Professor of Early Childhood Education

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. They 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 doctorate, a distinguished academic career, and a strong 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, publications in quality refereed journals and to develop the understanding of the research, 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.

Salary 

Professor B :                                 €93,943– € 125,568 p.a. (6 points) 

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