Post Doctoral Researcher

The Role

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. The Department of Geography is seeking an excellent candidate to join our staff as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Level 1). This person will join the team working on a recent SFI Discover award in conjunction with ESERO Ireland – an outreach project with national scope entitled “Space, Surveyors and Students: STEM and the Sustainable Development Goals (5*S)”. This project focusses on developing methods for introducing students to Copernicus data and is a collaboration between Maynooth University, TU Dublin, Esri Ireland, the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and Ordnance Survey Ireland. The person appointed will have a proven remote sensing skillset and experience of working with Copernicus imagery appropriate to career stage. Candidates must demonstrate the capability for independent, problem focussed thinking and be enthusiastic about showcasing space data such as Copernicus through WebGIS platforms such as ArcGIS Online. The successful candidate will be expected to visit project partners and schools all around the country and therefore a driving license and access to a car are essential.

Post-doctoral Researcher (2020) Salary Scale:                            €38,632 per annum (1 point with increment)

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Wednesday 22nd September 2021. 

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