Professor A - Climate Change

Updated: 7 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 15 Sep 2023

Ireland recognises that for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to perform to their full potential, they need to address the persistent under-representation of women at senior academic levels and increase the numbers of female senior academics in decision-making processes in HEIs. Ireland aims to be a ‘world-leading country for gender equality in higher education by 2026’ as stated in the government’s Gender Equality Taskforce Action Plan 2018-2020, and is committed to addressing gender inequalities in higher education as per the recently published Report of the Expert Group: 2nd HEA National Review of Gender Equality in Irish Higher Education Institutions.

Now, Ireland is leading the drive to accelerate gender balance at the highest point of the academic career path through a government-backed scheme, focused on attracting outstanding female academics in Ireland and globally to avail of this unique opportunity to experience working within the higher education sector in Ireland.

The Senior Academic Leadership Initiative (SALI) aims to help achieve equality of outcome in the higher education sector. New and additional senior academic leadership posts have been funded in areas where:

  • there is clear evidence of significant gender under-representation;
  • where this appointment will have significant impact within the faculty/department/functional unit and the HEI;
  • where they would be a proportionate and effective means to achieve accelerated and sustainable change within an institution.

These posts are new and additional to the sector, and they will be funded through new and additional funding provided specifically to help progress gender balance among academic staff at senior levels.

The key objective of this initiative is to attract outstanding female applicants both nationally and internationally. The initiative will also assist in increasing the number of women involved in the decision-making processes in the institutions, as advocated in the EU Commission Strategy on Promoting Equality in DecisionMaking. In securing posts under this initiative, Maynooth University has demonstrated its commitment to gender equality. Our institution has demonstrable plans for future developments in this area and has outlined the organisational and cultural initiatives in place to support the newly appointed staff.

In line with the objectives of the Higher Education Authority SALI Call 2019, applications from highly qualified female candidates will be prioritised within the boundary of what is legally permissible, in order to address their underrepresentation. In exceptional circumstances, applications from candidates who are in a minority or protected under Irish social legislation, or who also belong to an underrepresented minority in academic posts may be considered if the institution can clearly articulate reasons worthy of legal protection as to why they should be considered.

Additional information on the Senior Academic Leadership Initiative is available at Appendix 1.

Maynooth University is seeking to appoint an outstanding academic as Professor in the general area of Climate Change, with expertise in understanding impacts and policy responses (adaptation and/or mitigation). The successful applicant will contribute to, and strengthen, existing capabilities of the ICARUS climate research centre. Applicants should have a clearly articulated and ambitious program of research and teaching that aligns with our aims of advancing fundamental understanding of past, present and future climate variability and change, and providing cutting edge analysis of future impacts, vulnerabilities and policy responses in line with strategic national and international priorities.

The recruitment of a high-profile academic to this strategic area will augment our international reputation in research and teaching by drawing together, consolidating and building upon existing Maynooth University strengths in areas of climate science, hydroclimatology, biogeography, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, oceanography, adaptation and mitigation.

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. Professors will be expected to provide significant intellectual leadership, through a demonstrated commitment to both education and research, and, also, to contribute to the effective leadership and management of the ICARUS climate research centre, host department (TBD by mutual agreement upon appointment), faculty and the university.

Salary -  Professor A : €129,707 – €163,981 p.a. (6 points)

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


Closing Date: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Friday 15th Sept 2023.

For more information including how to apply please visit https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/ quoting the reference 6669 or contact Camilla Henry on [email protected].

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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



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