Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed term contract position as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the School of Computer Science, University of Galway, Ireland.
This position is funded by a Horizon Europe funded project called BORDERLINK (Border Control Agencies for Interlinked and Interoperable Future). The position is available from 01 June 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter) to the contract end date of 29 February 2028.
Project: The 27 Customs Administrations of EU Member States collaborate to ensure the effective functioning of the EU Customs Union and safeguard EU citizens from external threats. While operating under the unified EU legislation (UCC) and engaging in strategic and operational cooperation, interoperability issues often undermine the effectiveness of customs cooperation at tactical levels, such as border posts, customs laboratories, and back offices.
The Horizon Europe project BORDERLINK (“Border Control Agencies for Interlinked and Interoperable Future”) addresses this challenge by innovating, developing, and testing technologies, reference databases, and standards for higher interoperability and interconnectivity. The project brings together 18 partners from across Europe, including universities, commercial organisations, and customs agencies.
Within the project, the key roles of University of Galway include planning, requirements, specifications, implementation and evaluation of a cloud library and dataspace for spectral data, and procurement of handheld Raman devices that will be used by multiple partners, including customs authorities, for data collection.
The School of Computer Science is ambitious and growing, and we invite the new appointees to contribute to this together with us. The vision of the School of Computer Science is to build a strong and sustainable learning environment with world-recognised research that informs high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate teaching that is inclusive and relevant to the needs of our stakeholders and society in general. The School of Computer Science was initially established in 1991 as the Information Technology Discipline, and became a School in 2019, recognising its growth and significance.
Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €46,805 – €59,654 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.
The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale. (Research Salary Scales - University of Galway)
Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 4th May 2026. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.
- Please review full job description for further details and essential requirements.
