Lecturer / Assistant Professor in Palaeontology (Ideally commencing 1 July 2026, or shortly after)

Applications are invited for a temporary specified purpose post of a Lecturer / Assistant Professor in Palaeontology within UCD School of Earth Sciences.

UCD School of Earth Sciences seeks to appoint a Lecturer / Assistant Professor (below the bar) in Palaeontology for a specified purpose, with an estimated duration of 12 months.

The selected candidate will be an enthusiastic and engaging university teacher who will be expected to contribute to both undergraduate (Earth Sciences BSc (Hons)) and Masters Programmes.

Candidates must possess a PhD and strong track record in one or more of the following areas: invertebrate palaeontology, ichnology, conservation palaeobiology, micropaleontology, stratigraphy. In addition, expertise in carbonate sedimentology, and/or the stratigraphic record of Earth system change would be an advantage. The individual will be responsible for developing and teaching a new Earth Sciences module on palaeobiology and stratigraphy, as well as contributing to existing core and elective undergraduate and postgraduate Earth Science modules. Candidates must also be willing to contribute to geology field classes and be capable of supervising final year BSc student projects. Candidates may also conduct research in areas of interest.

95 Lecturer / Assistant Professor (below the bar)_2010 Salary Scale: €42,599 – €72,717 per annum.

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines 

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 16/05/2026.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Note: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow link below:

https://www.ucd.ie/hr/t4media/Academic%20Contract.pdf

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