Postdoctoral / Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Social Sciences Institute

Department: Social Sciences Institute
Vacancy ID: 040543
Closing Date: 31-Mar-2026

The Role

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 postdoctoral researcher to work on the ‘Data Stories: Telling Stories About and With Planning and Property Data’ project funded through an ERC Advanced Investigator award to Professor Rob Kitchin. The postdoctoral researcher will undertake a comprehensive data audit of the data terrain of housing, property and planning in Northern Ireland, conduct interviews with key stakeholders with respect to selected aspects of this terrain, and compare the findings to a data audit and interviews already undertaken in the Republic of Ireland. For selected topics, such as the planning and development pipeline, a data audit and comparison will be undertaken with respect two additional countries. The successful candidate will have experience of sourcing and handling administrative datasets, be able to compile a data directory, compare datasets and evaluate data quality, and be able to conduct interviews and analyse the transcripts. They will have domain knowledge relating to Human Geography, Urban Studies, Planning, GIScience, Critical Data Studies, or related disciplines. The posts will be for 12 months, with an anticipated commencement of 1st July 2026.

Salary

Post-Doctoral Researcher (2026): €46,805 - €53,391 p.a.(6 points)

Or Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher (2026): €54,851 - €59,655 p.a. (4 points)

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

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Tuesday 31st March 2026.

Please note all applications must be made via our Online Recruitment Portal at the following link:

https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies

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