Assistant Lecturer

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 Assistant Lecturer in Teacher Education with Specialism in Professional Practice.  S/he should have a Doctorate in Education (or cognate area) or be nearing completion of their Doctorate. The preferred candidate will be expected to contribute to the teaching and research programmes of the Department, undertaking teaching duties on the Department’s Initial Teacher Education programmes at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The Assistant Lecturer in Professional Practice will have the theoretical and professional knowledge required to develop student teachers’ practice in classrooms and schools and improve the departments capacity in this regard. Experience of working in support of new and pre-service teachers and researching into school-based settings is highly desirable. The preferred candidate will also be able to work collaboratively in supporting the collegial work of the Department and to assume administrative duties, in particular on Initial teacher Education Programmes and as required on the Department’s other programmes.

Assistant Lecturer (2023) Salary Scale:                        €37,909 – €66,012 p.a. (14 points)

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

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 30th April 2023

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