Senior Researcher (GBS Hub)

Job Title: Senior Researcher (GBS Hub)
Reporting to: Head of Graduate Business School
Location: Remote/Some office hours or in-person meetings may be required and will be agreed in advance.
Job Type: Part-time/Fixed-term (2 days per week, 12-month contract)

Job Summary:
GBS Hub is looking for a dynamic and innovative team player to join our active project, GreenTech4Transformation (GT4T). This role will support the activities required to achieve the KPIs assigned to GC across the work packages in this EU-funded project. In particular, this will include coordination across key stakeholders (faculties, industry partners, start-ups) and contributing to the creation of a venture start-up lab.  

 
Project Overview:
The GreenTech4Transformation (GT4T) consortium envisions a future where European higher education institutions (HEIs) drive sustainable, innovation-led growth through deep-tech entrepreneurship. By 2030, we aim to establish an inclusive ecosystem where students, researchers, and entrepreneurs develop impactful solutions addressing the circular economy, digital transformation, and energy transition. Through our Innovation Vision Action Plan (IVAP), European HEIs will lead in generating market-ready technologies, sustainable business models, and systemic social benefits aligned with Europe’s green economy goals. GT4T envisions 2030, where universities, industry leaders, and innovators drive sustainable technologies within an inclusive ecosystem. GT4T will establish venture science labs across partner institutions where students, faculty, and industry leaders can develop MVPs, secure funding, and bring market-driven innovations to life. The consortium will create lasting networks linking HEIs, industry experts, policymakers, start-ups, and investors, supporting Europe’s green and digital transitions.

Active Work Packages Relevant to this Role:
WP2: Creates innovation hubs at HEIs to support sustainability-focused start-ups and deep-tech ventures with mentorship, prototyping resources, and funding. Aligns entrepreneurship infrastructure with green transition priorities.  WP3: Integrates real-world sustainability challenges into curricula, promoting interdisciplinary problem-solving and hands-on teamwork. Outputs transition to WP2 for further development. WP4: Facilitates HEI-industry-policy collaboration to align research with societal and market needs. Focuses on translating academic findings into practical applications for renewable energy, digital transformation, and circular economy solutions.  WP5: Delivers tiered training programs in sustainability, entrepreneurship, and deep-tech, preparing participants for other WPs. Includes scalable modules aligned with regional Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3).  WP6: Inter-University Collaboration Establishes a unified framework for resource sharing, joint accreditation, and cross-border collaboration among HEIs, ensuring scalability and sustainability. WP7: Teaches methodologies for creative problem-solving in deep-tech and sustainability, embedding design thinking practices into HEIs for long-term innovation capacity.  WP8: Positions HEIs as leaders in innovation ecosystems through partnerships with industry, policymakers, and communities, ensuring outputs meet external needs via forums, policy dialogues, and community events.

Job Responsibilities:

• Carrying out day-to-day project activities on project work packages


• Delivering on deadlines


• Networking with clients and prospects


• Event organisation and coordination


• Support the growth of the hub with innovative ideas and project calls


• Attending weekly WIP meetings


• Attending project meetings (occasional travel required)


• EU project admin/reporting support when required

 
Desired Capabilities: 

• Subject matter expertise (DeepTech, AI) (essential)


• Project management experience (desirable)


• Mentorship, entrepreneurial capabilities (desirable)


• Excellent writing skills


• Team player 


• Excellent communication skills (essential)


• Excellent presentation skills


• Natural relationship builder 


• Analysis and insight skills to drive actionable data-informed decision-making


• Strong ability to drive connections with industry and start-ups/SMEs

About Griffith College

Established in 1974, Griffith College is Ireland’s largest independent higher education institution with campuses in Dublin, Cork, and Limerick. The main campus is located on seven acres within a mile of St. Stephen’s Green on Dublin’s South Circular Road. Griffith College has a national and expanding international reputation for learner success. The College has earned an esteemed, award-winning reputation for providing learners with first-class lectures and excellent learning materials. Griffith College offers internationally recognised undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, complemented by a wide range of professional, short-term, and corporate training solutions - at Griffith College, there is something for everyone. Currently, over 8,000 learners are studying at the College, with its programmes accredited by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) and/or other professional bodies and accreditation agencies. Click the link for more information: http://www.griffith.ie/

Our Vision

To be recognised among the leading, innovative, and socially enterprising of Ireland’s universities.

Why work for Griffith College?

• Competitive salary package.


• Access to a health cash plan for self and family through salary sacrifice


• Bike to work scheme.

• Opportunity for continued training, development and support.

• Free parking facilities.*


• On-site subsidised restaurant.*


• On-site fitness facilities.


• Stunning historical premises.


• Vibrant multidisciplinary and multicultural learning environment.

• Innovative and agile place to work.

• Welcoming environment committed to learner and staff development.


• *Dublin campus on South Circular Road.

This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline of proposed areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing environment within the Faculty and the College.

Griffith College is an equal opportunities employer. Candidates must be eligible to work full-time for any employer in Ireland. We thank everyone for their applications; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.