Vice President (Research and Enterprise)

Mary Immaculate College is an autonomous, university-level, Catholic College of Education and the Liberal Arts. Founded in 1898, and linked academically with the University of Limerick, MIC is the oldest higher education institution in Limerick. Significant expansion in recent decades has seen the College’s offerings expand across two modern campuses, one based in Limerick City and one in Thurles, Co. Tipperary. The student community consists of more than 5,000 learners, participating in fifteen undergraduate degree programmes and several postgraduate programmes extending to PhD/Doctoral level. Academic staff engage in a wide range of academic research areas, and research underpins all teaching and learning at MIC.

Applications are invited for the following position: Vice President (Research and Enterprise) MIC Limerick Campus

Mary Immaculate College (MIC) invites applications from senior academic leaders for the role of Vice-President (Research and Enterprise). The Vice-President is a senior executive-level academic with institution-wide responsibility for research strategy, doctoral education, research governance and integrity, research funding performance, and the executive alignment of enterprise and community engagement with the College’s research mission and strategic priorities.

The Vice-President provides executive leadership for MIC’s research and doctoral ecosystem, leading the design, implementation, and assurance of the institutional systems, governance, supports, and partnerships that enable high-quality, ethically robust, internationally engaged, and socially meaningful research across all academic disciplines.

In close partnership with the Director of Research, the Graduate School Director, and the Director of Enterprise and Community Engagement, the Vice-President provides executive leadership, direction, and accountability, ensuring coherence across strategy, funding, governance, doctoral education, and external engagement.

The appointment will be made on a full-time, permanent basis.

Full details on this post, including how to apply are available on the College’s website by clicking on the apply button above.

Please refer to the application and selection process before making an application.

Mary Immaculate College is an equal opportunities employer.

Closing date is 2pm on Wednesday, 11th November 2026

Candidates will be short-listed on the basis of information supplied.

Canvassing will disqualify.

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