"Professor of Social Work: Policy-Practice"

Department:

Applied Social Studies

Vacancy ID:

040203

Closing Date:

06-Apr-2026

Maynooth University seeks an outstanding academic to join our staff as Professor of Social Work: Policy-Practice. This new Professor post is part of the university’s commitment to our Society and Social Policy research beacon of our university Strategic Plan 2023-2028. The appointee will contribute research informed, practice engaged, education and societal impact that demonstrates Maynooth university’s impact, including influencing policy from a practitioner standpoint.

This role forms part of a coordinated Faculty-wide investment in the Society & Social Policy research beacon, with multiple Professor B appointments being made simultaneously to build critical mass, collaboration, and impact across disciplines.

The person appointed will have an excellent record in research, scholarship and publication, in teaching and educational innovation, social work practice, policy-practice and in academic leadership. They will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching, research and profile of the university, and to provide ongoing leadership for the discipline.

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. Professors will be expected to provide significant intellectual leadership, through a demonstrated commitment to both education and research, and also to contribute to the effective leadership and management of the department, the faculty and the university.

Salary:

Professor B (2026): €105,554 – €141,089 p.a. (6 points)

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

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Monday, 6th April 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