"Part-time Research Assistant (PROMISE Project)"

Department: Psychology
Vacancy ID: 039023
Closing Date: 06-Jan-2026

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 to recruit a part-time research assistant (one day per week or equivalent) to assist with a project entitled “PROMISE: Improving Mental Health Supports for People with Multiple Sclerosis in Ireland”. This project, a partnership between academics, clinicians and knowledge users, with significant integrated public and patient involvement (PPI), aims to identify the characteristics of effective mental health supports for people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) and the strategies that can be implemented to improve the delivery of mental health services and supports for PwMS in Ireland. The PROMISE project is led by Principal Investigator (PI) Dr Rebecca Maguire in the Department of Psychology and the Assisting Living and Learning Institute, Maynooth University, funded by the Health Research Board in collaboration with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Ireland.

The appointed research assistant will be involved in assisting in the co-design of various studies across the project, under the supervision of the PI and in consultation with the PPI panel and other members of the research team. They will also help to co-develop lay summary reports and take a role in other knowledge translation activities according to their preference, including attending and co-presenting project findings in multi-stakeholder workshops.

The successful candidate will have a relevant undergraduate qualification in Psychology or a related discipline. Ideally, the successful candidate will have some lived experience of MS, and/or experience embedding public and patient involvement (PPI) in research. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as well as the ability to work collaboratively with the research team in order to meet project milestones.

The researcher will be based in the Assisting Living and Learning Institute and the Department of Psychology at Maynooth University and will join a supportive community of interdisciplinary researchers.

Salary

Research Assistant (2025): €33,292 (0.2 FTE) per annum (with increment after 12 months)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Tuesday the 6th of January 2026.

Please note all applications must be made via our Online Recruitment Portal at the following link: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies

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.