Post Doctoral Researcher, Chemistry

Organisation: MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY

Research Field: Chemistry

Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Established Researcher (R3)

Country: Ireland

Application Deadline: 16 Nov 2025 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract: Other

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: Chemistry

Vacancy ID: 038243

Closing Date: 16-Nov-2025

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on a chemical education project on modernising laboratory education. The position is associated with a HEA funded (Irish Government’s Human Capital Initiative, HCI, supported by the National Training Fund) initiative. This large-scale inter‑institutional educational initiative (involving MU, DkIT, TUS, UCC and DCU) explores the use of virtual laboratories as a teaching tool for the experimental sciences. The initiative will also involve working with both education technology providers, industry stakeholders and student partners. The project entails developing a new curriculum aimed at providing learners with enhanced technical and work readiness skills of relevance to the modern chemical sciences sector. The project involves using in‑house and commercial virtual laboratory teaching resources and has developed a science lab recording studio at UCC.

Salary Scale:

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

Closing Date: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday 16th of November 2025

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

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