Lecturer in Intelligent Robotics, Permanent, Contract Type B, School of Engineering 011703

Applications are invited for the permanent position of Lecturer in Intelligent Robotics in the School of Engineering at University of Galway. The School is seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates with a competitive background in Electronic Engineering, with a specific focus in Robotics, Automation, Sensors, Artificial Intelligence.  

Contemporary intelligent robotics is advancing rapidly, driven by breakthroughs in machine learning, embodied AI, sensor fusion, and collaborative automation. Modern robotic systems increasingly integrate real time perception, adaptive control, and semantic understanding, enabling robots to operate safely and autonomously in dynamic, unstructured environments. As robotics converges with cloud computing, largescale simulation, and foundation models for action and perception, new opportunities are emerging for teaching and research leadership in areas such as autonomous systems, advanced sensing and perception, cognitive robotics, and next generation intelligent machines. This creates an exciting landscape for an academic who is eager to help shape the future of intelligent robotics and its transformative societal impact. 

The appointee will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, programme development, student project supervision, and administration activities for the Masters programmes in Intelligent Robotics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic and Computer Engineering, and Medical Electronics.  Primary teaching responsibilities will be in the areas of Robotics, Automation, Sensors and Artificial Intelligence, though may be in other areas depending on the needs of the school. Of particular importance will be the ongoing development, marketing, management (including Programme Directorship) and delivery of postgraduate taught programmes, including new programmes and modules in Intelligent Robotics, and other programmes managed by Electrical and Electronic Engineering, as appropriate. The successful candidate will develop new teaching, drawing on their up-to-date knowledge of the state of the art in intelligent robotics, to prepare students for careers in the rapidly growing industry, in Ireland and globally.  

The appointee will be expected to develop a world-class funded research programme and expand research in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, which has active clusters in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Computational Imaging, Embedded Systems, Power Electronics, Medical Electronics, Visual Media Enhancement and Communications (EEE Research). The appointee will collaborate 

with colleagues across the School of Engineering, the College of Science and Engineering and research institutes of the University. Successful candidates will be expected to apply for major funding awards, for example from Research Ireland, the European Research Council and Horizon Europe, and will develop national and international collaborations with academia and industry. The new appointee will be expected to disseminate their work through high quality peer-reviewed journals, high-impact conferences, and workshops. 

The successful candidates shall possess: 

• A primary degree and PhD in Electrical/Electronic/Computer/Robotics Engineering, or a closely related discipline; 
• Experience in third level teaching/teaching support/student supervision; 
• An appropriate portfolio of peer-reviewed journal publications, and the capacity to develop an excellent research programme in Intelligent Robotics and related application areas; 
• An ability and commitment to conduct programme administration and management in a public service university environment; 
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, and an ability and commitment to develop collaborative relationships with other academic staff in the pursuit of teaching and research objectives in electrical, electronic and computer engineering; 
• A strong commitment to working with the Engineering (and closely related) industry, particularly in terms of collaborative research. 
• Post-doctoral (or equivalent) experience in a relevant area. 

Equality and Diversity 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. The University and the School of Engineering have a deep commitment to equal opportunities, and in 2018 University of Galway was conferred with the Athena Swan Bronze Award. The School of Engineering is deeply committed to making real and lasting changes to career development in supporting and advancing women throughout the pipeline at undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral and academic staff levels.  

Engineering at University of Galway has demonstrated significant leadership in this area, being the first School of Engineering in the Republic of Ireland to receive a Silver award. More information on School, College and University activities in this domain can be found on www.universityofgalway.ie/womeninengineering/,www.universityofgalway.ie/science-engineering/edi/, and http://www.universityofgalway.ie/genderequality/. 

For detailed information on the requirements, please refer to the Eligibility Requirements section of the Job Description. 

For informal enquiries, prospective applicants are welcome to contact: 

Prof Martin Glavin, Head of Electrical & Electronic Engineering: martin.glavin@universityofgalway.ie 
Prof. Maeve Duffy, Electrical & Electronic Engineering: maeve.duffy@universityofgalway.ie 

Additional information on the School is available at: School of Engineering 

with additional information on Electrical & Electronic Engineering available at: Electrical and Electronic engineering  

Salary:  

€64,903 to €103,538 p.a (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011) 

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 May 2026.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date. 

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.  The full-time hours of work for academic staff are 39 hours per week. 

Further details are available at www.dbei.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.