Assistant Lecturer in Conflict Intervention and Dialogue (0.5 FTE) (Specified purpose)

The Role

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 an excellent academic and practitioner to join our staff as an Assistant Lecturer in Conflict Intervention and Dialogue. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, training, research, and policy work, appropriate to career stage. They will be expected to make a contribution to the teaching programme of the Department and Institute, particularly the design and delivery of workshops in conflict intervention and dialogue and cognate areas for senior diplomatic, security, and government personnel in Ireland, the EU, and elsewhere. They will have a proven record of programme delivery, workshop and dialogue facilitation, and evaluations.

The Department

The Maynooth University Department of Anthropology was established in 1983. It is the only department of anthropology in the Republic of Ireland. The department offers an undergraduate programme, postgraduate certificate, diploma and Masters programmes, and a successful doctoral programme. The department is home to the Centre for Global Development which delivers a full range of programmes in the areas of international development. Since 2026, the Department is also the home of the Edward M Kennedy Institute for Conflict Intervention.

The Kennedy Institute was established in 2011 to honour Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s legacy of public service, civic engagement, and his significant contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process. Its mission is to advance research, education, and practice in conflict intervention and related fields. In 2026, Maynooth University positioned the Institute within the Department of Anthropology and Centre for Global Development to support its continued application of lessons from the Irish peace process to international contexts, the development of new academic programmes in international relations, and applied research in the public interest. Since its founding, the Institute has delivered accredited programmes for EU missions and third countries, reaching more than 1,500 participants from 30 nations.

The appointees will be expected to align with the University’s research strategy and work with colleagues on national and international research.

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