The Marine Institute is Ireland’s scientific agency responsible for supporting the sustainable development of the state’s maritime area and resources. We do this through conducting applied research and providing scientific knowledge, advice and services to government, industry and other stakeholders and users. This policy advice capacity, our broad mandate, and the research programmes we fund and undertake, give us a unique insight into the science-policy interface, and make us an exemplar in the provision of integrated ocean knowledge.
Summary of the Role:
The successful candidate will work in close cooperation with the core team in PIRS, researchers and colleagues in the Marine Institute (MI) and hold responsibility for delivering a targeted programme of support and infrastructure for pre- and post-award research support with a particular emphasis on research performance, excellence, culture and impact.
The Marine Institute has a multi-faceted role in research as a research funder, in national research coordination, and as a research performer. This newly created position is specifically linked to supporting the MI role and enhancing activity and systems as a Research Performing Organisation (RPO). It will help to advance the objective of the MI Strategic Plan to deliver impact through research and innovation and to “strengthen the Marine Institute’s capability and capacity in strategically important research areas.”
Reporting to the International Programmes Section Manager, and working closely with the support of an Administrative Assistant function (job share), the Team Leader will be responsible for ensuring MI compliance in light of an expanding range of national and EU research governance and best-practice requirements that are mandatory for RPOs. The Team Lead will work with the MI research community to foster research excellence and impact and in further developing the Marine Institute’s research culture as an innovative and creative research environment.
Duties will include ensuring effective adherence to, and implementation of, existing relevant MI, national and EU R&I best practice, policies and regulations. This will require proactive engagement with Research and Technology Transfer Offices in other RPOs, and with research management networks at national and EU level (e.g. the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators, EARMA). The successful candidate will also take the lead in ensuring that MI internal research policies and procedures are up-to-date and fit for purpose, including the co-development, when required, with internal stakeholders of new policies to address and ever-evolving research environment.
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How to Apply:
A C.V. and letter of application, summarising experience and skill set applicable to the position should be emailed to recruitment@marine.ie or posted to Human Resources at the Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Galway, H91 R673. All correspondence for this post should quote reference PIRS/TL/RESEARCH/JUN25
Closing date for Applications:
All applications for this post should be received by the Marine Institute in advance of 12 noon on Friday, 13th June 2025. Unfortunately, late applications cannot be accepted.
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