Vacancy ID : 040105 Closing Date : 07-May-2026 12:00 Vacancy: 040105 - Research Assistant - Ac Climate Project x2 Contract: Specified Purpose to July 2026 Salary: IUA Research Assistant salary scale €33,791 - €43,872 (based on rates effective 01/02/2026) South East Technological University (SETU) is an internationally oriented university that aims to provide a centre of knowledge, research and innovation that will cultivate future generations of active and engaged citizens across the South East region of Ireland and beyond.
The Department of Built Environment in the Faculty of Engineering at SETU's Carlow Campus delivers teaching and research across disciplines such as civil engineering, construction management, and quantity surveying, supporting innovation and skills development for the construction and infrastructure sectors.
The Faculty of Engineering seeks to recruit two Research Assistants to join its research team.
The posts will form part of the Ac Climate Project, a collaborative research project between SETU and Trinity College Dublin that aims to develop and implement a practical methodology for assessing the vulnerability of groundwater recharge to a changing climate in Ireland.
The project will establish a repeatable national approach to estimating historic and future groundwater recharge rates, helping to improve understanding of how climate variability and change may influence groundwater resources.
Working as part of an interdisciplinary research team, the Research Assistants will contribute to data analysis, model development, and the creation of national-scale datasets and maps that will support evidence-based water resource management.
SETU is an equal opportunities employer.
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