Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Education

EURAXESS Ireland; Ireland; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Maynooth University invites applications for a Lecturer in Education with a specialism in Education Guidance Counselling. The appointee should hold a Doctorate in Education (or nearing completion) and will teach across Education Guidance Counselling and Initial Teacher Education programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The role includes supervising research students, contributing to research outputs, and taking on course leadership duties within the department.

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching and supervising in higher education.
• Strong research output and publication record.
• Ability to contribute to Education Guidance Counselling programmes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver lectures and modules in Education Guidance Counselling and related programmes.
• Supervise research students up to doctoral level and manage placements as needed.
• Contribute to master’s and doctoral level modules and administrative duties.

Skills

Teaching

Research

Curriculum development

Education

Doctorate in Education

Job description

Organisation/Company MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY Research Field Educational sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 25 Oct 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Ireland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-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: Education
Vacancy ID: 044283
Closing Date: 25-Oct-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 excellent academic to join our staff as a Lecturer in Education (with Specialism in Education Guidance Counselling). The candidate should have a Doctorate in Education (or cognate area) or be nearing completion of their Doctorate. The preferred candidate will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching and research programmes of the Department, undertaking teaching duties on the Department's Education Guidance Counselling programme and the Initial Teacher Education programmes at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. They will also be expected to contribute to Master's and Doctoral level modules and supervision as well as conduct placement supervision if required. They will have the theoretical and professional knowledge required to develop student guidance counsellors in Education Guidance Counselling and support their practice in classrooms and schools. Experience of working in teacher and counsellor education and researching into school-based settings is highly desirable. The preferred candidate will also be able to work collaboratively in supporting the collegial work of the Department and to assume administrative and course leadership duties, in particular on Education Guidance Counselling and as required on the Department's programmes.

The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile that supports the University's research strategy, including affiliating to the Research Institutes, where appropriate, and working with colleagues on national and international research. The appointee will be expected to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance, undertake engaged research, and generate publications of international standard. They will be expected to supervise research students up to doctoral level. The person appointed will have a record of teaching, research, and publication, appropriate to career stage.

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday 25th October 2026

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University