Assistant Professor in Energy/Environmental 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.

We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as Assistant Professor in Energy and/or Environmental Economics. The appointee will have a proven record of teaching and research, appropriate to career stage.

Maynooth's Department of Economics has twelve academic staff and offers a vibrant learning and research environment. Members of the Department have research interests and excellent publication records in a range of areas, with particular strengths in Labour Economics and Industrial Organisation. Departmental members have a strong track record of policy-relevant research and engagement with policy makers.

The Department offers undergraduate degrees in Economics through its recently developed integrated BSc/MSc in Economics; its recently redesigned BA International Economics; and through the university’s general entry Arts degree programme. It also offers a well-established high-quality MSc Economics and a structured PhD programme.

The Department is gender balanced, international in membership and outlook and has a strongly collegiate ethos, offering a supportive and friendly work environment. For more information on the Department, please visit https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/economics

The Department now wishes to strengthen its teaching and research in the area of environmental sustainability. We therefore seek applications from excellent researchers in Energy Economics, Environmental Economics or related fields.