Department: School of Law & Criminology
Position: Professor of Health, Wellbeing and Law (Professor B)
Position Overview
Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology seeks an outstanding academic to join our staff as Professor of Health, Wellbeing and Law. This new Professor post is aligned to the Health & Wellness Beacon Research Beacon, under Maynooth University’s Strategic Plan 2023–2028. The appointee will contribute research-informed, practice-engaged education, scholarship, and societal impact that demonstrates Maynooth University’s impact in supporting research-informed public policy in Ireland and Europe.
We have a particular interest in applicants with expertise in legal research, scholarship, and teaching as they relate to one or more of the following (alongside other areas of health/medical law):
Health, wellbeing and law as they intersect with new and emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and reproductive technologies
Mental health, capacity and law, and vulnerable populations
End-of-life care, dying and the law
Health, children and families
Regulatory frameworks for healthcare provision
Key Responsibilities
The appointee will be expected to provide significant intellectual leadership, through a demonstrated commitment to both education and research, and to contribute towards the effective leadership and management of the School, the Faculty, and the University. They will provide effective leadership in legal research and education, both through their own work and through mentorship of other faculty and research students. The new Professor will work with the Head of School, other Professors, and Faculty and Staff of the School of Law and Criminology to support the development and operation of the School’s wider research, education and service agenda.
The ideal appointee will have an excellent track record in high-impact research, scholarship, and publication, in attracting external research funding, in leading research teams, in teaching and educational innovation, in the development and delivery of academic programmes, in service both to academic life and to society, and in academic leadership.
The appointee will be expected to sustain and conduct research of the highest impact and standard, to engage in scholarship of quality and substance, and to generate publications of international standard. They will continue to build a strong research profile that supports the University’s research strategy, including affiliating to its research institutes, where appropriate, and to one or more of the School’s, Faculty’s or University’s research centres or institutes, and working with colleagues on national and international research.
The new Professor of Health, Wellbeing and Law will be expected to contribute significantly to the research income-raising capacity of the school. This will be through their own funding applications, supporting the external research fund-raising capacity and enablement of the School faculty, and in cooperation with departments and schools across the University.
The appointee will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the School and to undertake teaching duties on the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of postgraduate and postdoctoral research students and fellows. The successful candidate will be required to teach at least four modules on the current undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in law at Maynooth University.
While each role is embedded within its home School or Department, the postholder will be expected to collaborate across the Faculty and University, contributing to collective research, teaching, and engagement activities that maximise impact in the Health and Wellbeing domain.
Salary
Professor B (2026): €105,554 – €141,089 p.a. (6 points). Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.
Closing Date
23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Monday, 6th April 2026. 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.
Equal Opportunity
Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer.
Statutes
The position is subject to the Statutes of the University.
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