A software provider is to create 50 new jobs at new offices in Dublin.

Ellucian, which is based in Ballsbridge, says the positions will come on-stream over the next three years.

The company provides software and services to higher education institutions.

The new jobs being created are in technical sales, marketing, customer support and product development.

The project is supported by IDA Ireland through the Department of Jobs.

Jeff Ray, Ellucian president and CEO, said: "We keep higher education, technology, and enabling student success at the heart of all that we do. It fuels the growing global economy. There’s great talent in Ireland and we are proud to make investments in job creation to help propel that growth."

More than 1,500 institutions subscribe to Ellucian's cloud services.