Lecturer in Intelligent Robotics

Applications are invited for the permanent position of Lecturer in Intelligent Robotics in the School of Engineering at University of Galway. The School is seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates with a competitive background in Electronic Engineering, with a specific focus in Robotics, Automation, Sensors, Artificial Intelligence.

The appointee will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, programme development, student project supervision, and administration activities, primarily for the Masters programmes in Intelligent Robotics.  Primary teaching responsibilities will be in the areas of Robotics, Automation, Sensors and Artificial Intelligence, though may be in other areas depending on the needs of the school. Of particular importance will be the ongoing development, marketing, management (including Programme Directorship) and delivery of postgraduate taught programmes, including new programmes and modules in Intelligent Robotics, and other programmes managed by Electrical and Electronic Engineering, as appropriate. The successful candidate will develop new teaching, drawing on their up-to-date knowledge of the state of the art in intelligent robotics, to prepare students for careers in the rapidly growing industry, in Ireland and globally.

The appointee will be expected to develop a world-class funded research programme and expand research in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, which has active clusters in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Computational Imaging, Embedded Systems, Power Electronics, Medical Electronics, Visual Media Enhancement and Communications (EEE Research). The appointee will collaborate with colleagues across the School of Engineering, the College of Science and Engineering and research institutes of the University. Successful candidates will be expected to apply for major funding awards, for example from Research Ireland, the European Research Council and Horizon Europe, and will develop national and international collaborations with academia and industry.

For informal enquiries:

Prof Martin Glavin, Head of Electrical & Electronic Engineering: martin.glavin@universityofgalway.ie
Prof. Maeve Duffy, Electrical & Electronic Engineering: maeve.duffy@universityofgalway.ie

Additional information on the School is available at: School of Engineering

& Electrical & Electronic Engineering available at: Electrical and Electronic engineering

Salary:

€64,903 to €103,538 p.a (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011)

This appointment will be made on the Lecturer scale in line with current Government pay policy and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the University’s Remuneration policy. QA321-Updated-PP-Remuneration.pdf (universityofgalway.ie)

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 21^st May 2026.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.

Further details are available at www.dbei.ie

Please see further information on how to apply here: E-Recruit - University of Galway and Guidelines for On-line Applications (universityofgalway.ie)

Please note that appointment to posts advertised will be dependent upon University approval, together with the terms of the Employment Control Framework for the higher education sector.

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

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