Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Computer Science

Organisation/Company MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY Research Field Computer science Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 18 Aug 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Ireland Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Department: Computer Science
Vacancy ID: 042943
Closing Date: 05-Jan18-Aug-2026

We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Computer Science. The appointed candidate will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. They will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the Department and undertake teaching duties on the Department's undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of Master's and PhD students.

The appointee will be a full faculty member, and as such will be expected to innovate in both research and teaching, to assist in the administration and mission of the Department, and to contribute to the wider research community. The appointed candidate will have a strong commitment to research-led undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a demonstrated capacity/potential to attract research funding and develop a world-class research programme.

The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile, that will enhance the research strengths in the Department, and which supports the University's research strategy including affiliating to the Research Institutes, where appropriate and working with colleagues on national and international research. The appointee will be expected to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance and generate publications of international standard.

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

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) onTuesday, 18th of August 2026.

Applicants must provide the following information:

• A comprehensive curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications, including the ORCiD url webpage (with public visibility) containing the list of all publications as per Open Science. The CV should highlight other applications (than open access publications) of open science principles as part of their teaching or research practices.
• A research plan document summarising research to be carried out in the next three years - max 2 pages.
• A teaching statement document summarising teaching experience and approach. This should also include any experience of science communications (e.g. tutorials, seminars, demonstrations, public engagement, etc) - max 2 pages.

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