Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology

Applications are invited for a permanent post of an Associate Professor in Educational Psychology within UCD School of Education

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs

The School of Education at University College Dublin seeks to appoint a full-time Associate Professor in Educational Psychology commencing December 2025.

The appointee will be required to work collaboratively and engage in the design and delivery of innovative teaching, research, professional placement supervision and coordination, research supervision and programme administration on the Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology programme and other postgraduate programmes within the School of Education. The School is committed to research-led education, so the candidate will be expected to teach doctoral level research methods, conduct research that supports high quality teaching in their field, and to lead innovations in both research, teaching and the field of psychology. They will supervise student research at Masters and Doctoral level and take a lead role in administration and organisation of the Educational Psychology programmes. Overall, the appointee will be expected to actively participate in and contribute to the academic life of the Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology Programme, the School, College and University and to the wider educational community.

95 Associate Professor (7941) Salary Scale: €83,339 - €117,693 per annum

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on the 1^st of September 2025.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CVs submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Note: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow link below:

www.ucd.ie/hr/t4media/Academic Contract.pdf

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