Programme Development Lead in Optometry

Contract Duration: 2 years full time, fixed term

South East Technological University (SETU) is the only provider of higher education in the South East region of Ireland. Through inclusive education and high-quality research, SETU drives innovation, empowers communities, and delivers transformative impact for the south east of Ireland. The University creates, enables and sustains the south east as a world-class innovation region and has transformative impact on our community, our region, and the wider world.

SETU provides a broad range and scope of academic offerings in the Health Sciences. In accordance with national and regional skills needs, SETU is developing a programme in Optometry with the support of industry stakeholders. SETU is now seeking to recruit a senior academic to act as the programme development lead to progress this exciting initiative.

The Optometry Programme Development Lead will have relevant experience in the discipline/profession and appropriate experience in developing and/or implementing higher education programmes for professional body accreditation.  The successful candidate will have appropriate academic, practice and supervisory experience to enable the validation of a new degree in Optometry at SETU and the subsequent accreditation with CORU (Register for Health and Social Care Professionals). The appointee will report to the Head of School.

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