Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Law

Department: School of Law & CriminologyVacancy ID: 038203Closing Date: 23-Nov-2025We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Law on a full-time permanent basis. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research, and publication, appropriate to career stage. The successful applicant will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the School and to undertake teaching duties on the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, as well as the supervision of Master’s degree and PhD students.Applications are welcome from those with expertise in all areas of law. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to, private law and/or corporate law, and most specifically Company Law, Business Law, Capital Markets Law, Commercial Law, Comparative Law, Contract Law, Insurance Law, Mooting, and Tax Law (and cognate areas of research and teaching interest).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 ScaleAssistant Professor / Lecturer: €64,753– €102,539 p.a. (7 points)Assistant Lecturer: €42,099– €71,998 p.a. (14 points)Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.Closing Date23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday 23rd of November 2025Applications 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 employerThe position is subject to the Statutes of the University