Organisation/Company MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY Research Field Educational sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Country Ireland Application Deadline 20 Jul 2025 - 00:00 (UTC) Type of Contract Other Job Status Part-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Assistant Department: Froebel Education
Vacancy ID: 036122
Closing Date: 20-Jul-2025
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.
The Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education has 24 staff and offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, based on its research strengths in Primary and Early Childhood Education in a vibrant learning environment. The mission of the Froebel Department is to prepare and inspire caring educators in their pursuit of excellence in teaching, learning and research towards the holistic education of every child in a changing Ireland. The Froebel Department embraces a diverse range of approaches to early childhood education.
The Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education currently offers the following programmes: Bachelor of Education; Professional Master of Education; Master of Education (with specialism in Early Childhood in partnership in collaboration with the Education Department); Post Graduate Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education; Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Teaching & Learning (Full-time and Flexible) and a Master of Education – Research in Practice.
We are seeking a Researcher or a Research Assistant to coordinate our “Lifting Childminder support and practice in Ireland” research project.
Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.
Closing Date:
23:30hrs (local Irish time) onSunday, 20th July 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.
Due to the Part-time nature of this post and depending on the salary offered (determined by public sector pay provisions) this position may not qualify for a hosting agreement, as it may not meet the minimum annual salary requirement of €23,181.
Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer
The position is subject to the Statutes of the University
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