Assistant Lecturer in Human Security

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

Job summary

Maynooth University invites applications for an Assistant Lecturer in Human Security in the Department of Anthropology. You will contribute to the teaching programme and design and deliver workshops for senior diplomatic, security, and government personnel in Ireland, the EU and beyond.

The successful candidate will have a track record in teaching, training, research and policy work, and will align this work with the Edward M.

Qualifications

• Proven record of teaching, training, research and policy work.
• Experience delivering workshops for senior diplomatic, security and government personnel.
• Ability to design and deliver workshops in human security.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Department of Anthropology teaching programme.
• Design and deliver workshops for senior officials in Ireland, the EU and beyond.
• Collaborate with the Edward M. Kennedy Institute and relevant national/international bodies.

Skills

Teaching experience

Workshop facilitation

Policy work

Research

Job description

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.

Department: Anthropology

Vacancy ID: 045044

Closing Date: 25-Nov-2026

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

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.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University