"Research Fellow"

Department: Innovation Value Institute Services

Vacancy ID: 039884

Closing Date: 22-Feb-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.

We are seeking a Research Fellow to join the Green Talent – Building Capacity and Partnerships for Systemic Solutions to the Climate and Biodiversity Crises project team. Green Talent is a 48 month EU Horizon Europe funded project coordinated by Ecostack Innovations in Malta, which ends May 30th, 2029. The researcher will support the principal investigator at Maynooth University (Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre) and all members of the research team to meet the overall aims of a work package which is focused on developing and implementing a knowledge and evaluation framework. They will assist with leading on key tasks in the work package including the measurement of impact on employability and career prospects, the development of related communication and dissemination outputs, data analysis and ethical approval applications and compliance. As a leading member of the research team, they will contribute to presentations at national and international conferences, and to scholarly publications arising from the project.

Salary

Research Fellow: €65,889– €71,796 p.a. (1-4 points - with increment)

Senior research Fellow: €80,150– €83,598 p.a. (1-3 points - with increment)

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

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday the 22nd 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