Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Molecular Plant Science

Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth
Maynooth - Ireland, Republic Of Ireland, United Kingdom
2 days ago
€42 – €103 pa

Salary

€42 – €103 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Posted
29 May 2026 (2 days ago)

The Role

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 an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Molecular Plant Science. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. They will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the Department and undertake teaching duties on the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of Master’s and PhD students.

The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile, that supports the University’s research strategy including affiliating to the Research Institutes, where appropriate and working with colleagues on national and international research. The appointee will be expected to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance and generate publications of international standard.

For further details including full comprehensive job description please click on the apply button above.

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