Assistant Lecturer in Human Security (0.5 FTE) (Specified purpose)

Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth; Maynooth; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth, invites applications for an Assistant Lecturer in Human Security. The role focuses on teaching, training, and workshop design in human security for senior government actors in Ireland and the EU.

The appointee will contribute to the Department and Institute teaching programme, and work across national and international research agendas. Essential requirements include five years of professional experience, a strong record in conflict

Qualifications

• Five years of professional experience in the field.
• Experience teaching, programme development and training.

Responsibilities

• Teach and design workshops in human security for senior diplomatic, security and government personnel.
• Contribute to teaching programme of the Department and Institute.
• Align research with the Edward M. Kennedy Institute and ESCD of EU; engage with national and international governments.

Skills

Teaching

Programme development

Training

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Relevant academic qualifications in security/defence/human security/resilience studies

Tools

Moodle

Job description

The role

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 a 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.

The appointees will be expected to align with the University’s research strategy and work with colleagues on national and international research.

Essential

• Relevant academic qualifications in the broad area of security, defence, human security, resilience studies, and a minimum of five years of professional experience
• A record of expert contributions in the areas of conflict intervention and human security
• Knowledge and understanding of EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) working environment
• Experience of and a demonstrated commitment to teaching, programme development, and training
• Experience working with senior practitioners in the area of human security
• Experience of, and commitment to, working in an interdisciplinary setting
• Good administrative, organisational, teamwork and communication skills

Desirable

• Experience in project management and relationship management in delivery of EU courses, dialogue workshops and conferences
• Expertise in design of online learning and use of Moodle
• Particular experience of applied learning in EU security and preventive diplomacy.

For further details including full comprehensive job description please see reference number 045044 on the Maynooth University vacancies page at: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies

€43,025 to €56,566 - please see advert