Research Assistant Level 1

EURAXESS Ireland; Maynooth; Remote; EUR 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

Maynooth University is seeking a part-time Research Assistant to aid in knowledge dissemination and management of research interactions across the ADDRESS project. The project is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and coordinated by Prof Walsh at Maynooth University with partners across UCD, Teagasc and University of Galway. The total project will run for 5 years.

Research Assistant Level 1: €34,130 p.a. (1 point - with increment).

Qualifications

• We are seeking a research assistant to aid in the knowledge dissemination and management of the research interactions across the project.

Responsibilities

• We are seeking a research assistant to aid in the knowledge dissemination and management of the research interactions across the project.
• The project investigates antimicrobial resistance across the animal-environmental nexus and runs for 5 years, coordinated by Maynooth University with partners across UCD, Teagasc and University of Galway.

Job description

Organisation/Company MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY Research Field Educational sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 22 Nov 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Ireland Type of Contract Other Job Status Part-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: Biology
Vacancy ID: 044783
Closing Date:22-Nov-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 a research assistant to aid in the knowledge dissemination and management of the research interactions across the project. The project is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The research assistant position sits within a larger collaborative project coordinated by Prof Walsh at Maynooth University with partners across UCD, Teagasc and University of Galway. The total project will run for 5 years. The ADDRESS project investigates antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across the animal-environmental nexus and lies within One Health research. The project combines microbiology, metagenomics, antimicrobial analysis, whole genome sequencing and data analysis with stakeholder engagement.

Research Assistant Level 1: €34,130 p.a. (1 point - with increment)

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 22nd November 2026.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University