Ad Astra Fellows, UCD School of Computer Science

Applications are sought for Ad Astra Fellows within the UCD School of Computer Science  

In support of the 2024 University College Dublin Strategic Plan 'Rising to the Future', UCD continues its ambitious plan to increase our faculty numbers by 500 over five years. With an initial 5-year contract, research support for these 5 years and the opportunity for an on-going contract subject to performance, there has never been a better time to join the faculty at Ireland's Global University and to live in one of Europe's most vibrant, friendly and connected capital cities.  

The School of Computer Science in UCD is undergoing a period of growth and development because of the burgeoning ICT sector in Ireland and the associated demand for graduates with computing skills. UCD CS has 140 PhD students and over 1,000 students on taught undergraduate and graduate courses  

Our teaching and research activities cover a broad range of topics including Machine Learning, Data Science, AI, Computer Security, Software Engineering, Distributed Systems, HCI, Digital Health, Information Systems, Multimedia and Foundations of Computing.

The School is keen to recruit academic staff to augment the existing research expertise.   Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the UCD Ad Astra Fellow website: http://www.ucd.ie/adastrafellows/   95 Lecturer/Assistant Professor (above the bar)

Salary Scale:  €55,397 - €87,724 per annum   Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines Closing date: 17.00hrs (Local Irish Time) on 14th February 2022   Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Irish Local Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.  

Please note: the eRecruitment system only requests the names of two referees. The full list of 3 referees should be included in the text of your application.   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