Associate Or Lec/Ast Prof of Medicinal Chemistry, Permanent

University College Dublin; Dublin; On-site; EUR 66,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

University College Dublin invites applications for a permanent post of Associate Professor or Lecturer/Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology within the UCD School of Chemistry. The appointee will become a leading figure in Ireland's Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology community, sustain an internationally recognised research team, and engage with national and EU funding opportunities to advance cutting-edge research.

Closing date: 30 October 2026.

Job description

Applications are invited for a permanent post of a
Associate Professor OR Lecturer/Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology
within UCD School of Chemistry.

The person appointed will be expected to become a leading figure within Ireland's Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology community, sustain an internationally recognised research team, and interact with other disciplinary areas within the University. The appointee will also be expected to take full advantage of large-scale national research funding opportunities (for example, through Research Ireland), and potential research funding streams available through the European Union and other international agencies.

Entry to UCD Science programmes is highly competitive and we attract talented students from Ireland and abroad. The School delivers three BSc programmes (Chemistry, Chemistry with Environmental and Sustainable Chemistry, and Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology). The latter is currently the largest BSc major in the College of Science, and the successful candidate will play an important role in the development and delivery of the latter. In addition, we contribute courses to several other Schools, and postgraduate-level courses to our taught MSc and structured PhD programmes.

95 Associate Professor\2010 Salary Scale: €85,864 - €121,260 per annum

Or

95 Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Above The Bar): €66,055 - €104,600 per annum

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 30/10/2026.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Note: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow link below:

https://www.ucd.ie/hr/t4media/Academic Contract.pdf

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/