Scientific Leadership Opportunities

Teagasc, the leading agriculture and food research organisation in Ireland, is seeking to appoint 14 permanent research scientists at Principal Investigator or Senior Researcher level to provide leadership on its new bioscience research Vision programme.

As part of the Government’s investment of €8.2bn in Science, Technology and Innovation under the National Development Plan, the Teagasc Research Vision programme will help place the agriculture and food industries central to Ireland's economic prosperity in the future. The exploitation of the natural bioscience technologies in the agricultural and food areas is a central pillar of the Irish knowledge-based bioeconomy.

This ambitious research programme requires forward-thinking scientists with the ability to create, innovate and collaborate nationally and on a world stage. The essential requirements for each post are outlined in the individual Job Specifications and applicants can apply at the level at which they feel qualified.