Assistant Lecturer in Human Security

EURAXESS Ireland; Maynooth; Remote; EUR 43,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Maynooth University is seeking an expert academic and practitioner to join as an Assistant Lecturer in Human Security. The role emphasizes teaching, training, research, and policy work, including designing and delivering workshops for senior diplomatic, security, and government personnel in Ireland and the EU.

The appointee will contribute to the teaching programme of the Department and Institute, align with the Edward M.

Qualifications

• Evidence of teaching, training, and policy work appropriate to career stage.
• Experience in designing and delivering workshops in human security.
• Experience engaging with national and international governments or EU bodies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver teaching, training and workshops in human security for senior personnel.
• Contribute to research and policy work aligned with the institute and department.
• Support programme delivery, workshop evaluations and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Teaching experience

Workshop facilitation

Policy work

Research experience

Public sector engagement

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