Assistant Lecturer in Human Security

Times Higher Education; Ireland; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Maynooth University is seeking an expert academic and practitioner to join the staff as an Assistant Lecturer in Human Security on a 0.5 FTE basis. The role will require teaching, training, research and policy work, including designing and delivering workshops for senior diplomatic, security, and government personnel in Ireland, the EU and beyond.

The appointee will contribute to the teaching programme of the Department and Institute, focusing on human security and related areas, and align this

Qualifications

• Proven record of teaching, training, research, and policy work.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver workshops in human security.
• Contribute to the department's teaching programme.
• Coordinate programme delivery and evaluations.

Skills

Teaching experience

Workshop facilitation

Policy work

Research

Education

Academic qualifications

Job description

Organisation/Company MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY Research Field Educational sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 25 Nov 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Ireland 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

Department:Anthropology
Vacancy ID:045044
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 expert academic and practitioner to join our staff as an Assistant Lecturer in Human Security. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, training, research, and policy work, appropriate to their 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 human security 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. The person appointed will focus on human security and related areas, such as societal resilience, and align this work with the Edward M. Kennedy Institute’s ongoing role with the European Security and Defence College and relevant national and international governments.

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