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Faculties & Departments
Computer Centre
Public Access Computer Rooms 
Public Access Computer Rooms (PACR)
Computer Assistant (CA) Responsibilities
Computer Assistant Application Form
Public Access Computer Rooms (PACR) are provided on both sides of the campus to facilitate students with their academic needs, i.e. research, essays or using eLearning tools like “Moodle”. Many students will use their own computer to do all this, but other students need to rely on the computers provided by the Computer Centre.
Vital services provided in the Public Access Computer Rooms (PACR) include printing and access to email and shared folders. The printing resource is accessed using smart card technology, NUIM email can be accessed using webmail.
Like all services which are used by many people, support and maintenance is important to guarantee a reliable and safe working and study environment.
Computer Assistant
To arrange and manage the support and maintenance of the “Public Access Computer Rooms (PACR)” Computer Assistants are provided in many of the computer labs.
The responsibilities of a Computer Assistant include:
- First level troubleshooting (PC / printer)
- First level troubleshooting (Standard applications like MS-Word, MS-Excel etc.)
- Looking after the printer consumables (paper, toner etc.)
- Observing and complying with the Health and Safety regulations
- Keeping the room tidy
For more detailed information please see the “Computer Assistants Responsibilities” document.
The service is arranged in different shifts:
09:00 – 13:00 – Morning shift
13:00 – 17:00 – Afternoon shift
17:00 – 21:00 – Evening shift
Current Computer Assistant vacancies
The Computer Centre employs various numbers of Computer Assistants for each Academic Year. We will publish our requirements on this page. If you are interested in working as a Computer Assistant for the Computer Centre please check here on a regular basis if there is a vacancy open.
Currently there are no vacancies for Computer Assistants
The successful candidate must be available to cover afternoon shifts on Thursdays and Fridays (1:00pm – 5:00pm), with the possibility of being asked to cover other shifts in the future, sometimes at short notice.
If you are interested in joining our team of Computer Assistants please fill out the online application form above. The closing date for receiving application forms is Friday 23rd October at 5:00pm.
Computer Assistant job application form
To apply for a job as a Computer Assistant in the Computer Centre, please
- Print the “Computer Assistant application form” (If you wish the Computer Assistant in the computer lab can do this for you).
- Fill out the form
- Send it to the Computer Centre, NUI Maynooth, South Campus.
You will hear from us within a week once we receive the application form.
Further questions
If you have any further questions or queries about the form or the Computer Assistant job, please contact the Computer Centre by e-mail to Helpdesk@nuim.ie