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Laboratory Analyst - Marine Chemistry Section
Marine Institute
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Posted on Aug 14, 2025
Organisation Description:
The Marine Institute is the national agency responsible for marine research, technology, development and innovation (RTDI). The Marine Institute seeks to assess and realise the economic potential of Ireland’s 220-million-acre marine resource; promote the sustainable development of marine industry through strategic funding programmes and scientific services; and safeguard the marine environment through research and environmental monitoring. The Institute works in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) and a network of other Government Departments, semi-state agencies, national and international marine partners.
Summary of the Role:
This important role supports our organisation in delivery of its essential work programmes. This role provides candidates with the opportunity to work in a diverse organisation which invests in and celebrates its people. The laboratory analyst will primarily be responsible for undertaking analysis of environmental contaminants in seafood and other environmental matrices, contributing to monitoring programmes and research initiatives. The data produced support assessments of progress towards national and international goals of clean seas and safe seafood.
The primary analytical techniques used may include Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS), Cold Vapour Atomic Fluorescence spectrometry (CV-AFS) and other chromatography and hyphenated mass-spectrometry techniques such as Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). This will also involve analytical method development and validation, and field sampling from time to time, for example, sampling from coastal areas and potentially participating in surveys on board research vessels.
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How to Apply:
A C.V. and letter of application, summarising experience and skill set applicable to the position, should be emailed to recruitment@marine.ie or posted to Human Resources at the Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Galway. All correspondence for this post should quote reference MEFS/LA/AUG25.
Eligible Candidates must be:
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A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway;
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A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK); or
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A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or
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A non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or UK or Swiss citizen and has a stamp 4 or a Stamp 5 visa.
Closing date for Applications:
All applications for this post should be received by the Marine Institute in advance of 12 noon on Wednesday, 27th August 2025. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
Use of Data - all personal data and the information submitted for this application will be used solely for the purpose of this campaign, after which it will be deleted in line with our General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Policy and data retention schedule. All information will be treated with the strictest confidence and accessed only by those involved directly in the campaign.
The Marine Institute is an organisation that champions Diversity, Inclusion & Equality for all. We encourage and welcome applications from anyone interested in this role.
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