E3 Technical Officer

Closing Date :

16-Nov-2026 12:00

Contact Email :

recruit@tcd.ie

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This post will facilitate teaching and learning in the E3 Learning Foundry and research in the Discipline of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering. The Technical Officer will play a key role in ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of undergraduate teaching, experimental project work (capstone, MAI/MSc level) and research in the discipline. They will maintain and repair equipment ensuring continuity of teaching and research throughout the Discipline. They will provide hands-on training and develop and demonstrate standard operating procedures to all students and teaching assistants in the use of a variety of experimental equipment based in the Discipline and E3 Learning Foundry.

Based between existing CSEE labs and the new E3 Learning Foundry, the Technical Officer will join a team of technical professionals from a variety of technical backgrounds. Reporting to the Chief Technical Officer, the successful candidate is required to liaise directly with researchers and students providing them with technical advice, support and training in a way that is highly flexible and focused on achieving successful outcomes. The post holder is also expected to communicate effectively across discipline boundaries in the School of Engineering and the wider College community in order to support ongoing laboratory development in the E3 Learning Foundry as a whole.

This is a permanent full-time role in Ireland. We require that you hold immigration permission that allows full-time employment in this role. For this position we will not be able to support new employment permit applications.

Post Status: Permanent

Hours of Post: 36.5 hours per week

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Technical Officer Pay Scale Salary Scale at a point in line with Government Pay Policy [€40,743 to €61,557 per annum] New Entrants to the Public Sector will be appointed on Point 1 of the Scale, €40,743 per annum Qualifications for New Staff (from 1 January 2007) Entry to the profession will require relevant Honours degree. National Certificate on Entry- Qualifications for Existing Staff (before 1 January 2007) The preferred candidate if an MSc holder on entry, with a minimum of 3 years’ experience (that must be relevant), may be appointed at Senior Technical Officer level.

How to Apply : In order to assist the selection process, applicants should submit :

• A brief (one page A4) cover letter explaining your suitability for the role. This should include examples of how you have used your own initiative and worked as a part of a team to solve a problem or resolve an issue and how your experience aligns to this role.
• A detailed curriculum vitae.
• The names and contact details (ie: addresses, email, etc) of three referees.

Closing Date :12 noon (Irish Standard Time) 16th November 2026 Application will only be accepted by applying online through the Trinity Jobs Portal http://jobs.tcd.ie Applications must be made by the date and time specified. Please allow enough time to make your application. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system Late Applications will not be accepted .

Please see the Job Description below for this position.

Informal enquiries about this post may be made to mccorms1@tcd.ie (Head of Discipline) or david.mcaulay@tcd.ie (Chief Technical Officer).

Interviews will take place on 26th November 2026

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