Assistant Lecturer

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 Lecturer in Criminology (temporary whole-time, September 2nd, 2024, to June 30th, 2025), to support the delivery of our undergraduate programmes, the BCL (Law and Criminology) and BA Criminology, and our postgraduate MA in Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Candidates should have an excellent broad knowledge of criminology and criminal justice. While applicants with specialisms in all areas of criminology/criminal justice are welcome, the School especially welcomes applicants with experience of or expertise in one for more of the following areas of expertise: policing, victimology and/or restorative justice.

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 School, to undertake teaching duties on the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, to facilitate and supervise placements and research projects for students, and to supervise Master’s and PhD students.

The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile that supports the University and School research strategy including affiliating to the School’s Centre for Criminology 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.

Salary

Assistant Lecturer (2024) :                      €40,182 – €69,195 p.a. (14 points)

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

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 28th July 2024.  

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