Assistant Professor in Economics (Ireland)

We are seeking an excellent academic to join our department as Assistant Professor in Economics.

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 successful candidate will have a proven record of teaching and research, appropriate to career stage and will be expected to engage in scholarship of substance and generate high quality publications. They will be expected to build a strong research profile that supports the University’s research strategy, including affiliating to University Research Institutes. They will also be expected to make a strong contribution to teaching on the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of Master’s and PhD students.

Maynooth’s Department of Economics offers an attractive workplace to academics who wish to do their world-class research in an environment where excellence in teaching is valued. The Department has twelve academic staff and offers a vibrant learning and research environment. Members of the Department have research interests in a range of areas, with particular strengths in Labour Economics and Industrial Organisation. Department members have a strong track record of policy-relevant research and engagement with policy makers. The Department is gender balanced, international in membership and outlook, and has a strongly collegiate ethos. For more information on the Department, please see https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/economics.

The Department has a particular interest in strengthening its teaching and research in the areas of Macroeconomics, International Trade, Environmental Economics or Health Economics, but welcomes applications in all fields of Economics.

Note that the closing time for receipt of applications is midnight Irish Time (i.e. GMT) on October 12 and not midnight UTC.