Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Macroeconomics

Maynooth University; Maynooth; On-site; EUR 66,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Maynooth University invites applications for an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Macroeconomics. The successful candidate will contribute to teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and supervise Master’s and PhD students, while building a strong international research publication profile.

The appointee will engage in macroeconomics research, collaborate with colleagues, and align with the Department’s teaching programme and research strategy.

Qualifications

• Proven record of teaching, research and publication appropriate to career stage.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in macroeconomics.
• Supervise Master’s and PhD students.
• Develop and sustain an active research profile and publish in international journals.

Job description

Salary Scale

Department: Economics

Vacancy ID: 043763

Closing Date: 04-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 an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Macroeconomics. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. They will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the Department and undertake teaching duties on the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of Master’s and PhD students.

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 and generate publications of international standard.

Salary Scale

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, 4th October 2026.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University