Professor (Scale 2) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics

This position is being filled as part of UCC Futures: Food, Microbiome and Health.

UCC Futures is an ambitious new programme of research prioritisation, coupled with an innovative academic recruitment strategy spanning 10 strategically important indicative areas encompassing the Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, STEM, Health, Business and Law.

UCC Futures: Food, Microbiome and Health.is a once in a generation opportunity to generate an ecosystem that will maximise the potential of our academic expertise and provide tangible, impactful, solutions in response to one of the most important global challenges of our time. 

UCC wishes to appoint a Professor (Scale 2) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics to a new position in the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences. The post-holder will provide academic leadership in the growing field of Dietetics at UCC. The successful candidate will have an outstanding record of scholarly achievement and research leadership and will lead the continued growth and development of collaborative, funded research programs in clinical nutrition and disease prevention and management. The post-holder will make a substantial contribution to the continuous development and delivery of UCC’s Masters programme in Human Nutrition and Dietetics.  Through excellent leadership, the post-holder will continuously develop a world-class collaborative and high-impact postgraduate research programme in dietetics training future leaders, positioning UCC as an international leader in dietetics education, training and research.

Informal queries can be made in confidence to: Professor Mairead Kiley , Head of School of Food and Nutritional sciences.

-Appointment may be made on the Professor (Scale 2) Salary Scale: €109,602 - €128,722 (Scale B) / €104,122 - €122,287 (Scale A)

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

Applications should consist of your academic CV and a cover letter demonstrating your academic and research achievements.

We would also like to hear about your research ambitions and how your academic and research profile aligns with the UCC Futures: Food, Microbiome and Health initiative.

Details of the following should also be included, as appropriate:

• Publications,
• Research Interests,
• Teaching Interests and Abilities,
• Teaching Objectives and Methods.  

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 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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