Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed term position as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Discipline of General Practice and the Irish Centre for Applied Patient Safety and Simulation at the University of Galway, Ireland.

This position is funded by the Health Research Board and is available from December 1st 2025 to contract end date of November 31st 2028 (36 months).

The PIPS Project

Approximately 12% of adult inpatients in Irish hospitals will experience an adverse event, with the vast majority (70%) preventable. Each adverse event costs approximately 5,550e. Although efforts to understand and improve patient safety have become increasingly commonplace, the patient ‘voice’ has largely been ignored. Current practices position the patient as passive, merely experiencing safety incidents and healthcare delivery, and fail to recognise the active role patients can play in ensuring safe care. The Irish Health Service Executive’s Patient Safety Strategy includes “Empowering and Engaging Patients to Improve Patient Safety” as a key goal.

Accordingly, the aim of the PIPS Project is to utilise existing research, relevant theory, and stakeholder engagement to co-design an approach to involving patients in safety data collection in adult inpatient hospital care. The PIPS project will draw upon existing literature, prior learning internationally from experiences of implementing approaches to involving patients in safety data collection, and engagement with all stakeholders in order to support the co-design of an approach to involving patients in safety data collection. The proposed research will provide evidence-based

guidance for policy makers, health service managers, and health service providers on ‘how’ patients can best be involved in safety data collection to support improved patient safety.

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €45,846 - €58,481 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on Friday, 5th September 2025.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date. 

Interviews are planned to be held on Monday, 29th September 2025. 

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

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 a Senior Administrative Officer III to lead the University’s Office for Institutional Research & Data Insights.   This Office has a responsibility for the development, administration and analysis of data to support university planning and management activities. This Office post plays a specific role in ensuring the University meets its statutory obligations regarding data to the HEA and other regulatory agencies. 

The Director of the Office for Institutional Research & Data Insights will have responsibility for ensuring the development and implementation of strategies for the collection, management, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of data, to create a dependable and trustworthy source of data on behalf of the University.  In addition, the Director will assist in the development of a culture of data-driven decision making throughout the Univerity. 

The post-holder will work closely with the University’s leadership team. In addition to this, the successful candidate will work in close collaboration with stakeholders across all Faculties, Schools, Departments, professional units and external agencies and bodies.

INFANT Research Centre is now accepting applications for an enthusiastic and committed individual to work with the team. Many of our studies require a physiotherapy assessment of infants and older children. 

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common lifelong physical disability. The Elevate programme aims to improve both the Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy, and the outcomes for those with CP. The Elevate program will also include several intervention studies for those identified as high risk for CP or who have developed CP. 

A Research Physiotherapist is sought to support the Elevate programme of research. The individual will be involved in the follow-up of high-risk infants and will be required to perform specific standardised assessments including the General Movements assessment, the HINE exam, AIMS and Bayley Scales of Infant Development. Knowledge of these assessments would be an advantage. Additional responsibilities will include supervision and administration of therapy in the intervention studies. Training will be provided on the specific techniques used in the intervention studies, but experience in providing therapy interventions for children with CP is preferred. Additional responsibilities will include data collection and data entry to research databases.

All researchers involved in the ELEVATE programme will actively participate in PPI and EPE activities and we will provide training for these activities. 

This is a part time (0.5) role and will necessitate travel to Kildare and between sites involved in the studies.

Project Title: ELEVATE

Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Professor/Full Professor and Head of School within UCD School of Computer Science. University College Dublin invites applications for the position of Professor / Full Professor and Head of School of Computer Science from interested individuals with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. This is a permanent full-time leadership post, and the successful candidate will grow the teaching, research and international engagement of the School. They will not only shape and contribute to the long-term future and success of the UCD School of Computer Science, but they will also lead large-scale initiatives, both nationally and internationally, in order to advance the strategic vision of the university. If you have an ability to collaboratively lead a dynamic School, foster engagement and strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, a sharp budgeting and planning acumen, and a strong passion for driving forward the disciplines within computer science, we encourage you to apply for this position. Reporting directly to the Principal of the College of Science, the Head of School is the chief academic and administrative officer for the School of Computer Science. The Head of School is responsible for administering the School's undergraduate and graduate programmes, developing and implementing strategies to enhance academic innovation and quality, recruiting students and members of the faculty and staff, and managing organisational and financial structures that promote excellence in teaching, research and public service. 95 Professor Salary scale: €101,446 - €135,597 per annum Or 95 Full Professor Salary scale: €140,068 - €177,079 per annum Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on the 10th of April 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.

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