Department: Law
Vacancy ID: 005963
Closing Date: 26-Apr-2020

We are seeking two excellent academics to join our staff as Assistant Professors/Lecturers in Criminology, to support the delivery of our undergraduate programmes, the BCL (Law and Criminology) and BA Criminology, and our postgraduate MA in Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Candidates should have an excellent broad knowledge of criminological theory and criminal justice. While applicants with specialisms in all areas of criminology are welcome, the Department would particularly welcome applications from candidates with specialisms in penology, and quantitative methods.

The persons appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. They will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the Department, to undertake teaching duties on the Department's undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, to facilitate and supervise placements and research projects for students, and to supervise Master's and PhD students.

The appointees will be expected to build a strong research profile, that supports the University and Department research strategy, including affiliating to the Research Institutes, where appropriate, and working with colleagues on national and international research. The appointees will be expected to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance and generate publications of international standard.

Assistant Professor/Lecturer (Post 1995) Salary Scale: €53,774 - €84,544 p.a. (7 points)
Assistant Lecturer (2019) Salary Scale: €34,065 - €59,789 p.a. (14 points)

Appointment will be made in accordance with the Department of Finance pay guidelines.

*New entrants to the public sector will be appointed on the first point of the above scale.

Closing Date: 23:30 hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 26th April 2020.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. 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.