Job Opportunity: Post-Doctoral Researcher in Department of Psychology/ ALL Institute for SHAPES Project

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - 09:30

Post-Doctoral Researcher in Psychology/ ALL Institute

Due to recent success in competitive EU Horizon 2020 funding, we are seeking an energetic and enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to work on an EU Horizon 2020 project on the subject of smart and healthy ageing. The project titled SHAPES (Smart and Healthy Ageing through People Engaging in Supportive Systems) is concerned with the development and piloting of a platform to assist and empower the ageing population to remain independent with improved quality of life. Maynooth University is coordinating this project, as well as participating in work packages on organisational, structural and sociotechnical factors, design, ethics, project management, and clinical issues. We are looking to appoint a candidate with experience of working with largescale cross-sectional and/or longitudinal data and experience in the design and evaluation of pilot interventions. The successful candidate will work with multi-disciplinary researchers and international partners. The successful candidate may also be asked to contribute to the teaching activities within the department corresponding to their own interests, knowledge, and experience. This post will be for up to 45 months, depending on start date, with an anticipated commencement month of February 2020.

Role:Post-Doctoral Researcher (Level 1)
Salary: €37, 874 - €41,373 per annum (4 points)
Term:  45 month contract
Appointment will be made in accordance with the Department of Finance pay guidelines.
*New entrants to the public sector will be appointed on the first point of the above scale.
  Psychology Post-Doctoral Researcher for SHAPES Project

Closing Date: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 12th January 2020.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. 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.

Please note all applications must be made via our Online Recruitment Portal at the following link: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies
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.
 

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 857159.