Department: International Engineering College
Vacancy ID: 044583
Closing Date: 05-Nov-2026
We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and in the International Engineering College (IEC). The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. They 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. While most teaching responsibilities will be based over a semester at the IEC, the candidate who is selected must also anticipate spending the remainder of the working year on the Maynooth University Campus.
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.
The standard agreement involves spending one semester at International Engineering College (IEC) and the remaining academic year at Maynooth University. Please note that the successful candidate will be expected to commence this role at the Maynooth University Campus.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer (2026) Salary Scale: €66,055 – €104,600 p.a. (7 points)
Assistant Lecturer: (2026) Salary Scale: €43,025 - €73,445 p.a. (14 points)
Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.
Closing Date:
23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Thursday, 5th November 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