Research Assistant – Finance & Project Coordination (STREACS)

EURAXESS Ireland; Maynooth; On-site; EUR 39,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Maynooth University invites applications for a part-time Research Assistant (0.6 FTE) to join the STREACS project. The role centres on financial management, budget monitoring, forecasting, and procurement, with responsibilities spanning planning seminars, online research weeks, and coordination with consortium partners across the EU and Armenia.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Principal Investigator and project team, contributing to financial reporting and day-to-day

Qualifications

• Proactive, organised, numerate and detail-oriented

Responsibilities

• Manage the financial operations of the STREACS project, ensuring compliance with funder requirements.
• Monitor budgets, perform financial comparisons and forecasting, and oversee expenditure tracking.
• Prepare financial reports and support procurement activities for the project.
• Plan and run seminars, online research weeks and project activities; coordinate with consortium partners across the EU and Armenia.

Skills

Financial management

Budget monitoring

Procurement

Event planning

Coordination

Job description

Maynooth University invites applications for a part-time Research Assistant (0.6 FTE) to join the STREACS project. The role centres on financial management, budget monitoring, forecasting, and procurement, with responsibilities spanning planning seminars, online research weeks, and coordination with consortium partners across the EU and Armenia.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Principal Investigator and project team, contributing to financial reporting and day-to-day