Research Assistant (0.6 FTE)– Engaged Research for Policy Impact (ERPI) Study, UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre & Institute for Lifecourse and Society 011223

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a 0.6 FTE fixed-term position as a research assistant with  UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre at the University of Galway, Ireland.

This position is funded by Research Ireland and is available from 1st October 2025 to contract end date of 30th June 2026.

The Engaged Research for Policy Impact (ERPI) Study is being carried out by researchers in University of Galway exploring the topic of researcher-policymaker interactions in Ireland, through the micro-level lens of the individual researcher. This is a two-year study, carried out by an interdisciplinary team of researchers and policymakers, has a particular focus on exploring how engaged research approaches impact academic-policy engagement, across different academic disciplines and researcher and civil servant career stages. Three work packages will guide the study: interviews with a diverse cross-section of researchers (WP1), a national survey of research-focused academics in all HEIs (WP2), and policy stakeholder consultations to refine and disseminate findings (WP3). The study is being carried out by researchers at the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, based within the Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS).

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) 

Employment permit restrictions apply for this category of post. 

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

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