Lecturer / Assistant Professor

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 Law on a full-time temporary basis (18-month contract, with anticipated duration from 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2024). 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 and undertake teaching duties on the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of Master’s students.

Applications are welcome from those with expertise in all areas of law; areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to: Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, and International Humanitarian Law.

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. 

Salary

Assistant Professor / Lecturer:    €58,206– €92,172 p.a. pro-rata (7 points)

Assistant Lecturer*:                    €37,166 – €64,718 p.a. pro-rata (14 points)

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