Research Assistant Level 1

Maynooth University; Maynooth; On-site; EUR 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Maynooth University invites applications for a Research Assistant to support the AMR project within the Biology department. The post focuses on knowledge dissemination and management across the project, which is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and coordinated by Prof Walsh with partners across UCD, Teagasc and University of Galway.

The position forms part of a five-year program in One Health, integrating microbiology, metagenomics, antimicrobial analyses, and data

Responsibilities

• Aid in knowledge dissemination and management of research interactions across the project.

Job description

Department: Biology

Vacancy ID: 044783

Closing Date: 22-Nov-2026, 23:30hrs local Irish time, Sunday, 22nd November 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)

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University