RECRUITMENT: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK.

Assistant Professor in Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Limerick.

Assistant Professor in Sport & Exercise Sciences – Specific Purpose

Salary Scale: €49,424 – €67,221 p.a. pro rata

Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences,
Faculty of Education & Health Sciences,
University of Limerick.

Further information for applicants and application material is available online from: http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/

Informal Enquiries:

Email: PESSHoD@ul.ie

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 14th July 2026.

Applications must be completed online before 12 noon, Irish Standard Time on the closing date.

Please confirm that you are currently eligible to work in Ireland. Applications by candidates who are not eligible to work in Ireland will not be processed.

The University of Limerick (UL) with over 16,300 students and 1,700 staff is an energetic and enterprising institution with a proud record of innovation and excellence in education, research and scholarship. The dynamic, entrepreneurial and pioneering values which drive UL’s mission and strategy ensures that we capitalise on local, national and international engagement and connectivity. We are renowned for providing an outstanding student experience and employability and conducting leading edge research. Our commitment is to make a difference by shaping the future through educating and empowering our undergraduate and postgraduate students. UL is situated on a superb riverside campus of over 130 hectares with the River Shannon as a unifying focal point. Outstanding recreational, cultural and sporting facilities further enhance this exceptional learning and research environment.

The Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) department is a vibrant and rapidly growing department in the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences at the University of Limerick. The Department has a clear mission to be a research-led centre of excellence in Physical Education (PE), Coaching and Sport & Exercise Sciences (SES).

PESS is ranked 40^th in the Sports Science School and Departments in the Shanghai Global University Rankings for 2023 and ranked 41st in the QS World University Rankings: Top Global Universities for 2026 for ‘Sport-Related Subjects’, the highest ranked Department in UL.