"Senior Technical Officer"

Department:

Arts & Humanities Institute

Vacancy ID:

038543

Closing Date:

05-Jan-2026

The Arts and Humanities Institute invites applications for experienced Technical Officers to join a research team to support the development of the Institute’s Digital Humanities Consultancy work, and providing technical support for our competitively funded Digital Humanities (DH) research projects and our research strength members. The successful candidate will be committed to strengthening the Faculty’s research and consultancy profile, further enhancing the Institute’s digital humanities reputation and building income streams.

This is an exciting role. The Institute is an interdisciplinary work environment. The successful candidate will support the digital research and technical development of the Institute and the funded research projects it houses. The Senior technical Officer will assist existing funded research projects in realising their DH ambitions and collaborate with Faculty researchers in the design and implementation of future research projects, particularly those with a strong DH dimension. The Institute has recently acquired a new Digital Humanities Creative Media Lab and spectrometer, and the successful candidate will mobilise these resources in consultancy work across Europe.

Salary Scale:

Senior Technical Officer (2025): €61,697 – €74,156 p.a. (8 points)

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

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Monday 5th of January 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