Professor and Chair of Nursing and Health Services Research

This post is being recruited as part of UCC Futures- Future Medicines

UCC Futures - Future Medicines combines a multidisciplinary team of renowned world leading scientists, engineers and clinician investigators at University College Cork and affiliated hospitals to deliver high-impact, transformational, next generation medicines and medical technologies.

It leverages the expertise and infrastructure across multiple Schools in UCC’s College of Medicine & Health, in addition to UCC Research Centres and Institutes including APC Microbiome Ireland and our flagship Tyndall National Institute.   This unique translational environment will become a magnet for small & medium enterprise and multi-national corporation investment in the region particularly across the biopharma, healthcare and medtech sectors. 

UCC Futures - Future Medicines is creating step-change advancements in earlier detection, faster prognosis and targeted treatments to reduce the global health burden and improve quality-of-life for patients with chronic conditions, such as cancer, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurological, and inflammatory diseases. 

University College Cork wishes to appoint a Chair in Nursing and Health Services Research to the School of Nursing & Midwifery in the College of Medicine & Health.  The role of the Chair in Nursing and Health Services Research is to support and maintain the University's national and international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. The overarching aim of Chair in nursing and health services research is to seek to optimise our understanding of complex problems in health/healthcare through research and education and translate evidence to improve health and healthcare services. Contribution to excellence in research will encompass international leadership in nursing through originality in research and scholarship and contribution to the advancement of knowledge in that subject area.

The Professor’s role in teaching will derive from an established reputation for quality in teaching and will involve making a distinguished contribution to teaching within the School, and Discipline and to curriculum development and the maintenance of standards.

The Chair in Nursing and Health Services Research will participate in the overall contribution of the School, Department/Discipline, where appropriate. Professors as the senior academic members of the University carry particular responsibilities for maintaining the academic standards of the University and for contributing to the development of the programmes of study it offers.

An appointment of a Chair in Nursing requires a record of scholarship and research achievement at international level in the relevant discipline.

For informal enquiries please contact Professor Josephine Hegarty.

Appointment may be made on the Professor Salary Scale: €129,708 - €163,981 (Scale B) / €123,223 - €158,354 (Scale A)

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal

Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to mailto:uccfuturesrecruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Thursday, 16th March 2023.

No late applications will be accepted.

University College Cork is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

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.

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