"Research Assistant"

Department: Biology

Vacancy ID: 040403

Closing Date: 18-Mar-2026

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.

Professor Lorna Lopez and Professor Andrew Coogan invite applications for the position of research assistant on the “Ambient-BD” research project (https://www.ambientbd.com/).

This five-year project is led by the University of Edinburgh with co-investigators at Maynooth University, Ireland and the Technical University of Munich, Germany. It is funded by the Wellcome Trust as part of their recent investment in research addressing circadian aspects of mental health, “Mental Health Award: Integrating sleep and circadian science into our understanding and treatment of anxiety, depression and psychosis” (2023-2028). The purpose of Ambient-BD is to investigate the role of variability in long-term circadian rhythms in the trajectory of disease in people with bipolar disorder. The initial development and validation studies will be carried out in Maynooth University and the clinical studies in people with bipolar disorder will be completed at the University of Edinburgh. There will be considerable collaboration between the two research sites throughout the project.

Salary:

Research Assistant (2026): €33,792 – €37,725 p.a. (6 points - with increment)

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

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Wednesday, the 18th of March 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.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University