Education and Transitions Officer (Aligned at the Research Assistant A scale for pay purposes only)School of Enterprise, Computing and Digital (Specified Purpose Wholetime for up to 24 months with funding confirmed for 20 months) (Reference: 502/2025

About this position

Applications invited for the following Post in the Technological University Dublin

Post: Education and Transitions Officer (Aligned at the Research Assistant A scale for pay purposes only)School of Enterprise, Computing and Digital (Specified Purpose Wholetime for up to 24 months with funding confirmed for 20 months) (Reference: 502/2025)

Location: The post will be based at one of the TU Dublin Campuses i.e. Aungier Street, Bolton Street, Grangegorman, Blanchardstown or Tallaght.

Hours of Work: A 37 hour working week is in operation.

Salary: The successful candidate will be appointed aligned to point (01) of the Research Assistant A Salary Scales for pay purposes only i.e. €33,291 gross per annum. Remuneration may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy. Incremental credit may apply in line with university policy.

Closing Date : 5:00pm on 5th January 2026. Late applications will not be accepted.

It is anticipated that interviews for this post will take place in week beginning 26th January 2026 . The interview assessment will be 35 minutes in length.

For further information and to make an online application for the above post please visit

website visit http://www.tudublin.ie/vacancies

Technological University Dublin is an equal opportunities employer

Person Specification

TU Dublin is committed to being fully inclusive, which actively recruits, supports and retains staff from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the community they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of race, sex, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, as well as being open to flexible working practices.

During the recruitment and section process, candidates will be expected to demonstrate an appropriate mix of knowledge, experience and skills described below. For shortlisting purposes, candidates will be expected to demonstrate the degree to which they meet both the essential and desirable criteria set out below.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the appropriate mix of knowledge, experience, skills, talent and abilities required for the role as outlined below and must satisfy all of the essential criteria:

Essential

• An undergraduate qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g., Computing), or suitable experience, ie a second level teacher in any discipline.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage diverse educator groups.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a project team.
• Organisational skills and experience in planning or delivering events or workshops.

Candidates will be shortlisted based on their demonstration of meeting every essential criterion so are asked to clearly outline how their experience and qualifications meet the criteria.

Desirable

• A background in computing education or a related discipline.
• Experience delivering or supporting teacher training or professional development.

Candidates may be shortlisted on the basis of none, one or more of these desirable criteria and are asked to clearly outline how their experience and qualifications meet the criteria.

Other requirements for the role

Personal attributes required for the role:

• Instructional delivery and facilitation of professional learning for educators.
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship building with teachers and education centres.
• Curriculum and resource development for computing education.
• Digital literacy and use of educational technology platforms.