Overview
Department: Chemistry
Vacancy ID: 038243
Closing Date: 16-Nov-2025
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on a chemical education project on modernising laboratory education. The position is associated with a HEA funded (Irish Government’s Human Capital Initiative, HCI, supported by the National Training Fund) initiative. This large-scale inter-institutional educational initiative (involving MU, DkIT, TUS, UCC and DCU) explores the use of virtual laboratories as a teaching tool for the experimental sciences. The initiative will also involve working with both education technology providers, industry stakeholders and student partners. The project entails developing a new curriculum aimed at providing learners with enhanced technical and work readiness skills of relevance to the modern chemical sciences sector. The project involves using in-house and commercial virtual laboratory teaching resources and has developed a science lab recording studio at UCC.
Responsibilities
* Developing a new curriculum aimed at providing learners with enhanced technical and work readiness skills relevant to the modern chemical sciences sector.
* Exploring the use of virtual laboratories as a teaching tool for the experimental sciences.
* Collaborating with education technology providers, industry stakeholders and student partners.
* Utilising in-house and commercial virtual laboratory teaching resources and contributing to the science lab recording studio at UCC.
Salary
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2025): €46,305 p.a. (1 point)
Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.
Closing date and application
Closing date and time: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday 16th of November 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.
Other information
Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer
The position is subject to the Statutes of the University
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