Research Assistant
MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY, Ireland
- Institution
- MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY
- Country
- Ireland
- Position type
- Research Assistant
- Application deadline
- 15 November 2026
- Salary
- €34,130 p.a.
- Hours
- Full Time
- Location
- IE
- Funding
- Fully funded position
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About this position
Department: Design Innovation
Vacancy ID: 044823
Closing Date: 15-Nov-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 a motivated and technically capable Research Assistant to support our research and engagement programme with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
IVI has developed the ReThink ReDesign programme (https://ivi.ie/rethink-redesign/), which leverages research grants and supports from Enterprise Ireland to assist SMEs on their digital transformation and innovation journey.
The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of research and innovation projects with collaborating organisations, supporting the development of proofs of concept, prototypes, and technical solutions that help SMEs innovate. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the candidate will also contribute to research outputs, including case studies, frameworks, methods, and other knowledge assets that capture and disseminate insights from project activities.
Research Assistant Level 1: €34,130 p.a. (1 point)
Closing Date:
23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 15th November 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
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