"Assistant Librarian"

Department: Library
Vacancy ID: 039983
Closing Date: 04-Mar-2026

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 an Assistant Librarian to manage the Library’s Special Collections and Archives unit. The successful candidate will lead a team of staff in the provision of high-quality services across a range of areas, including the curation, preservation and provision of access to a suite of world-class collections consisting of rare books, archives, manuscripts and cultural objects.

Salary

Assistant Librarian – Grade I (2025):€61,259 - €71,717 p.a. (6 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Wednesday, the 4th of March 2026.

Please note all applications must be made via our Online Recruitment Portal at the following link:
https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University