All staff employed are civil servants; therefore, any vacancy must be advertised in the national papers and recruitment is by competitive interview. The Civil Service and Local Appointments Commissioners at Chapter House, 26-30 Abbey Street Upper, Dublin 1, inserts the advertisements and organises the recruitment process. Vacancies are also posted on www.publicjobs.ie.
For the post of Analyst, the minimum academic qualification is a level 7 qualification in an appropriate Science subject.
For the post of Scientist, the minimum academic qualification is an honours degree (level 8), normally in chemistry, analytical science or an appropriate biological subject such as biochemistry, biology or molecular biology, or an equivalent qualification.