Call for Applications! for the post of Assistant Lecturer! School of Law and Criminology! Maynooth University! Apply Now!
(Temporary Contract to 30.06.2025)
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 an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Lecturer in Criminology
(temporary whole-time, September 2nd, 2024, to June 30th, 2025), to support the delivery of our
undergraduate programmes, the BCL (Law and Criminology) and BA Criminology, and our
postgraduate MA in Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Candidates should have an excellent broad knowledge of criminology and criminal justice. While
applicants with specialisms in all areas of criminology/criminal justice are welcome, the School
especially welcomes applicants with experience of or expertise in one for more of the following areas
of expertise: policing, victimology and/or restorative justice.
Research & Scholarship:
Building a research and scholarly profile is an essential part of an academic career. This will include:
• Conducting research and engaging in scholarship of quality and substance in the discipline;
• Generating external income or securing resources to support scholarly activity as necessary;
• Disseminating research and scholarly outcomes through: peer reviewed publication;
presentation at national and international conferences; preparation of professional reports;
commercialisation; or other appropriate means;
• Affiliating with a University Research Institute, where appropriate;
• Building research capacity;
• Fostering links with other institutions which will benefit both research and teaching at Maynooth
University;
• Integrating research into the teaching curriculum;
• Supervising research students and post-doctoral fellows
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