Research Fellow - Data Twins and Data Spaces, 0.2 FTE, Data Science Institute, 011793

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a 0.2 FTE part-time, specific purpose position as a Research Fellow with the Data Science Institute at the University of Galway, Ireland.  

This position is funded by Data Science Institute and is available from July to contract end date of December 2027. 

The Data Science Institute and the Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics at the University of Galway offer a stimulating, dynamic and multicultural research team with members from all over the world, excellent ties to research groups worldwide and close collaboration with industrial partners. The Data Spaces group research techniques for intelligent information systems, including large-scale decentralised architectures, open data infrastructure, data semantics (representation, storage, and interoperability), and dynamic data (events and streams). 

Salary: Research Fellow salary scale €66,548 - €86,874 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

(Research Salary Scales - University of Galway) 

Employment permit restrictions apply for this category of post. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 30th May 2026.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.