Site and Science Manager - Aquatic Research & Operations (including Long Term Ecological Research)

Marine Institute
Marine Institute

Operations

Posted on Nov 14, 2026

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:

The Site and Science Manager will lead the Marine Institute’s Burrishoole Newport Long Term Ecological Research Facility as both a scientific programme manager and the accountable site manager. Reporting to the Director of FEAS, the postholder will provide integrated leadership across people, science, operations, infrastructure, risk and external partnerships, ensuring that work based at Newport is safe, well governed, strategically aligned and delivered to a high standard.

The role will have direct line-management responsibility for the programme leads responsible for the scientific programmes, technical and operations teams, currently a Team Leader and a Senior Laboratory Analyst. The postholder will work closely with colleagues across other Marine Institute service groups, and with external partners including Inland Fisheries Ireland, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, universities, research funders and other relevant agencies.

The Site and Science Manager will oversee the Newport portfolio at management level. This includes long term ecological research, diadromous fish census work including fish-trap operations , catchment monitoring and sampling, telemetry, tagging and large-pelagic work, hatchery and broodstock activities, and associated scientific infrastructure.

Please read a detailed job description here.

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, H91 R673. All correspondence for this post should quote reference FEAS/SM/Newport/Nov2026.

Eligible Candidates must be:

  1. A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway;

  2. A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK); or

  3. A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or

  4. 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 Friday, 4th of December 2026. Late applications cannot be accepted.

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