Offer Description
Applications are invited for the following post:
Postdoctoral Researcher Computer Science (Software Engineering) (Specified Purpose wholetime for 5 years with initial funding for 18 months) Reference: 55a/2026
The work on this Research Programme is carried out by Postdoctoral Research Fellows and Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellows and is quasi-autonomous research activity. The mentoring Principal Investigator (PI) will advise the appointee on the conduct of their research which itself will be part of a research programme that the PI is responsible for. The intention is that during the employment of the appointee, they will avail of learning opportunities provided by TU Dublin and/or external agencies related to their particular research programme or research practice in general. At the completion of the Senior/Postdoctoral Research Fellowship period, the appointee will be expected to leave the University and continue their academic formation and development in a different research environment. At the completion of the mentored training period, the appointee should be in a position to take up employment as a fully autonomous researcher with another employer.
Hours of Work: A 37-hour working week is in operation. This can be reviewed by collective agreement, with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Having regard to the nature of the work, attendance outside these hours may be required from time-to-time
Location: The post will be based at one of the TU Dublin Campuses i.e. Aungier Street, Bolton Street, Grangegorman, Blanchardstown or Tallaght.
Regular attendance at other sites will be required.
Salary:
It is expected that appointees will commence at point 01 of the relevant pay scale i.e
• €47,273 - €60,251
The closing date for applications is 5:00pm on Friday, 28th August 2026. Late applications will not be accepted. It is anticipated that interviews for this post will take place in September 2026.
Application details/procedure: For further information, or to make an online application for the above post, please visit www.tudublin.ie/vacancies
TU Dublin is an equal opportunities employer.