Lecturer In Criminology

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 Criminology, 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 criminological theory and criminal justice. While applicants with specialisms in all areas of criminology are welcome, the School would particularly welcome applications from candidates with specialisms in: green criminology; drugs and crime; organised crime; criminal networks, and quantitative methods.

Assistant Professor/ Lecturer (2021*) Salary Scale:                         €53,774 – €87,724 p.a. (7 points)

Assistant Lecturer (2021*) Salary Scale:                                           €35,246 – €61,595 p.a. (14 points)

Appointment will be made in accordance with the Department of Finance pay guidelines.

*New entrants to the public sector will be appointed on the first point of the Assistant Lecturer (2021) payscale or the Lecturer (2021) payscale.

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Wednesday, 13th April 2022.

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