Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Social Work

Chilling Competition; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 77,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

University College Cork invites applications for a permanent Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Social Work within the School of Applied Social Studies. The appointee will provide leadership in research and research-led teaching, contribute to securing competitive funding, supervise doctoral researchers and publish extensively.

The postholder will help build research capacity across the School, participate in European funding initiatives, and engage in dissemination activities, with CORU registration

Qualifications

• CORU registration as a Social Worker or eligibility to apply and secure CORU Social Work registration within six months of appointment.
• Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check will form part of the selection process.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in research and research-led teaching within the Social Work Programme and the wider School of Applied Social Studies.
• Engage in internationally impactful research through securing competitive research funding, supervising doctoral researchers and publishing high-quality work.
• Contribute to building research capacity across the School, including participation in European funding initiatives.

Job description

Permanent Whole-Time Post

UCC wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Social Work in the School of Applied Social Studies. Reporting to the Head of School, the postholder will provide leadership in research and research-led teaching within the Social Work Programme and the wider School of Applied Social Studies. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in internationally impactful research through securing competitive research funding, supervising doctoral researchers and producing high-quality publications and contributing to wider dissemination activities. The post-holder will contribute to building research capacity across the School, including participation in European funding initiatives.

The appointee must have CORU registration as a Social Worker or eligibility to apply and secure CORU Social Work registration within six months of appointment.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check will form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr. Shirley Martin, email: [e-mail]

For further information on the School see: www.ucc.ie/en/appsoc/

University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN awardin recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent.

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Above the Bar) Salary Scale: €80,776 - €104,610 (Scale B) / €76,852 - €99,378 (Scale A).

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to contact us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate.

No late applications will be accepted.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector

€76,852 to €104,610. Scale B/Scale A