Closing date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012

Post date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012

Category: Academic

Description:

The School of Geography and Archaeology at NUI Galway invites applications for a permanent Lectureship in Geography. An active research profile and PhD are essential for the post, while appropriate teaching experience, pedagogic innovation in creatively engaging students in active learning and a commitment to relevant, collaborative research practices are all desirable. The successful candidate will be expected to teach, design courses and supervise students from first year BA to PhD level, to be involved in field classes and administration and to contribute to the research activities of both discipline and School, as well as to relevant research clusters across the University. In relation to this post, we would like to hear from physical geographers with demonstrable interests in contributing to the School’s laboratory- and field-based research and teaching practices. All specialisations will be considered, with the successful candidate expected to teach across a range of undergraduate classes in physical geography.

Application: Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Geography

Closing date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012

Post date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012

Category: Academic

Description:

Applications are invited for an appointment as Director of Teacher Education in the School of Education at NUI, Galway.

The School of Education at the National University of Ireland, Galway offers a range of initial teacher education and continuing professional development programmes. At graduate level, the School provides the Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) and the Dioplóma Gairmiúil san Oideachas (DGO), for education through the medium of Irish.  In collaboration with the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics, the School of Education offers a concurrent, undergraduate teacher education degree: the B.A. Mathematics and Education, which qualifies graduates to teach Mathematics and Applied Mathematics to honours Leaving Certificate level in post-primary schools. This programme, which enrolled its first students in 2008/2009, is unique in Ireland and internationally in terms of its specialist focus on the mathematical sciences, and mathematics and applied mathematics pedagogies. For the continuing professional development of experienced, practising educators, the School of Education offers a postgraduate diploma in Special Educational Needs (supported by the Department of Education and Skills), and the Master of Education, which combines coursework with thesis research.

Application: Director of Teacher Education

Closing date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012

Post date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012

Category: Academic

Description:

Tá Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh ag iarraidh Ollamh Bunaithe le Nua-Ghaeilge a cheapadh i Scoil na dTeangacha, na Litríochtaí agus na gCultúr laistigh de Choláiste na nDán, na nEolaíochtaí Sóisialta agus an Léinn Cheiltigh. Beidh an té a cheapfar mar chomhalta de Dhisciplín na Gaeilge.

Tá sé dhisciplín i Scoil na dTeangacha, na Litríochtaí agus na gCultúr, na Clasaicí, an Fhraincis, an Ghaeilge, an Ghearmáinis, an Iodáilis agus an Spáinnis agus tá breis agus 40 comhalta foirne acadúil lánaimseartha i mbun teagaisc agus taighde sa Scoil.   

Tá thart ar 600 mac léinn i Roinn na Gaeilge faoi láthair ag leibhéal fochéime agus iarchéime, ar na cláir fochéime - an Ghaeilge agus an tSibhialtacht Cheilteach, ar an MA sa Nua-Ghaeilge agus ar an PhD sa Nua-Ghaeilge.

Application: Ollúnacht Bhunaithe le Nua-Ghaeilge

Closing date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012

Post date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012

Category: Academic

Description:

The National University of Ireland, Galway seeks to appoint an Established Professor in Modern Irish in the School of Languages, Literatures and Culture within the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies. The person when appointed will be a member of the Discipline of Irish.

The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures contains six disciplines, Classics, French, Gaeilge, German, Italian and Spanish with more than 40 full time academic staff members engaged in teaching and research in the School.

Roinn na Gaeilge currently has about 600 students at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels, on the undergraduate programmes Gaeilge and Celtic Civilisation, on the MA Nua-Ghaeilge and the PhD Nua-Ghaeilge.

Application: Established Professorship of Modern Irish

Closing date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012

Post date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012

Category: Academic

Description: Applications are now invited for a part-time (0.8), fixed-term appointment as University Fellow in Irish Studies at NUI, Galway. This is a three year appointment from the 1^st September 2012 until the 31^st August 2015.

Application: University Fellow (Teaching & Research) in Irish Studies

Closing date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012

Post date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012

Category: Academic

Description: Applications are now invited for a part-time (0.6), fixed-term appointment as University Fellow in Human Rights at NUI, Galway. This is a three year appointment from the 1^st September 2012 until the 31^st August 2015.

Application: University Fellow (Teaching & Research) in Human Rights

Closing date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012

Post date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012

Category: Academic

Description: Applications are invited for a part-time (0.6), fixed-term appointment as University Fellow in Film Studies at NUI, Galway. This is a three year appointment from the 1^st September 2012 until the 31^st August 2015.

Application: University Fellow (Teaching & Research) in Film Studies

Closing date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012

Post date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012

Category: Academic

Description: Applications are invited for a half-time (0.5), fixed-term appointment as University Fellow in Children’s Studies at NUI, Galway. This is a three year appointment from the 1^st September 2012 until the 31^st August 2015.

Application: University Fellow (Teaching & Research) in Children's Studies

Closing date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012

Post date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012

Category: Academic

Description:

Applications are invited for an appointment as Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Political Science and Sociology at NUI, Galway. 

The School of Political Science and Sociology is one of the largest academic units in the University.   It is involved in the teaching of over 1,800 undergraduate students, has four professional Masters programmes with 106 students and 66 Ph.D students.   Staff in the School are active in research and publication in four research clusters:  Power, Conflict and Ideologies; Children, Youth and Families; Sustainable Development, Governance and Changing Communities;  and Gender Empowerment and Globalisation.

Application: Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Political Science and Sociology

Closing date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012

Post date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012

Category: Academic Support

Description:

The School of Natural Sciences at NUI Galway is student-centered and research-intensive School, and hosts several worldwide-renowned research laboratories and clusters (see http://www.nuigalway.ie/natural_sciences/).

Applications are invited for a full time technical officer role in the School of Natural Sciences.

The successful candidate should be an honours graduate in Earth and Ocean Sciences or a cognate discipline.* Candidates with a post-graduate qualification at the level of MSc or PhD are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application: Technical Officer - Earth Sciences & Biogeochemistry

Closing date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012

Post date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012

Category: Academic Support

Description:

The School of Natural Sciences at NUI Galway is student-centered and research-intensive School, and hosts several worldwide-renowned research laboratories and clusters (see http://www.nuigalway.ie/natural_sciences/).

Applications are invited for a full time technical officer role in the School of Natural Sciences.

The successful candidate should be an honours graduate of a marine-related discpline*. Candidates with a post-graduate qualification at the level of MSc or PhD are highly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate must be prepared to spend up to 3 weeks at a time at sea or on land-based fieldwork.

Application: Technical Officer, Oceanography, Earth & Ocean Sciences

Closing date: Thu, 01 Mar 2012

Post date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Category: Academic Support

Description:

Anatomy School of Medicine NUI Galway is seeking to make a full-time appointment to the above core post.  The Technical Officer/Prosector will report to the Chief Technical Officer in the School of Medicine assigned to the Discipline of Anatomy under the direction of the Head of the Anatomy Discipline. He /She will support the present Chief Technical Officer and other staff in their duties.

The appointee will be expected to prepare cadaveric material for teaching purposes, organise laboratory sessions and support the teaching and research needs of the Discipline.

Application: Technical Officer Prosector, Anatomy

Closing date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012

Post date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012

Category: Academic Support

Description:

Information Solutions & Services/School of Mathematics, Statistics & Applied Mathematics, NUI Galway is seeking to make a half-time (20 hours per week) appointment to the above post. 

The appointee will be expected to provide computational support for research, teaching and advanced training courses at the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics in NUI, Galway, and provide ongoing support for Linux-based computer networks and high-performance computing clusters in the School.

The successful candidate will report to Desktop Services Manager in Information Solution and Services, and perform the role within the ISS Service Management Framework, but will be providing specialist services to, and based in, the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics for 80% of each week.

Application: Technical Specialist, ISS, Grade 3, Part-time

Closing date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012

Post date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012

Category: Academic Support

Description: Applications are invited for the post of Desk-top Publisher / Education Technology Assistant in the Open Learning Centre. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, desktop publishing and updating, according to a strict production schedule, high quality publications pertaining to a range of Academic Programmes. This includes production of course modules, prospectuses, brochures, posters, leaflets, e-documents and adverts for print and web. It also involves the provision of desktop publishing and design services for university departments, partners and clients of the Open Learning Centre. The post holder will report directly to the Open Learning Centre Manager and will work as part of a team in this unit.

Application: Desk-top publisher-Educational Technology Assistant

Closing date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012

Post date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012

Category: Academic Support

Description:

The Research Accounting Office provides financial advice and support to Research staff in the University ensuring best practice and compliance with external funders financial deliverables.

Applications are invited for the post of Research Financial Reporting Manager.  The successful candidate will be responsible for providing leadership and motivation to a team of staff delivering a high quality service to our internal and external customers.  Applicants must demonstrate a strong proven track record in management, administration and organisational experience and will be responsible for all operational aspects of the work carried out by the team.

The post-holder must be able to work independently, foster collaborative working relationships, meet exacting deadlines, as well as developing and implementing procedures to achieve on-going efficiencies in the research accounting operation.

Application: Research Financial Reporting Manager, Grade 5

Closing date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012

Post date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Category: Research

Description:

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the new position of Operations Manager at the Centre for Cell Manufacturing Ireland (CCMI) which is based at NUI Galway.

Significant investment has been made at the Centre for Cell Manufacturing, Ireland (CCMI) at NUI Galway. This investment has seen the development of a 250m² facility, housing two independent production suites. CCMI is seeking to produce medicinal grade human stem cells as Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) for clinical trials. The CCMI is managed by the Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) www.remedi.ie which is a Science Foundation Ireland-funded biomedical research centre with a primary goal of studying stem cell biology and translating these findings to new regenerative therapies for human disease. REMEDI is a partnership of scientists, clinicians, and engineers and it is housed at the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES) at NUI Galway.

Before CCMI can generate product for regenerative medicine clinical trials, a GMP manufacturing license must be obtained from the Irish Medicines Board (IMB). To support the realisation of this goal, CCMI is seeking to recruit an operations manager.  The position is fixed term for an initial period of 12 months (to end March 2013). If a license is obtained within this timeframe, ongoing funding will be available to extend the contract. 

Application: Operations Manager - CCMI - REMEDI

Closing date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012

Post date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Category: Research

Description:

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the new position of Research Facility Engineer at the Centre for Cell Manufacturing Ireland (CCMI) which is based at NUI Galway. 

Significant investment has been made at the Centre for Cell Manufacturing, Ireland (CCMI) at NUI Galway. This investment has seen the development of a 250m² facility, housing two independent production suites. CCMI is seeking to produce medicinal grade human stem cells as Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) for clinical trials. The CCMI is managed by the Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) www.remedi.ie which is a Science Foundation Ireland-funded biomedical research centre with a primary goal of studying stem cell biology and translating these findings to new regenerative therapies for human disease. REMEDI is a partnership of scientists, clinicians, and engineers and it is housed at the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES) at NUI Galway. 

Before CCMI can generate product for regenerative medicine clinical trials, a GMP manufacturing license must be obtained from the Irish Medicines Board (IMB). To support the realisation of this goal, CCMI is seeking to recruit an operations manager.  The position is fixed term for an initial period of 12 months (to end March 2013). If a license is obtained within this timeframe, ongoing funding will be available to extend the contract. 

Application: Research Facility Engineer - CCMI - REMEDI

Closing date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012

Post date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Category: Research

Description:

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the new position of Quality Engineer at the Centre for Cell Manufacturing Ireland (CCMI) which is based at NUI Galway.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the implementation of GMP requirements and the continuous maintenance of same in addition to ensuring that there is continual improvement of the Quality Systems on site.  

Significant investment has been made at the Centre for Cell Manufacturing, Ireland (CCMI) at NUI Galway. This investment has seen the development of a 250m² facility, housing two independent production suites. CCMI is seeking to produce medicinal grade human stem cells as Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) for clinical trials. The CCMI is managed by the Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) www.remedi.ie which is a Science Foundation Ireland-funded biomedical research centre with a primary goal of studying stem cell biology and translating these findings to new regenerative therapies for human disease. REMEDI is a partnership of scientists, clinicians, and engineers and it is housed at the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES) at NUI Galway. 

Before CCMI can generate product for regenerative medicine clinical trials, a GMP manufacturing license must be obtained from the Irish Medicines Board (IMB). To support the realisation of this goal, CCMI is seeking to recruit an operations manager.  The position is fixed term for an initial period of 12 months (to end March 2013). If a license is obtained within this timeframe, ongoing funding will be available to extend the contract. 

Application: Quality Engineer - CCMI - REMEDI

Closing date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012

Post date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012

Category: Research

Description:

The EMWiNS project aims to systematically develop a tool to support the embedded monitoring and fault isolation that forms the basis for automated continuous commissioning of HVAC systems in buildings. This tool will be deployed in a wireless monitoring and control (sensor/actuator) network. 

The overall project will comprise a team of approximately 10 people.  Within this team the postdoctoral researcher will be working under the supervision of Dr. Marcus Keane. The project will be carried out in collaboration with leading Irish academic institutions specialized in the building systems domain.

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher - School of Engineering & Informatics

Closing date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012

Post date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012

Category: Research

Description:

The EMWiNS project aims to systematically develop a tool to support the embedded monitoring and fault isolation that forms the basis for automated continuous commissioning of HVAC systems in buildings. This tool will be deployed in a wireless monitoring and control (sensor/actuator) network. 

The overall project will comprise a team of approximately 10 people.  Within this team the postdoctoral researcher will be working under the supervision of Dr. Marcus Keane. The project will be carried out in collaboration with leading Irish academic institutions specialized in the building systems domain.

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher - School of Engineering & Informatics

Closing date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012

Post date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012

Category: Research

Description:

Applications are invited for the fixed-term contract position of a Research Assistant at the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, NUI Galway. This is a six-month post initially, dependent on funding, and the successful applicant will work closely with a team of researchers on a number of projects exploring such issues as ageing in urban and rural settings, intergenerational relations, and well-being in later life. 

The position is based within the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG) www.icsg.ieat NUI Galway.

Application: Research Assistant - ICSG