Head of Research Policy, Data & Compliance

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 to appoint a Head of Research Policy, Data & Compliance who will lead the establishment and management of the Research Policy, Data & Compliance Pillar within the Research Development Office (RDO), ensuring strategic alignment in policy development, measuring and evaluating against benchmarks while maintaining compliance with current and future legislation. The role will be based in the Research Development Office, reporting to the Director of Research Development and the unit sits under the remit of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.

Department: Research Development Office
Vacancy ID: 041483
Closing Date: 01-Jun-2026

Salary:
Senior Administration III (2026): €92,195 – €130,203 p.a. (8 points)
Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date:
23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Monday, the 1st of June 2026.

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