Professor (B) of Health, Wellbeing and Law

Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth - School of Law and Criminology

Location:	Maynooth - Ireland
Salary:	€105,554 to €141,089 or £91,810.45 to £122,718.65 (converted salary*)
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Permanent

Placed On:	24th February 2026
Closes:	6th April 2026
Job Ref:	040185

Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology seeks an outstanding academic to join our staff as Professor of Health, Wellbeing and Law. This new Professor post is aligned to the Health & Wellness Beacon Research Beacon, under Maynooth University’s Strategic Plan 2023–2028. The appointee will contribute research-informed, practice-engaged education, scholarship, and societal impact that demonstrates Maynooth University’s impact in supporting research-informed public policy in Ireland and Europe.

We have a particular interest in applicants with expertise in legal research, scholarship, and teaching as they relate to one or more of the following (amongst other areas of health/medical law):

• Health, wellbeing and law as they intersect with new and emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and reproductive technologies;
• Mental health, capacity and law, and vulnerable populations;
• End-of-life care, dying and the law;
• Health, children and families;
• Regulatory frameworks for healthcare provision.

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. The appointee to this role will be expected to provide significant intellectual leadership, through a demonstrated commitment to both education and research, and to contribute towards the effective leadership and management of the School, the Faculty, and the University.

The appointee will therefore provide effective leadership in legal research and education, both through their own work and through mentorship of other faculty and research students. The new Professor of Health, Wellbeing and Law will also work with the Head of School, with other Professors, and with Faculty and Staff of the School of Law and Criminology to support the development and operation of the School’s wider research, education and service agenda.

The new Professor (B) of Health, Wellbeing and Law will be expected to contribute significantly to the research income-raising capacity of the school. This will be through their own funding applications, supporting the external research fund-raising capacity and enablement of the School faculty, and in cooperation with departments and schools across the University.

This Professorship forms part of a coordinated Faculty-level investment in Health and Wellbeing across the Faculty of Social Sciences at Maynooth University. Through a cluster of permanent Professor (B) appointments, the University aims to strengthen interdisciplinary leadership, enhance research-informed and practice-engaged education, and deliver meaningful societal and policy impact in Ireland and internationally.