Position
Department: Sports Science & Nutrition
Vacancy ID: 040623
Closing Date: 12-Apr-2026
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.
Job Overview
We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Food Science. Candidates should ideally possess a robust Food Science background, specializing in teaching (including laboratory-based practicals) in areas such as food technology (processing and packaging), food rheology, food analysis and quality assurance, product development, food microbiology, food chemistry, food safety and authenticity, food policy, food marketing, and/or taste and sensory science (http://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/study-maynooth/undergraduate-studies/courses/bsc-food-science-and-human-nutrition). Candidates should have prior experience delivering laboratory-based Food Science modules and supervising practical classes using relevant analytical and microbiological laboratory equipment (e.g. rheometers, texture analysers, HPLC/GC systems) appropriate for Food Science teaching.
Responsibilities
The person appointed 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 programmes, future postgraduate programmes, as well as the supervision of Master’s and PhD students. The current undergraduate programme (MH222 – Food Science and Human Nutrition) was launched in 2024. The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile that 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 also be expected to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance and generate publications of international standard.
Salary
Assistant Professor / Lecturer (2026): €65,401 – €103,564 p.a. (7 points)
Assistant Lecturer: €42,599 – €72,718 p.a. (14 points)
Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.
Application Deadline
Applications must be submitted by 12th April 2026, 23:30hrs (local Irish time). Late applications will not be accepted. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.
Equal Opportunity
Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer.
Legal
The position is subject to the Statutes of the University.
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