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Department: Student Skills & Success Vacancy ID: 042263 Closing Date: 28-Jun-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 student-focused, empathetic, and solutions-oriented Academic Advisor to support students in navigating and succeeding in their academic journey. This role is central to the Academic and Programme Advisory Office, providing high-quality advice and guidance on programme pathways, curriculum structures, and university regulations, empowering students to navigate and succeed in their academic journey at Maynooth University. Working closely with the Academic and Programme Advisory Office Manager, the appointee will play a central role in the office’s excellent service provision, the delivery of key campaigns, and the commitment to enhancing service innovation. The appointee will be responsible for delivering accessible, accurate, and student-centred advice, enabling students to make informed decisions throughout their studies. The successful candidate will play a key role in the Academic and Programme Advisory team, collaborating closely with colleagues within the team and across Student Skills and Success, the Office for Students and Learning, and the broader university community, as well as with the Maynooth Students’ Union. This position offers the post holder an opportunity to help shape a crucial student service dedicated to empowering students to navigate their academic journeys and achieve their academic goals and success. The post holder will actively contribute to team growth, shared knowledge and the enhancement of academic and programme advisory services, playing a critical role in supporting digital service delivery, including the transition and optimisation of academic processes across evolving digital platforms, with a particular focus on digital and integrated resources and supports, including the use of data-informed approaches and emerging technologies to enhance service accessibility, responsiveness and impact. The role will also foster strong partnerships and collaborations with university stakeholders, centred around our students. This role sits within the Student Skills and Success division of the Office for Students and Learning and supports Maynooth University’s strategic priority to expand high-quality, technology-enabled student support services in partnership with students. This is a specialist advisory role with a primary focus on service delivery, academic guidance, and operational support, requiring sound professional judgement in interpreting academic regulations in the context of students' needs. The ideal candidate will have at least five years of relevant experience in student support and/or advisory roles within higher education, demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills, have a strong understanding of sectoral best practice, and uphold a student-centred ethos, combined with a genuine passion for student well-being, engagement, and success. Reporting to the Academic and Programme Advisory Office Manager, the post holder will play an instrumental role in delivering excellent service, with a keen awareness of the diverse needs of MU students and staff, using data and insight to continuously evaluate and enhance service effectiveness and student outcomes. The Office is responsible for the delivery of core university processes at critical times in the academic year (normally July and September annually). The Academic Advisor plays an integral role as part of the team in the delivery of service and must be available at critical times. Salary: Administrative Officer I (2026): €59,812– €85,339 p.a. (9 points) Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions. Closing Date: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 28th of June 2026 Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. Late applications will not be accepted. Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer The position is subject to the Statutes of the University

Faculty of Educational Sciences invites applications for the position of ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE OR FULL PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION LEADERSHIP The assistant or associate professorship will be filled as a fixed-term tenure track position. Further information on the University of Helsinki's tenure track system is available on the University website. The appointment is to begin on 1 January 2027.  Job overview Shifts in Finnish society, including growing diversification and inequality, require management studies to embrace new perspectives and approaches to management development. The appointee will research and develop educational management and management education. A broad familiarity with educational management is required, and may relate to areas such as pedagogical management, educational and learning management in various organisations, or the management of educational and school communities. Teaching responsibilities will span the degree programmes coordinated by the Faculty of Educational Sciences, with a particular emphasis on a master’s programme currently in development in educational and learning management. The appointee will be responsible for not only undergraduate but also doctoral education in the field.  The assistant, associate or full professorship is linked to the development of the educational and teaching sector ecosystem within the EDUCA Flagship. The appointee will be responsible for the following: Promoting information collection, analysis and application in the field, including the development of information collection practices Advancing research in the management of the educational and teaching sector Developing the theoretical framework of and research into the pedagogical management of teachers and the workplace Leading EDUCA’s Educational Design Research projects to investigate and address challenges in teacher and principal training Developing new research settings, research reporting and stakeholder partnerships Fostering international research projects and networks involving educational and teaching sector management Participating in international education export and development projects in the field. Qualification requirements and appointment criteria  Associate and assistant professors within the tenure track system must hold an applicable doctoral degree and be capable of conducting independent scholarly work, alongside the requisite teaching skills. Research relevant to the professorship’s field is considered an asset. In addition, the appointee must be capable and willing to promote their academic career through publications and other means, and develop teaching, learning and research in the field. The assessment of applicant qualifications considers not only research and teaching merits, but also success in securing external research funding and experience in domestic and international research projects.  Full professors must hold an applicable doctoral degree and possess advanced academic qualifications, experience in leading scholarly research, the requisite teaching skills and evidence of success in securing external research funding and international collaboration in their research field. Applicants must be able to deliver teaching based on top-level research and supervise theses. The position also requires academic leadership skills. The assessment of applicant qualifications considers both scholarly and teaching-related qualifications.  Scholarly qualifications encompass relevant publications and other academically valuable research results, success in securing external research funding, international research experience, as well as academic responsibilities and elected positions, and international relations. Teaching qualifications encompass teaching experience and pedagogical training, the ability to produce learning material, other teaching merits and, if necessary, a demonstration of teaching skills and participation in training doctoral researchers. Also considered are applicants’ leadership and interaction skills and their active contribution to the academic community and public engagement. In addition, the appointment committee will review applicants’ views on the development of research and teaching in the field. The assessment of shortlisted applicants will consider statements by external experts and interviews carried out by the appointment committee. The applications will be assessed comprehensively, with due regard to career stage. The University of Helsinki has signed the DORA Declaration and applies its principles to the assessment of applicants’ academic merits.  According to the Government Decree on Universities, assistant, associate and full professors must be proficient in the language of instruction, in this case, Finnish. To successfully attend to the duties of the position, appointees must also have good English skills, as teaching can also be provided in English. In addition, they must have at least satisfactory skills in Swedish. A person not educated in Finland in Finnish or Swedish may be exempted from the Swedish requirement. The University provides support for language learning. Read more about the language requirements. The chosen applicant is expected to reside in Finland while employed by the University of Helsinki. The Faculty of Educational Sciences provides assistance in relocation.  What we offer The Faculty of Educational Sciences is a dynamic, inspiring and international working and studying environment that has invested in state-of-the-art research and teaching infrastructure. We encourage our staff to make bold and creative decisions while exercising high standards of ethical conduct in research, teaching and community relations.  The salary will be based on level 7 (assistant / associate professor) or levels 8-10 (professor) of the job requirement scheme for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal work performance. The annual gross salary of assistant/associate professor varies between 56,000 and 70,000 Euros and of full professor between 67,000 and 100,000 Euros depending on the appointee’s qualifications and previous experience. The employment contract will include a probationary period of six months.  The faculty’s administrative and technical staff, as well as expert colleagues will support the successful appointee in their role. The University of Helsinki provides its staff with occupational health and fitness services, professional development opportunities, as well as a first-class research and teaching environment and the conditions necessary for international cooperation. Read more about work at our university. For international applicants we offer relocation services and support in settling-in, training and other events especially designed for our international staff members, a special UniBuddy-program and specialized support for spouses (HEI LIFE Spouse Network). Application instructions The application, together with the required attachments, must be submitted through the University of Helsinki recruitment system by clicking on the link below. Current University employees must submit their applications through the SAP Fiori portal.  All application documents must be in English and submitted as a single PDF file, named as follows: llastname_professor_edleadership. Link the PDF file to the relevant position in the recruitment system. Kindly see the instructions for the attached documents.  The application must be accompanied by the following documents:  A motivation letter or written application.  A researcher’s curriculum vitae in accordance with University guidelines (max. 10 pages, see instructions above) A numbered list of publications (in which ten publications most relevant to the position are indicated in bold font, see instructions above) A plan for advancing research and teaching in the field and a vision for the development of the applicant’s research and the research field in general (maximum of 2 pages)  A report on the applicant’s research activities (1–3 pages, including activity in academic communities, acquisition of research funding and international research).  Additionally we request applicants to fill out a separate report on their teaching qualifications via e-form. Applicants are kindly asked to be prepared, after the closing of the application period and if requested by the faculty, to submit up to 10 publications of their choice to be reviewed by the external evaluators. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview and a demonstration of teaching skills.  Please note that the degree requirement must be met by the end of the application deadline. The application deadline is 11 August 2026 (23:59 EEST) Further information Further information on the position can obtained (4-22 June and 5-10 August) from the dean, professor Markku Jahnukainen (markku.jahnukainen@helsinki.fi). For enquiries about the recruitment process and for technical support for using the University’s electronic recruitment system, please contact HR Specialist Hector Nystedt (recruitment@helsinki.fi). Further information on careers and the tenure track system is available on our website.  Read more about working at the University of Helsinki. Support for international employees.  Why Finland  Finland is a member of the European Union, has high quality and inexpensive childcare and free schooling (also in English), excellent family benefits and healthcare. Finland was recently ranked as the best country in the world for expat families, and Helsinki is in the world’s top ten most livable cities. Finland and the Helsinki region feature leading research and innovation facilities, clean environment, affordable accommodation, and excellent international, national, and local transport connections. Why Finland is a great place to live and work. A diverse and equitable study and work culture is important to us. That is why we do our best to promote an inclusive university community. We encourage all qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for our positions. Click this link to read about accessibility and inclusivity at our University. JOIN US TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD – TOGETHER! #HelsinkiUniCareers The internationally esteemed and highly successful Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki is Finland’s leading unit of research and teaching in Educational Sciences and Teacher Education. The Faculty of Educational Sciences conducts research related to human growth, development and learning. Our research encompasses the different stages of the human life cycle, from early childhood to school age, adulthood, professional life and ageing. Our research is targeted systematically at different levels of society and the education system, as well as more broadly at professional life and culture. Our research focuses on growth, development, learning and teaching in diverse environments, contexts and subjects, as well as on educational policies and practices, and the structures of the education system. We investigate the significance of education in the lives of individuals, society and social justice, and we analyse how our understanding of humanity, knowledge and educational cultures can change. The perspectives of our research are individual, collective and societal. Our strengths include a broad-based theoretical approach, as well as methodological diversity and innovation. Our research aims towards the realization of cultural and social possibilities for the wellbeing of an individual and a society in a changing world. We provide undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education that qualifies students for both the teaching profession and other positions requiring general education academic expertise. We also provide the pedagogical studies required to qualify as a teacher to students majoring in other faculties’ disciplines. 

Department: School of Business Vacancy ID: 042223 Closing Date: 05-Jul-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. The International Research on Energy Systems Integration, Education & Environment for Sustainability and Innovation Center (IRESI), is a research centre housed in the School of Business. IRESI's research focuses on propelling sustainable energy systems into the future by helping individuals, organisations and institutions in the pursuit of a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable energy landscape. We are seeking an engaged and community-minded Youth Committee Member to support the Research Ireland–funded RENEW project. This is a part-time role, 0.4FTE, with stakeholder events and outreach activities that may occur outside of the standard working hours. This role is designed for an individual with a strong interest in youth engagement, inclusive design, and environmentally focused solutions. The successful candidate will contribute to ensuring that youth perspectives are represented in the project’s activities and outputs. They will occasionally assist with stakeholder engagement events, outreach initiatives, and the co-creation of ideas that reflect the needs and priorities of young people. This is an opportunity to gain experience in collaborative research, public engagement, and inclusive innovation, while contributing to a project with a strong environmental and societal focus  Salary: Research Assistant Level I (2026): €33,792– €34,621p.a. pro rata 0.4FTE (2 points) Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions. Closing Date: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 5th of July 2026. Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. Late applications will not be accepted. Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer The position is subject to the Statutes of the University