Research Coordinator, UCD School of Law, Until 29 Dec 2029

EURAXESS Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University College Dublin is seeking a Research Coordinator and Administrator to manage two ERC Consolidator Grant projects with Professor Aisling Swaine and Professor Cathryn Costello. The role covers research coordination, administration, budgeting, reporting, GDPR compliance, and stakeholder engagement.

The successful candidate will coordinate events, public dissemination, and collaboration across university departments and external partners, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met

Qualifications

• Third level degree in a relevant field.
• Post-graduate degree preferred (design of large-scale research projects or related).
• Experience in research coordination or project management with milestone planning.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage two ERC-related research projects and administration.
• Provide project management, budget oversight and reporting across projects.
• Support recruitment, events, networking and institution-building activities.
• Organise conferences and workshops and assist with public dissemination (social media, websites).
• Act as a key contact for project teams and external collaborators.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Communications

GANTT charts

Data management

IT & admin tools

Education

Third level degree

Post-graduate degree

Tools

Excel

Budget tracking

Web development

Graphic design

Job description

Organisation/Company University College Dublin Research Field Juridical sciences » International law Juridical sciences » International law Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 13 Oct 2026 - 01:27 (UTC) Country Ireland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-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

Project 1 is an ERC Consolidator Grant led by Professor Aisling Swaine (Principal Investigator). The `GENCOERCTRL project' is a qualitative study focused on women's experiences of armed group violence and responses by transitional justice processes. The role will provide research coordination, project management, administration and recruitment support to ensure the effective delivery of the project, alongside the Principal Investigator, Professor Aisling Swaine and team of researchers.

Project 2 relates to an ERC Consolidator Grant led by Professor Cathryn Costello (Principal Investigator), a global comparative study of the effectiveness of international refugee law, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The third aspect includes to a set of activities broadly in the field of international law and global justice led by Professor Cathryn Costello, with the aim of developing UCD as a centre of excellence in this field. The role will provide key support for research projects, events, networking and institution-building both within and outside UCD in this field.

The Research Coordinator and Administrator will manage both projects, following a project management approach including clear structures, workflows, planning milestones, progress assessment, and all tasks related to financial and narrative oversight and reporting. They will deal with all administrative matters relating to both projects, team members and external collaborators. This will include dealing with external vendors, file and data management systems, reporting and meeting schedules, GDPR compliance and other daily administrative tasks.

The Research Coordinator and Administrator will support the organisation of conferences and workshops and public dissemination, including social media and websites. The role will be a key point of contact for each project team.

We are looking for a person with a qualification in project management and/or administration with excellent communication, planning, financial and project oversight skills, including across different cultures. You will have competency in working closely with different departments of the university to ensure that the projects can each effectively avail of support available within and beyond the College.

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 13 October 2026.

Communication and interpersonal skills, Project management, Administrative and planning skills, Budgeting and monitoring projects, Exceptional organisational and IT skills, Strong analytical skills, GANTT charts

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

Mandatory:

• Third level degree in area relevant to the role.
• Experience in research coordination/project management, including project planning for achievement of milestones and results.
• Experience in planning, budgeting and monitoring projects successfully from the initial phase through to completion.
• Experience in administration of multiple streams of work.
• Project scope, schedule and budget management skills with the ability to adjust where necessary to remain on target.
• Exceptional communication and engagement skills, working with teams.
• Exceptional organisational and IT skills.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Experience of working independently and using your own initiative to ensure the successful delivery of projects.
• Candidates must demonstrate an awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion agenda.
• Excellent time management skills, interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills, excel and budgeting skills, and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• A post-graduate degree, ideally related to project design and management or related to the design of large-scale research projects.
• Strong analytical skills, with expertise in requirements gathering, project planning including use of GANTT charts, project resource management, budget preparation and tracking, progress monitoring, fostering stakeholder engagement, budgetary and scientific reporting.
• Knowledge of managing EU-funded and other academic research projects in the social sciences sphere.
• Strong technical skills, website development and graphic design beneficial.
• Experience of managing large research projects.
• Demonstrable experience of managing websites and active social media accounts.