Friday, 17:00 (Irish Time) on March 20, 2026
Linking & Networking Lead - AI Factory Antenna Ireland
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Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, specific purpose position as an AI Factory Antenna Linking & Networking Lead with the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) at the University of Galway, Ireland. The position is available immediately, with flexibility to work from our Dublin or Galway offices.
Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC)
ICHEC is Ireland’s national centre for High-Performance Computing (HPC) providing digital infrastructure capabilities and expertise through R&D engagements and skills development programmes to academia, industry and public sector organisations.
With a highly ambitious leading-edge Strategy for Advanced Computing (HPC, Data, AI, Quantum) in Ireland and Europe, ICHEC provides infrastructure services and expertise in HPC and data platforms to for computational sciences, AI, high performance data analytics, Earth Observation, quantum computing and cybersecurity across several sectors including environmental informatics, life sciences, deeptech/material sciences, urban sciences, and other disciplines.
ICHEC works in close partnership with national and international researchers, enterprises and public authorities for joint R&D, skills development, and provisioning HPC and data services to accelerate their digital transformation and green transition.
Salary: Research Fellow salary scale €66,548 - €86,874 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.
The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on March 20, 2026.
It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date. Interviews are planned to be held during the w/c March 30, 2026.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Join a pioneering European AI infrastructure initiative as the Linking & Networking Lead for Ireland's AI Factory Antenna. This is a unique opportunity to shape international AI collaboration by building strategic partnerships between Ireland, France, and the broader European AI ecosystem.
As part of the Technical Leadership Team, you'll coordinate activities between ICHEC and CeADAR to establish Ireland's position within the EuroHPC AI Factory network, creating pathways for Irish enterprises, researchers, and public sector organisations to access world-class AI infrastructure and expertise.
IRL-Antenna is Ireland's contribution to Europe's AI infrastructure network, funded under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking programme. We're building a connected ecosystem where enterprise, research, and the public sector collaborate to tackle major challenges in health, environment, energy, manufacturing, and beyond. The project links directly to AI Factory France (AI2F), giving Irish users access to some of Europe's largest AI training and inference infrastructure.
Debut Duties
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