Lecturer in Automation Engineering

University of Galway - School of Engineering

Applications are invited for an appointment as Ward & Burke Lecturer in Automation Engineering in the School of Engineering at the University of Galway. This role has been developed as part of an exciting strategic partnership between Ward & Burke Construction Ltd, the University of Galway and the School of Engineering and the Construct Innovate Centre, Ireland’s National Research Centre for Construction Technology and Innovation.

The successful candidate will capitalise upon and strengthen University of Galway’s international position in automation, control and sustainability to deliver innovation in Smart Infrastructure and Data Driven Engineering. The appointee will have prior experience of conducting high-impact research, prior experience of innovation and partnering with industry, and demonstrated experience of delivering research excellence.

It is expected that the appointee will lead a world-class research programme from within Mechanical Engineering, working with colleagues across the relevant academic disciplines such as Civil Engineering and research institutes. Researchers from the School of Engineering play leading roles in centres and networks including the Ryan Institute for advancing sustainability and innovation, the I-Form Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Manufacturing, the MaREI Research Ireland Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, the SH2AMROCK Hydrogen Valley, and the IEA Wind Technology Collaboration Programme.

The successful candidate will contribute to teaching, research, student project supervision, and programme administration across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Mechanical Engineering and the School of Engineering and will benefit from a significant package for Centre-related research, including PhD and researcher funding.

The successful candidate shall possess:

A PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a closely-related discipline, significant research experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas: automation, robotics, process design, control, modelling and optimisation, real-time monitoring and data processing, vision systems, energy systems engineering, application of data-driven approaches to engineering processes, including digital twins, artificial intelligence, and data analytics.

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Laoise McNamara, Head of School, School of Engineering (laoise.mcnamara@universityofgalway.ie) or Prof. Rory Monaghan, Head of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering (rory.monaghan@universityofgalway.ie).

Additional information on the School/Discipline/College is available at School of Engineering and the Discipline is available at: Mechanical engineering.

Salary: € 64,903 to €103,538 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 University’s Remuneration policy. Remuneration Policy

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 9th April 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

Please see further information on how to apply here: E-Recruit - University of Galway and Guidelines for On-line Applications (universityofgalway.ie)

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.