be full faculty members, 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 candidates will be excellent researchers and teachers with clear potential for research leadership and have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. They 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: €64,112 – €101,524 p.a. (7 points)
Assistant Lecturer*: €41,682 – €71,285 p.a. (14 points)
Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.
Application Instructions
Closing Date:
23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 6th of July 2025.
Please note all applications must be made via our Online Recruitment Portal at the following link:
https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies
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.
Applicants must provide the following information:
- 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.
- A research plan summarising research to be carried out in the next three years – max 2 pages.
- A teaching statement summarising teaching experience and approach. This also includes any experience of science communications (e.g. tutorials, seminars, demonstrations, public engagement, etc) – max 2 pages.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer
The position is subject to the Statutes of the University