Posted 30 July, 2026
Senior Research Officer - Proposal Support Team (Pre-award), UCD Research and Innovation, Temporary 3-year post
University College Dublin
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Temporary
Reference: 300302253
Senior Research Officer - Proposal Support Team (Pre-award), UCD Research and Innovation, Temporary 3-year post
Applications are invited for a temporary post of Senior Research Officer - Proposal Support Team (Pre-award) within UCD Research and Innovation.
Reporting directly to the Team Lead of the Proposal Support Team, the Senior Research Officer will play a key role in providing high level professional research development support to the UCD research community. The Proposal Support Team is the first point of contact for UCD researchers and partners wishing to apply for research funding. The team provides a wide range of supports for the research project funding lifecycle through the UCD Research Funding System and Portal including the provision of research funding information, call information alerts, management of the funding call calendar, online help packs, proposal feedback, compliance check and review to final submission and full endorsement by UCD Research. This involves working in partnership with Schools, Colleges and Institutes, other central support units and the Research Partners to ensure that the needs of the researchers are being met in a timely and effective manner. The Proposal Support Team also works closely with the funding agencies, local supports, and grant registration team to ensure effective integration between pipeline, proposal, award, grant and project stages. The Senior Research Officer will also act as a line manager within the team.
95 Administrative Officer 1_2010 (0172_X) Salary Scale: €53,876 - 72,929 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 11 August 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 CVs submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.
Tugtar cuireadh d'iarratais ar post sealadach Oifigeach Sinsearach Taighde - Foireann Tacaíochta Togra (Rèamh-dhámhachtain) laistigh de Taighde agus Nuálaíocht UCD.
Agus iad ag tuairisciú do Cheannaire Fhoireann Tacaíochta Togra, tá ról lárnach ag an Oifigeach Sinsearach Taighde i dtaca le tacaíocht ardleibhèil a chur ar fáil do phobal taighde UCD maidir le forbairt taighde gairmiúil. Is í an Fhoireann Tacaíochta Tograí an chèad phointe teagmhála do thaighdeoirí agus do chomhpháirtithe UCD ar mian leo iarratas a dhèanamh ar mhaoiniú taighde. Cuireann an fhoireann cúnamh fairsing ar fáil i rith shaolrè mhaoinithe tionscadal taighde, trí Chóras agus Tairseach Maoinithe Taighde UCD. Go sonrach, baineann sè seo le sonraí a chur ar fáil maidir le maoiniú taighde, foláirimh glaonna a eisiúint, fèilire glaonna maoinithe a riaradh, ábhair thacaíochta ar líne a chur ar fáil, aiseolas a thabhairt ar thograí, agus athbhreithniú comhlíontachta a dhèanamh go dtí an aighneacht deiridh agus formhuiniú iomlán ó Thaighde UCD. Baineann an ról seo le comhoibriú le Scoileanna, Coláistí agus Institiúidí, aonaid tacaíochta lárnacha eile agus na Comhpháirtithe Taighde chun a chinntiú go bhfuiltear ag freastal ar riachtanais na dtaighdeoirí go tráthúil agus go hèifeachtach. Oibríonn an Fhoireann Tacaíochta Tograí go dlúth leis na gníomhaireachtaí maoinithe, leis na tacaíochtaí áitiúla, agus leis an bhfoireann chlárúcháin deontas chun comhtháthú èifeachtach a chinntiú idir cèimeanna an phíblíne, an togra, an dámhachtain, an deontais agus an tionscadail. Feidhmeoidh an tOifigeach Sinsearach Taighde mar bhainisteoir líne laistigh den fhoireann freisin.
Dáta dúnta: 12:00 uair (am áitiúil na hÉireann) ar 11 Mí Lúnasa 2026.
Ní mór iarratas a bheith istigh faoin am agus dáta atá sonraithe. Dèanfar aon iarratas atá fós ar siúl ag an am dúnta 12:00 uair (Am Áitiúil na hÉireann) ar an dáta dúnta sonraithe a scriosadh go huathoibríoch ag an gcóras. Ní fèidir le UCD glacadh le hiarratais dhèanacha.
Níl cúnamh ag teastáil ó UCD ó Ghníomhaireachtaí Earcaíochta. Seolfar ar ais aon CV a chuir na Gníomhaireachtaí Earcaíochta isteach.
Applications are invited for a temporary post of Senior Research Officer - Proposal Support Team (Pre-award) within UCD Research and Innovation.
Reporting directly to the Team Lead of the Proposal Support Team, the Senior Research Officer will play a key role in providing high level professional research development support to the UCD research community. The Proposal Support Team is the first point of contact for UCD researchers and partners wishing to apply for research funding. The team provides a wide range of supports for the research project funding lifecycle through the UCD Research Funding System and Portal including the provision of research funding information, call information alerts, management of the funding call calendar, online help packs, proposal feedback, compliance check and review to final submission and full endorsement by UCD Research. This involves working in partnership with Schools, Colleges and Institutes, other central support units and the Research Partners to ensure that the needs of the researchers are being met in a timely and effective manner. The Proposal Support Team also works closely with the funding agencies, local supports, and grant registration team to ensure effective integration between pipeline, proposal, award, grant and project stages. The Senior Research Officer will also act as a line manager within the team.
95 Administrative Officer 1_2010 (0172_X) Salary Scale: €53,876 - 72,929 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 11 August 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 CVs submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.
Tugtar cuireadh d'iarratais ar post sealadach Oifigeach Sinsearach Taighde - Foireann Tacaíochta Togra (Rèamh-dhámhachtain) laistigh de Taighde agus Nuálaíocht UCD.
Agus iad ag tuairisciú do Cheannaire Fhoireann Tacaíochta Togra, tá ról lárnach ag an Oifigeach Sinsearach Taighde i dtaca le tacaíocht ardleibhèil a chur ar fáil do phobal taighde UCD maidir le forbairt taighde gairmiúil. Is í an Fhoireann Tacaíochta Tograí an chèad phointe teagmhála do thaighdeoirí agus do chomhpháirtithe UCD ar mian leo iarratas a dhèanamh ar mhaoiniú taighde. Cuireann an fhoireann cúnamh fairsing ar fáil i rith shaolrè mhaoinithe tionscadal taighde, trí Chóras agus Tairseach Maoinithe Taighde UCD. Go sonrach, baineann sè seo le sonraí a chur ar fáil maidir le maoiniú taighde, foláirimh glaonna a eisiúint, fèilire glaonna maoinithe a riaradh, ábhair thacaíochta ar líne a chur ar fáil, aiseolas a thabhairt ar thograí, agus athbhreithniú comhlíontachta a dhèanamh go dtí an aighneacht deiridh agus formhuiniú iomlán ó Thaighde UCD. Baineann an ról seo le comhoibriú le Scoileanna, Coláistí agus Institiúidí, aonaid tacaíochta lárnacha eile agus na Comhpháirtithe Taighde chun a chinntiú go bhfuiltear ag freastal ar riachtanais na dtaighdeoirí go tráthúil agus go hèifeachtach. Oibríonn an Fhoireann Tacaíochta Tograí go dlúth leis na gníomhaireachtaí maoinithe, leis na tacaíochtaí áitiúla, agus leis an bhfoireann chlárúcháin deontas chun comhtháthú èifeachtach a chinntiú idir cèimeanna an phíblíne, an togra, an dámhachtain, an deontais agus an tionscadail. Feidhmeoidh an tOifigeach Sinsearach Taighde mar bhainisteoir líne laistigh den fhoireann freisin.
Dáta dúnta: 12:00 uair (am áitiúil na hÉireann) ar 11 Mí Lúnasa 2026.
Ní mór iarratas a bheith istigh faoin am agus dáta atá sonraithe. Dèanfar aon iarratas atá fós ar siúl ag an am dúnta 12:00 uair (Am Áitiúil na hÉireann) ar an dáta dúnta sonraithe a scriosadh go huathoibríoch ag an gcóras. Ní fèidir le UCD glacadh le hiarratais dhèanacha.
Níl cúnamh ag teastáil ó UCD ó Ghníomhaireachtaí Earcaíochta. Seolfar ar ais aon CV a chuir na Gníomhaireachtaí Earcaíochta isteach.
