Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Food Science

MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY, Ireland

Updated: about 1 month ago
Location: Maynooth, LEINSTER
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 12 Apr 2026

16 Mar 2026
Job Information
Organisation/Company

MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY
Research Field

Agricultural sciences
Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Application Deadline

12 Apr 2026 - 00:00 (UTC)
Country

Ireland
Type of Contract

Permanent
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

Department: Sports Science & Nutrition
Vacancy ID: 040623
Closing Date: 12-Apr-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 an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Food Science. Candidates should ideally possess a robust Food Science background, specializing in teaching (including laboratory-based practicals) in areas such as food technology (processing and packaging), food rheology, food analysis and quality assurance, product development, food microbiology, food chemistry, food safety and authenticity, food policy, food marketing, and/or taste and sensory science:(http://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/study-maynooth/undergraduate-studies/courses/bsc-food-science-and-human-nutrition ). Candidates should have prior experience delivering laboratory-based Food Science modules and supervising practical classes using relevant analytical and microbiological laboratory equipment (e.g. rheometers, texture analysers, HPLC/GC systems) appropriate for Food Science teaching.

The person 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 and undertake teaching duties on the Department’s undergraduate programmes, future postgraduate programmes, as well as the supervision of Master’s and PhD students. The current undergraduate programme (MH222 – Food Science and Human Nutrition) was launched in 2024.

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

Salary:

Assistant Professor / Lecturer (2026): €65,401 – €103,564 p.a. (7 points)

Assistant Lecturer: €42,599 – €72,718 p.a. (14 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 12th of April 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


Where to apply
Website
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/408690/assistant-professor…

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Additional Information
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Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY
Country
Ireland
City
Maynooth
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Maynooth

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