Professor of Early Childhood Education

Salary: Professor B (2022) salary scale: €90,304 - €120,704 (6 points)

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

The Role

Maynooth University seeks an outstanding academic to join our staff as Professor of Early Childhood Education. The person appointed will have an excellent record in teaching, research, scholarship, publication and academic leadership. She/he will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching and research profile of the University, and to provide ongoing leadership for the discipline.

Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary university goals of excellent research, 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 contribute to the effective leadership and management of the Department, the Faculty and the University.

This post is open to applicants with a distinguished research profile in Early Childhood Education. They will be expected to add value to the Department’s research culture by bringing high-level expertise in research-funding applications, and to develop the understanding of the pedagogy and practice of the discipline.

The appointee will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching and research profile of the Faculty and Maynooth University. They should have demonstrable experience of leading innovative research, of supervising postgraduate and postdoctoral research, and of research collaboration on a national and an international level. Furthermore, the successful candidate will be expected to provide leadership in the Department in the enhancement of its research culture, teaching portfolio and public engagement across all of the Departmental Programmes.

Principal Responsibilities

A Professor of the University is expected to:

• Be an international leader in research and scholarship and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field;
• Provide leadership in research and scholarship within the Department, Faculty and University;
• Promote excellence in teaching and learning, and encourage innovation in teaching and learning amongst staff;
• Contribute to the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students, including lecturing, consultations with individual students, and supervision of research students;
• Contribute to the development of the curriculum and academic programmes within the discipline and more generally;
• Assume responsibilities for management and administrative tasks associated with the Department, Faculty and University;
• Be an active member of the University and contribute to the work of the University in outreach, collaboration, internationalisation, engagement and policy development.

Professors of the University are required to serve as Head of Department when requested to do so by the President.

For further details including full comprehensive job description please see reference number 017181

www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies