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Contract Research Officer

Ionad : Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark, Co Cork, P61C996; or another Teagasc Research Centre may be considered in Athenry or Ashtown
Research
Tuarastal: Research Officer with a Salary Scale of €41,996 to €79,618
Dáta deiridh: 07/01/2026 12:00 i.n.
Funded Full Time

Sainchuntas poist

Duration:

Temporary externally funded non Grant-in-Aid contract posts (x2) the indicative duration of which is 9 and 6 months, subject to contract. A panel may be formed from which future similar vacancies may be filled; such a panel will remain active for a maximum period of 12 months.

Basic Function:

The successful candidate will join the Pig and Poultry Research and Knowledge Transfer (KT) Department working closely with the Department of Agri-Food Business and Spatial Analysis.

The candidate will be joining a dynamic group of researchers as part of a Horizon Europe project (https://biosecure.eu/) on biosecurity of farm animals. The candidate will work at an EU level with a diverse, international, multidisciplinary group of researchers to develop social and behavioural science-based perspectives into relevant activities in the project, including bottom-up behavioural change, uptake of Biosecure’s key exploitable results, development of deliverables and other tasks related to the project.

There will be an opportunity for the researcher to travel to other European countries to meet and work with project partners.

Background:

Biosecurity is a key aspect of animal farming to preserve health and welfare of the animals. However, despite the availability of sufficient technical information on how to implement biosecurity, this implementation fails in many cases because of an inadequate interaction between the actors involved (farm staff, farmer, veterinarian, advisors, etc.). Project Biosecure is an EU project with a multidisciplinary approach that will use social science-based research to support the implementation of biosecurity in farms at a EU level.

Cuspóirí an Phoist

To lead and support the implementation of the multi-actor approach
To support the analysis of EU-wide farmer and vet attitudinal surveys
To participate in the evaluation of a national biosecurity participatory behaviour change intervention on farms.
To liaise with other project partners to ensure coordinated and timely delivery of project deliverables and progress reports.
To undertake other tasks as required within Biosecure to fulfil Teagasc commitments to work packages including actively supporting dissemination & communication activities and coordination & management.
To assist Teagasc in meeting the commitments of the Quality Customer Service Charter and Action Plan.
To actively participate in the annual business planning and Performance Management Development System (PMDS) processes.
To fully co-operate with the provisions made for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of oneself, fellow staff and non-Teagasc staff and co-operate with management in enabling Teagasc to comply with legal obligations, including full compliance with the responsibilities outlined in the Safety Statement.
To carry out other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

* This job specification is intended as a guide to the general range of duties and is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive. It will be reviewed from time to time with the post holder.

Scileanna atá riachtanach

	Essential	Desirable
Qualifications	An honours Level 8 degree, (as recognised on the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent) in social sciences, behavioural sciences, agricultural sciences, veterinary sciences or any related discipline.	A postgraduate degree and/or research experience in social sciences, behavioural sciences, agricultural sciences would be a distinct advantage. A PhD degree in a relevant discipline
Skills/ Knowledge	Excellent organization skills, report writing and data analysis. Excellent project management, analytical, report writing and data analysis skills. An ability to collaborate with team members and PhD students to help build research knowledge and skill and to guide professional development. Excellent communication skills (oral, written, presentation) with an ability to enable effective knowledge and technology transfer. Ability to generate new ideas, unique concepts, models and solutions.	Demonstrated technical expertise in quantitative and /or qualitative research approaches applied in social/ behavioural sciences. Proven record of scientific communications. Aptitude for multidisciplinary approaches. Experience in multi-actor approach and participatory research. Experience of EU research and innovation projects. Knowledge in epidemiology methods. Experience in setting own research agenda. Evidence of teamwork and collaboration with relevant partners
Behavioural Competencies	Ability to work as part of a team, including consulting, collaborating and building relationships with key stakeholders. Strives for high quality of work and demonstrates commitment to the programme. Ability to communicate effectively to enable knowledge and technology transfer. Commitment to teamwork and collaborating with colleagues as per our Teagasc Together ethos
Eligibility	This is an open public competition. Should a current serving Teagasc staff member be successful in their application through open public competition for this post, their current contract of employment with Teagasc will come to an end on taking up this post.

Note: The ‘essential’ qualifications, knowledge, skills and behavioural competencies outlined above are ‘must-have’ which will be used in the selection process.

Note: Alternative location(s) may be considered solely at the discretion of Teagasc management.

Ceangaltáin:

ResearchOfficer_InformationBooklet.pdf

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