Lecturer (B) in Psychology

Applications are invited for an appointment as Lecturer in Psychology (type B, full-time, permanent) at the School of Psychology, University of Galway.

The School offers five taught postgraduate programmes at MSc or doctoral level which are oriented toward professional preparation, and a vibrant PhD research programme. We are now looking to recruit an outstanding colleague to join our team.

We are seeking an excellent candidate, with relevant experience to contribute to teaching, research and research supervision in the key thematic area of Health and Wellbeing/Health Psychology. The School of Psychology is a national hub and internationally recognised centre of excellence for research and training in the area of Health and Wellbeing. Health Psychology is a unique strength of the School; we offer an MSc in Health Psychology (one of the first such programmes in the world, established in 1994), as well as two PhD programmes in Health Psychology. Health Psychology is also delivered as a component of our undergraduate programmes.

The lecturer will contribute teaching in the School through the undergraduate programmes and the MSc in Health Psychology Programme. They will be expected to contribute to the delivery of learning and teaching, research supervision, and to contribute to programme leadership and administrative functions in the School.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD or equivalent doctoral award in an area of Psychology. They will be actively engaged in research with an appropriate level of research networking and experience of developing research funding proposals appropriate to their level of experience. The successful candidate will have internationally excellent research publications commensurate with the level of the post, and an ambitious research and grant-application agenda.

For informal enquiries, please contact Prof Molly Byrne, Head, School of Psychology, email molly.byrne@universityofgalway.ie.

Additional information on the School is available at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/psychology/.

Information on the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies Strategic Plan is available at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/colleges-and-schools/arts-social-sciences-and-celtic-studies/strategy2125/

Information on the University's Strategic Plan is available at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/strategy2030/

Salary: 64,903 to 103538 p.a (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011)

This appointment will be made on the Lecturer scale in line with current Government pay policy and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Universitys Remuneration policy.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 10th July 2026. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Garda vetting may apply.

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.

Further details are available at www.dbei.ie