Principal Technical Specialist

at  NUI Galway

Applications are invited for an appointment as Principal Technical Specialist; IT, for 5 years fixed term, 1FTE at University of Galway’s Institute for Clinical Trials.

The main purpose of the job is to:

• Manage, maintain and develop the IT services that are critical to the smooth running of the institute (see list below). This entails having responsibility to define, develop, test and deliver new services or changes to existing services within the context of the institute’s operational and strategic plans and through the delivery of projects, work items and service requests.
• Take an active role in working with researchers, the management team and Institute partners to ensure services are delivered against agreed performance standards.
• Provide technical leadership to Institute staff and students as well as other stakeholders in respect of IT services.
• A strong focus on day-to-day technical support of all activities in the Institute for Clinical Trials.

For informal enquiries, please contact Aideen O Doherty. Email corribCLABfinance@universityofgalway.ie or aideen.odoherty@universityofgalway.ie
Additional information on the Institute for Clinical Trials is available at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/instituteforclinicaltrials/
Additional information on the Institute for CORRIB Corelab is available at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/corrib-corelab/
Additional information on the Institute for HRB Clinical Research Facility Galway is available at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/hrb_crfg/
Information on the Institute’s Strategic Plan is available at: Strategy-document-FutureTrials-2023-UPDATED-DIGITAL.pdf (universityofgalway.ie)
Salary: €59,234 - €80,303 (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011) and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the University’s Remuneration policy.
This appointment will be made on the Grade 5 scale in line with current Government pay policy.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on Tuesday 02nd July 2024. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.
Garda vetting may apply.
Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.
Further details are available at www.dbei.ie Please see further information on how to apply here: E-Recruit - University of Galway and Guidelines for On-line Applications (universityofgalway.ie)
Please note that appointment to posts advertised will be dependent upon University approval, together with the terms of the Employment Control Framework for the higher education sector.
University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. Information on the University’s Strategic Plan is available at: Strategy | Straitéis 2020-2025 - University of Galwa

• Manage, maintain and develop the IT services that are critical to the smooth running of the institute (see list below). This entails having responsibility to define, develop, test and deliver new services or changes to existing services within the context of the institute’s operational and strategic plans and through the delivery of projects, work items and service requests.
• Take an active role in working with researchers, the management team and Institute partners to ensure services are delivered against agreed performance standards.
• Provide technical leadership to Institute staff and students as well as other stakeholders in respect of IT services.
• A strong focus on day-to-day technical support of all activities in the Institute for Clinical Trials