"Research Assistant"

Department: Geography

Vacancy ID: 039603

Closing Date: 17-Feb-2026

The Department of Geography is seeking an excellent candidate to join our staff as a Research Assistant. This person will join the team working on a Research Ireland Discover award in conjunction with the European Space Education Resource Office Ireland – an outreach project with national scope entitled “5*S: Space, Surveyors and Students: STEM and the Sustainable Development Goals”. This is a new part of the 5*S project and will focus on developing content for leaving certificate students, introducing them to Copernicus, spatial data and the UN SDGs. It will also explore setting up new links with Geospatial Apprentice programmes nationally. 5*S is a collaboration between Maynooth University (Departments of Geography and Education), TU Dublin, Esri Ireland, the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, Tailte Eireann, the Office of the Chief Government Information Officer and SOLAS.

The person appointed will have a proven GIS and remote sensing skillset and experience of working with Copernicus imagery appropriate to career stage. Candidates must demonstrate the capability for independent, problem focussed thinking and be enthusiastic about showcasing space data such as Copernicus. The successful candidate will be expected to visit project partners and schools all around the country and this role will also involve significant amounts of travel to schools in rural locations including overnight trips.

Research Assistant L 1(2026) Salary Scale: €33,292 (1 point)

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

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Tuesday, 17th of February 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