Assistant Professor in Engineering Materials

Trinity College Dublin (Head Office); Dublin; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

The School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin seeks to make a Tenure Track appointment of an Assistant Professor in Engineering Materials. The purpose of this post is to deliver world class engineering education and build an internationally significant research programme in engineering materials.

The successful candidate will deliver taught modules at undergraduate and integrated master’s levels as part of the BAI/BSc/MAI Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering programmes and develop new

Job description

Assistant Professor in Engineering Materials

Trinity College Dublin (Head Office)

Ref: #JOB-2460510

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin 2,

Application Details

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Job Description

The School of Engineering seeks to make the Tenure Track appointment of an Assistant Professor in Engineering Materials. The purpose of this post is to deliver world class engineering education and build an internationally significant research programme in engineering materials. The successful applicant will deliver taught modules at undergraduate and integrated master’s levels as part of the BAI/BSc/MAI Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering programme and develop new topical modules for the current Engineering with Management programme and the Biomedical Engineering programme. This role is vital to enable other areas of research and undergraduate projects in the School of Engineering that rely on deploying the potential offered by technological advances in materials. These areas include product design, advanced manufacturing, medical devices, biomaterials, sustainable aviation, sustainable materials, thermal management, acoustics and future energy systems and others. The successful candidate will complement and add value to other areas of research strength in the Discipline of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering.

Post Status Tenure Track - This position is Tenure Track position which is 5-years in the first instance, permanency is subject to satisfying the tenure requirements.

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Lecturer Salary Scale (109BN) commensurate with qualifications / experience and in line with Public Sector Pay Policy [€43,425 to €103,582 per annum] https://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly-academic.pdf

Closing Date: 12 noon (Irish Standard Time) 28th September 2026

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to the Head of the School of Engineering, Professor Anil Kokaram, [e-mail], or to the Head of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering, Professor Stephen Spence, [e-mail].

Sector

• education

Career Level

• Experienced [Non-Managerial]