Overview
We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Product Design & Innovation. The appointee will have proven knowledge and experience of applied commercialisation and entrepreneurship in bringing product designs to market with/in start-up and established companies, and a proven record of teaching and research appropriate to career stage. They will contribute to an excellent student learning experience, including assessment and placements, and will flexibly contribute to the development of our education programmes in response to market demand, industry needs, and research‑informed best practices.
Department and Vacancy
Department: Design Innovation
Vacancy ID: 037943
Closing Date: 26-Oct-2025
Responsibilities
* Maintain existing industry relationships and develop new links and opportunities for students and knowledge exchange, domestically and internationally.
* Contribute to an excellent student learning experience as a member of the teaching team, including assessment and placements.
* Contribute flexibly to the development of education programmes in response to market demand, industry needs, and research‑informed best practices.
* Build a strong research profile that supports the University’s research mission, through academic publications in the field of Design, with a strong understanding of the changing commercial and academic landscape.
* Sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance, and generate publications of international standard.
About the Department
The Department of Design Innovation offers a BSc Product Design & Innovation, a MSc Design Innovation and a MSc Design for UX&I, as well as MLit and PhD Design Innovation. Courses emphasize practical, project-based learning with workshops, laboratory sessions, and group work. Students learn to combine creativity with technology, materials, and human-centered design across interdisciplinary areas: Design, anthropology, engineering, and business.
Salary and Conditions
Assistant Professor / Lecturer: €64,753 – €102,539 p.a. (7 points)
Assistant Lecturer: €42,099 – €71,998 p.a. (14 points)
Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.
Closing Date and Application Details
Closing Date: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 26th October 2025
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 Statement
Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer.
Additional Information
The position is subject to the Statutes of the University.
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