Senior Post Doctoral Researcher, Biology

Department: Biology

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Closing Date: 30-Oct-2026

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.

The Family Genomics Research Group in the Department of Biology, Maynooth University ( is recruiting a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher to join our Research Ireland FutureNeuro Centre for Translational Brain Sciences funded research project awarded to Professor Lorna Lopez, "FamilyNeuro: Expanding Genetic Discovery from Families to Global Mental Health Datasets". This project is in collaboration with Professor Gianpiero Cavalleri and Dr Cristina Ruedell Reschke in RCSI, with Professor Derek Morris in Galway University and with Professor Andrew Coogan in Department of Psychology, Maynooth University.

We are looking to appoint an experienced researcher with a strong background in statistical genetics, genetic epidemiology or genomic data science to lead the analytical work of the project. The successful candidate will conduct polygenic score, Mendelian Randomisation and family-based genomic analyses to investigate relationships between genetic liability, sleep and circadian phenotypes, and neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric conditions.

Salary Scale

• Post Doctoral Researcher (2026): €47,273 - €53,925 p.a. pro rata (6 points)
• Senior Post Doctoral Researcher (2026): €55,399 p.a. pro rata (with increments)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date: 23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Friday, 30th of October 2026

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University