"Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Psychology"

Department: Psychology
Vacancy ID: 040343
Closing Date: 31-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 excellent academic to join the staff of our vibrant, collegial, research-driven Department as an Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Psychology. The appointee will be expected to make a strong contribution to teaching core areas of Psychology, and specialist topics (depending on background and expertise), on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the Department and University, including the BSc General Nursing and BSc Sports Science and Health, where required. The appointee will also be expected to supervise research interns and postgraduate students and to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance, and generate publications of international standard.

We are especially interested in receiving applications from candidates whose research profiles align well with existing strengths in the department in the broad application of psychology for human health and wellbeing, in line with the University’s strategic commitment to research in this area. The appointees are expected to lead research that aligns with the University’s Health and Wellbeing research beacon: Health and Wellbeing | Maynooth University.

Salary:

Assistant Professor / Lecturer: €65,401–€103,564 p.a. (7 points)

Assistant Lecturer: €42,599 – €72,718 p.a. (14 points)

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

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Tuesday, 31st 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