Assistant Lecturer in Conflict Intervention and Dialogue

Maynooth University; Maynooth; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Maynooth University invites applications for an Assistant Lecturer in Conflict Intervention and Dialogue in the Department of Anthropology. The appointee will contribute to teaching, training, research, and policy work relevant to senior diplomatic, security, and government audiences in Ireland, the EU, and beyond.

The position is offered on a pro-rata 0.5 full-time equivalent salary scale (€43,025 - €56,566 per annum). Appointments will be made according to public sector pay provisions.

Qualifications

• Proven record of teaching, training, research, and policy work for career-stage appropriate.
• Experience in designing and delivering workshops on conflict intervention and dialogue.
• Experience with programme delivery, workshop facilitation and evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the teaching programme of the Department and Institute.
• Design and deliver workshops in conflict intervention and dialogue.
• Engage with senior diplomatic, security and government personnel.

Job description

Department: Anthropology

Vacancy ID: 045043

Closing Date: 25-Nov-2026

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.

We are seeking an excellent academic and practitioner to join our staff as an Assistant Lecturer in Conflict Intervention and Dialogue. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, training, research, and policy work, appropriate to career stage. They will be expected to make a contribution to the teaching programme of the Department and Institute, particularly the design and delivery of workshops in conflict intervention and dialogue and cognate areas for senior diplomatic, security, and government personnel in Ireland, the EU, and elsewhere. They will have a proven record of programme delivery, workshop and dialogue facilitation, and evaluations.

Assistant Lecturer (2026) Salary Scale: €43,025 - €56,566 p.a. (pro rata 0.5FTE) (7 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Wednesday, 25th November 2026

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University