Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Education

Maynooth University; Maynooth; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Maynooth University invites applications for a Lecturership in Education with a specialism in Education Guidance Counselling. The appointee will contribute to teaching on the Education Guidance Counselling programme and the Initial Teacher Education programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, while developing a robust research profile and supervising doctoral students.

The successful candidate should hold a Doctorate in Education (or near completion) and will be expected to publish

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Education (or nearing completion) is required.
• Experience in Education Guidance Counselling or related area.
• Record of teaching, research and publication appropriate to career stage.

Responsibilities

• Teach on Education Guidance Counselling and Initial Teacher Education programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Develop and sustain a strong research profile with international publications.
• Supervise research students up to doctoral level and contribute to course leadership and administrative duties.

Skills

Teaching

Research

Supervision

Leadership

Education

Doctorate in Education

Job description

Salary

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.

Salary
Assistant Professor / Lecturer: €66,055 – € 104,600 p.a. (7 points)
Assistant Lecturer)*: €43,025 – € 73,445 p.a. (14 points)
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