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Lecturer in Social Care

University of Galway - Discipline of Health Promotion

Location: Galway - Ireland
Salary: €53,917 to €93,991 or £46,602.78 to £81,240.46 (converted salary*)
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 21st September 2023
Closes: 19th October 2023
Job Ref: 010074

Applications are invited for an appointment as Lecturer in Social Care at University of Galway. This is a Specific Purpose Contract circa 3 years.

The Discipline of Health Promotion invites applications for a three year fixed term lecturing post to contribute to the CORU approved Honours BA (Social Care) programme and to the further development of undergraduate and postgraduate modules in social care at University of Galway. 

The Discipline of Health Promotion is a dynamic, multidisciplinary, research active Discipline in the School of Health Sciences within the College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences. The School of Health Sciences is committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion within its culture and holds a Bronze Athena Swann award.

There is an active programme of national and international research in place through the Health Promotion Research Centre, which is designated as a World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion Research.

The post holder will be expected to deliver teaching and coordination for the Honours BA (Social Care), a four year CORU accredited undergraduate programme, NFQ level 8, and to contribute to development and delivery of specialist postgraduate social care modules. The Social Care programme mainly attracts mature students from a diverse range of backgrounds, many of whom currently work in the area of social care. The teaching and learning of Social Care within the Discipline is underpinned by the principles and practice of health promotion.

Candidates for this three year fixed term full-time position must be eligible to register with CORU Health and Social Care Professionals (see https://www.coru.ie/health-and-social-care-professionals/ for further information).

In addition candidates must possess a: PhD or  

  • A professional qualification in the area of social care, or evidence of significant contribution to the field of social care; plus
  • Third-level teaching experience or a teaching qualification; plus
  • A minimum of 5 years’ relevant professional experience (the third-level teaching experience will be counted towards the total 5 years “relevant professional experience”).

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Verna McKenna, Programme Director, Honours BA (Social Care, School of Health Sciences, ) Email: enquiriessocialcare@universityofgalway.ie

Additional information on the Discipline of Health Promotion is available at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/hpr/

Salary:

€53,917 to €93,991 p.a. (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011)

(This appointment will be made on the Lecturer scale in line with current Government pay policy)

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 19th October 2023.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Job sharing may be considered for this post if 2 suitable candidates can be identified from interviews.

Garda vetting may apply.

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.

Further details are available at www.dbei.ie

For more information and Application Form please see website:

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Please note that appointment to posts advertised will be dependent upon University approval, together with the terms of the Employment Control Framework for the higher education sector.

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

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