Applications are invited for the post of a fixed-term contract position as a Post-Doctoral Researcher with the Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics, based at the School of Computer Science & IT, University College Cork, Ireland. 

The Post-Doctoral Researcher will work in the intersection of various ongoing projects related to user-centred AI applications. This position is highly interdisciplinary as it supports the advancement of data visualisation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence domains. The Post-Doctoral Researcher will be expected to perform research and development in these areas, within an established group of researchers, PhD students, MSc students and undergraduate final year students. Two applications will be at the core of the work: soundscape ecology of underwater recordings, and document analysis.

The nature and structure of the Phase 2 Research Ireland Centre programme allows for Post-Doctoral Researchers to work and gain valuable experience in a varied & research-rich environment where you may gain experience, where applicable, working on projects with SME’s, MNC’s, H2020 projects as well as basic platform research within the Insight Centre for Data Analytics programme. 

The successful candidate will be based in the Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics at the University College Cork. The candidate will be supported in their professional development, be able to avail of a range of career-level focused training opportunities and have the potential to publish research findings in leading journals and international events.

Achievement of the expected progression within Post Doc and Senior Post Doc is transferable between the Irish HEI’s.  This can be reflected in the starting pay of a PD researcher.  Similarly, as the PD scheme is an intergenerational training scheme completion of PD1 or PD 2 levels in one HEI will normally render that researcher ineligible for appointment at a similar level in another Irish HEIResearcher Career Development Framework | Irish Universities Association

Project Title: UCAI Applications

Applications are invited for a Permanent post of a Lecturer / Assistant Professor of Environmental or Sustainable Chemistry within UCD School of Chemistry. The School of Chemistry is located within the modern UCD Science Centre, with access to well-equipped laboratories and state-of-the-art facilities, bringing together a vibrant community of students and researchers. The school contributes to the suite of science-based undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes offered at UCD. In addition, it has a long-established track record in research and innovation in molecular science, hosting staff with expertise in the fields of Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Sustainable Chemistry, and Nanoscience and Chemistry Education. This contributes to a dynamic environment that fosters excellence in both teaching and research. Our staff maintain strong links with indigenous and multinational pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical devices, electronics, and materials companies located in Ireland which help stimulate entrepreneurship, support technology transfer and facilitate effective education and innovation partnerships. The school welcomes applications from talented, motivated individuals who share our commitment to education and research and are seeking a supportive and ambitious community in which to realise their academic aspirations. 95 Lecturer / Assistant Professor (above the bar) \2010 Salary Scale: €64,112 - €101,524 per annumAppointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 18th September 2025 Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Note: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow link below:

https://www.ucd.ie/hr/t4media/Academic Contract.pdf

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/

Applications are invited for the position of Research Support Officer – Admin. in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The School of Nursing and Midwifery was established in 1994 and since then a wide range of programmes have been developed at both undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate levels. In addition, the School has a growing suite of Continuing Professional Development modules supporting life-long learning. Since 2012, the School has actively engaged in international recruitment and now has a growing body of international students. The School has over 1,300 students and is one of the largest in the University.  The School is committed to excellence and leadership in teaching, practice and research involving close collaborative relationships with health service providers, and national and international educators and researchers. The School holds the Athena Swan Bronze Award and is in the top 30 in Global QS Rankings.  UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery is ranked number one in Ireland for H-index citations (score 86.9), meaning that published works of staff in the School are among the most highly cited worldwide.  This impact metric reflects the breadth of research activity, where 2023/2024 saw the highest numbers of funded research projects led by staff in the School. Among the 25 active research projects in the School, we secured a prestigious €7.5 million Horizon Europe grant as Coordinators aimed at improving the lives of people with advanced dementia in Nursing Homes, a €2.5 million HRB Applied Programme Grant to improve national supports for breastfeeding and a €6 million interdisciplinary project to better understand and manage the long-term effects of testicular cancer and its treatment in young survivors. The policy and practice impact from the evidence produced and translated by staff in the School is nationally and internationally recognized and against this background we have established a Research and Innovation Hub which supports the operation of strategic areas of research in the School. To ensure we achieve our strategic goals and maximise research activity and impact we are seeking to employ a Research Support Officer for the Hub. The Research Support Officer will have responsibility for the provision of high-level support in a complex research environment consisting of many interdisciplinary programme grants and multiple Principal Investigators. Working directly with the Dean of School and Vice Dean of Research and Innovation for the School the Research Support Officer will help to foster and enhance a research-enabled environment that builds capacity and supports engagement in research activities for staff of the School.

Project Title: Research Support Officer – Administration for School of Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Hub

Post Duration: 12 Months 0.5 FTE

Funded by Horizon Europe under the EU Cancer Mission, TRANSCEND-XR is an innovative project aiming to co-create and evaluate a digital health intervention using Extended Reality (XR) to support adolescent and young adult testicular cancer survivors across Europe.

The TRANSCEND-XR intervention will improve awareness of late effects, address unmet supportive care needs, and enhance quality of life. Co-developed with survivors, care partners, and healthcare professionals, TRANSCEND-XR will be evidence-based, ethically grounded, and scalable in real-world settings. More information on the project can be found here:  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101214413

The Senior Research Coordinator will serve as the Project Manager for the TRANSCEND-XR project. In this capacity, they will be primarily responsible for overseeing and executing the project in close collaboration with the Principal Investigator/Project Coordinator and research teams spanning 12 European countries. Their role will encompass comprehensive project management duties, as well as active involvement in the scientific aspects of the project, including data collection, analysis, and data management. 

The Senior Research Coordinator will have extensive Post-Doctoral/Postgraduate research experience as well as experience in the management and administration of large, multi-stakeholder, research projects with a working knowledge of healthcare research (preferably focused on cancer) and/or research funding agencies such as Horizon Europe, Health Research Board, and/or Research Ireland, among others.

Project Title: Co-creation and implementation of an intervention to improve the understanding of TesticulaR cANcer late effects and unmet Supportive CarENeeDs of adolescent and young adult survivors using eXtended Reality: TRANSCEND-XR

Post Duration: 36 Months

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed term position as a research assistant with the discipline of radiology at the University of Galway, Ireland.

This position is partially funded by the Spark Consultant Innovation Fund as well as the ARC Hub for Healthcare Tech and is available from 1st October 2025 to contract end date of 30th September 2026.

Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €32,962 - €42,943 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) 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 15th August 2025.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Virtual interviews are tentatively planned to be held on 28th August 2025.

*Please review full job description for further details and essential requirement  

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed term position as a research assistant with the discipline of radiology focused on data science research at the University of Galway, Ireland.

This position is partially funded by the Spark Consultant Innovation Fund as well as the ARC Hub for Healthcare Tech and is available from 1st October 2025 to contract end date of 30th September 2026.

Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €32,962 - €42,943 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)  

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 15th August 2025.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Virtual interviews are tentatively planned to be held on 28th August 2025.

*Please review full job description for further details and essential requirement  

Applications are invited for a permanent appointment as Academic Skills Librarian, 1.0 FTE at the University of Galway Library.   

PLEASE NOTE: This role requires a recognised professional qualification in Librarianship in addition to a degree (NFQ Level 8 or above). Applicants who do not have a recognised professional qualification in Librarianship will NOT be eligible for shortlisting. 

Information on the University's Strategic Plan is available at:  Strategy | Straitéis 2025-30 - University of Galway 

For informal enquiries, please contact Evelyn Bohan, Head of Learning, User Support and Engagement, Email: evelyn.bohan@universityofgalway.ie.  

Salary: Assistant Librarian salary scale: (Assistant Librarian 2: €50,789 to € 62,252 per annum; Assistant Librarian 1: € 59,643 to € 71,172 per annum) (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011) and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the QA321 University’s Remuneration & Payroll Policy.
This appointment will be made on the Assistant Librarian 2/Assistant Librarian 1 payscale in line with current Government pay policy.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 14 August 2025. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Interviews are expected to take place online on 1 September 2025. Please note that a panel may be formed from which future full or part-time vacancies in this area may be filled.
Garda vetting may apply. 

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation. Further details are available at www.dbei.ie

For more information and Application Form please see Jobs - University of Galway. Applications should be submitted online. Please see further information on how to apply here: E-Recruit - University of Galway  and Guidelines for On-line Applications (universityofgalway.ie)

Please note that appointment to posts advertised will be dependent upon University approval, together with the terms of the Employment Control Framework for the higher education sector.
University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.
 

Applications are invited for an appointment as Lecturer in Culinary (Specific Purpose Contract, 0.6 FTE Term-Time) at Shannon College of Hotel Management, University of Galway.   

Shannon College of Hotel Management, founded in 1951, is Ireland’s only dedicated hotel management college with a worldwide outstanding reputation.   In 2015 it became a School of the College of Business, Public Policy and Law, at University of Galway.  We offer two Level 8 degrees, preparing students for careers in business and hotel management. Central to our ethos is a focus on intensive practical training, extensive business and language studies and international work placements which ensures students graduate with a bachelor’s business degree and 21 months of relevant experience. In addition, since September 2018, we are offering three level 9 post graduate Msc programmes.  

Given our excellent reputation, we are very pleased to invite applications for a as Lecturer in Culinary (Specific Purpose Contract - circa 2 Year, 0.6 FTE Term-Time). 

The successful candidate will contribute to teaching and examining at Shannon College of Hotel Management; engage in student mentoring, scholarship and research; assist with administration and the development of the Culinary discipline at the school.  

The candidate should be able to teach Culinary as part of undergraduate degree curriculum in international hotel management. The candidate should also have the ability to teach business concepts in a hotel / hospitality setting. Applicants must have excellent inter-personal, presentation and communication skills and a willingness to take initiative. In addition to having relevant teaching or work experience, the candidate should have a PhD or a professional qualification in the area of proposed appointment, or evidence of significant contribution to the particular area. The candidate should be competent in a range of teaching methods and strategies, should have developed academic administrative skills and be able to work effectively as part of a team and demonstrate flexibility. 

For informal enquiries, please contact Adrian Sylver, Head of School. 

Email Adrian.sylver@universityofgalway.ie or phone 091 497205 

Additional information on the School is available at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/shannoncollege/  

The full-time hours of work for academic staff are 39 hours per week.

Salary:  

€ 63,624 to € 101,498 pro rata p.a. This appointment will be made on the Lecturer scale in line with current Government pay policy and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the University’s Remuneration policy. QA321-Updated-PP-Remuneration.pdf (universityofgalway.ie) 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 21st August 2025.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date. 

Garda vetting may apply.  

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation. 

Further details are available at www.dbei.ie 

For more information and Application Form please see website: 

 Jobs - University of Galway Applications should be submitted online. 

Please see further information on how to apply here: E-Recruit - University of Galway and Guidelines for On-line Applications (universityofgalway.ie) 

Please note that appointment to posts advertised will be dependent upon University approval, together with the terms of the Employment Control Framework for the higher education sector. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

Applications are invited for the position of Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Deputy President and Registrar’s Office. The position holder will have responsibility for undertaking research activities under the management of the PI or nominee representing UCC’s role in the HCI funded project MicroCreds with a focus on inclusion. The role consists of contributing to technical, scheduling, performance, quality, and financial aspects of tasks in this high-profile National project. The role also includes responsibility for workload administration. Other project opportunities may arise during the course of the employment. 

Achievement of the expected progression within Post Doc and Senior Post Doc is transferable between the Irish HEI’s.  This can be reflected in the starting pay of a PD researcher.  Similarly, as the PD scheme is an intergenerational training scheme completion of PD1 or PD 2 levels in one HEI will normally render that researcher ineligible for appointment at a similar level in another Irish HEIResearcher Career Development Framework | Irish Universities Association

Project Title: MicroCreds

The School of Nursing and Midwifery are recruiting for a Post-Doctoral Researcher. The Post-Doctoral Researcher required to work alongside an innovative team led by Professor Leahy-Warren in the School of Nursing and Midwifery in the Maternal and Infant Health Research Team. The research team undertakes groundbreaking research addressing the social and emotional health and well-being of women and men in the transition to parenthood, breastfeeding, perinatal mental health, and social support, particularly in vulnerable communities and researching improvements in service delivery and professional practice.

Achievement of the expected progression within Post Doc and Senior Post Doc is transferable between the Irish HEI’s.  This can be reflected in the starting pay of a PD researcher.  Similarly, as the PD scheme is an intergenerational training scheme completion of PD1 or PD 2 levels in one HEI will normally render that researcher ineligible for appointment at a similar level in another Irish HEIResearcher Career Development Framework | Irish Universities Association

Project Title: Post Doctoral Researcher School of Nursing and Midwifery, Maternal and Infant Research Team