Tech Officer Food Science and Nutrition

Vacancy ID: 041123

Closing Date: 17-May-2026

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 to appoint a highly motivated and experienced Technical Officer to support the delivery of high-quality teaching, research, and outreach activities in the areas of Food Science and Human Nutrition. The role involves development of laboratory facilities and playing a central role in day‑to‑day operation and management of the laboratories within the Department of Sport Science & Nutrition. The Technical Officer will be a key member of the technical support team, ensuring that laboratories, teaching spaces, and equipment are well maintained and operate safely, efficiently, and to the highest professional standards. This is a key position requiring strong technical expertise, excellent organizational skills and the ability to work collaboratively with academic staff, researchers and students.

Salary

Technical Officer: €47,619 – €62,315 p.a. (7 points)

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

Closing Date

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, the 17th of May 2026.

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