Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Social Work (Specified Purpose Contract)

Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth - Department of Applied Social Studies

Location:Maynooth - IrelandSalary:€42,599 to €103,564 or £37,052.44 to £90,079.55 (converted salary*)Hours:Full TimeContract Type:Fixed-Term/ContractPlaced On:26th March 2026Closes:23rd April 2026Job Ref:040763

The role

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 our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Social Work. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. The successful candidate will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the Department and undertake teaching duties on the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of Master’s and PhD students.

The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile, that supports the University’s research strategy including affiliating to the Research Institutes, where appropriate and working with colleagues on national and international research. The appointee will be expected to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance and generate publications of international standard.

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.

For further details including full comprehensive job description please see reference number 040763 on the Maynooth University vacancies page at: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies