Job Title: Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Pay Scale: Senior Lecturer
Closing Date: 30-Oct-2026 12:00
Contact Email: [contact details available in the full listing]
Post Summary
Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 75th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2026). Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research, and innovation, which has been inspiring generations of thinkers for over 400 years.
Trinity Business School (TBS) is an internationally ranked innovative business school and part of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland’s oldest and highest-ranking university. The School holds Triple Accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS and an Athena SWAN Bronze Award in recognition of its achievements in advancing gender balance. The Business School is housed in a contemporary, eco-conscious building on the Trinity campus, located close to major international business hubs, particularly in finance, strategy consulting and digital business sectors.
Trinity Business School is implementing its strategy Transforming Business for Good, focusing on sustainability, transformation through innovation and social inclusion.
The School invites applications for a strategic appointment at Associate Professor level in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence, Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management.
Applications are particularly welcomed from engaged scholar-practitioners who combine rigorous research with direct experience of venture creation, innovation practice or entrepreneurial ecosystem development.
This appointment forms part of Trinity Business School's strategic ambition to establish itself as Ireland's leading business school for entrepreneurship, innovation and responsible digital transformation. The successful candidate will play a central role in advancing the School's teaching, research and external engagement in entrepreneurship while contributing to the development of the Trinity Student Entrepreneurship Hub.
We seek an internationally recognised scholar whose research advances digital entrepreneurship, platform-based business models, AI-enabled venture creation, digital transformation or entrepreneurial ecosystems. The successful candidate will demonstrate an excellent record of research quality together with evidence that their work informs entrepreneurial practice, policy or executive decision-making.
The successful candidate will contribute to teaching across undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education programmes, particularly: the MSc in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, MBA programmes, Executive Education, undergraduate entrepreneurship and innovation modules.
They will also contribute to the continued development of AI-enhanced teaching practices, experiential entrepreneurship education, venture-based learning and digital learning environments.
Post status: Permanent Contract
Hours of Work: Hours of work for academic staff are governed by the applicable Public Service Agreements. Further information is available at the following link: http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf
Salary: This appointment will be made on the Associate Professor Salary Scale ( €93,914 - €121,273 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy. monthly/weekly payscales. (tcd.ie)
Candidates should submit by e-Recruitment
- Cover letter stating why they wish to apply for the post.
- Full curriculum vitae to include a list of publications and the names and contact details of 3 referees (email addresses if possible).
- Publications to be listed according to their Chartered ABS rankings i.e. list highest ABS ranked journals first stating the ranking beside each publication e.g. ABS4, ABS3 or non-ABS. Publications in the FT50 listed should also be noted as such.
- Research plan (summarising research to be carried out in the next two years and including details for funding to be sought – maximum of 2 pages).
- Teaching statement (summarising teaching experience and approach – maximum of 2 pages).
PLEASE NOTE:
- Candidates who do not submit the information specified via e-recruitment will not be considered for shortlisting.
- Applications are only accepted via http://jobs.tcd.ie/
Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.
Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Dean Professor Laurent Muzellec, email: [contact details available in the full listing] or Associate Professor Paul Ryan, email: [contact details available in the full listing]
Application queries about this post, please email the Recruitment Partner at [contact details available in the full listing] and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.
Please see the Job Description below for this position.
Our Values - putting our words into action
Values matter. They are key to the success of our Strategic Plan. We centre our behavioural values around the importance of belonging. We recognise that the university will thrive by each of us respecting and caring for one another. We know we can achieve much more through working together. We know too that we must take responsibility for our actions and be accountable. We must, and will never stop, imagining. And through being nature positive we connect not just with the environment but with our ambitions for a sustainable future.
At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from all individuals, including those with disabilities, those who have followed non-traditional career paths, and those who have taken time out for reasons such as family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants, including those who have been displaced due to conflict or war.
Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier university. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and hold an Athena Swan Silver Award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and across the higher education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work–life balance and creating a family-friendly working environment.
