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Lecturer in Health Professions Education

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - RCSI - Health Professions Education Centre (HPEC)

Location: Dublin - Ireland
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 31st July 2025
Closes: 21st August 2025

Title: Lecturer in Health Professions Education

Department: Health Professions Education Centre (HPEC)

Location: 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2

Reporting to: Director of HPEC

Objective of this post

The Lecturer in Health Professions Education will contribute to the development, delivery, and enhancement of RCSI’s health professions education programmes, with a primary focus on Graduate Diploma and Masters in Health Professions Education.  The successful candidate will be scholarly educator and an emerging institutional leader in teaching and learning.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual from a Health Professions Education background, with experience in the development and delivery of academic postgraduate health professions education programmes. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, experienced, and innovative educator and leader, who works well within a diverse, multicultural academic setting.

Specific responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development, implementation, and enhancement of the Graduate Diploma and Masters in HPE and support new and existing health professions education programmes.
  • Contribute to the HPEC Strategy by driving faculty development initiatives, including the Peer Observation of Teaching programme and Educational Hub.
  • Conduct high quality educational research that informs directions at RCSI and nationally and internationally.
  • Publish in high impact journals
  • Promote evidence-based, innovative teaching and learning practices across RCSI.
  • Lead and publish educational research to advance knowledge in health professions education.

Other responsibilities

  • Promote the highest standards of professional practice in all areas of responsibility.
  • Undertake other responsibilities as required and appropriate to the grade.

Candidate Specification: Essential

  • PhD in an area relevant to health professions education
  • Relevant postgraduate qualification in education
  • Significant experience with online learning
  • Experience in designing and delivering a programme of health professions education
  • Proven track record and commitment to research
  • Proven track record of publications in high impact journals
  • Experience delivering faculty development
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to build and maintain internal and external networks

Candidate Specification: Desirable

  • Previous experience in a postgraduate programme in health professions education
  • Professional experience in faculty development
  • Current, relevant experience in academic, health or social care environments
  • Track record of gaining research grants

The Process: 

Interview and presentation 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a formal competence-based interview and presentation.

Particulars of Post 

This post is a full time permanent position. The appointee will report to the Head of Department or nominee.  

Informal Enquiries:  

Informal enquiries are invited in the first instance through Rebecca O’Brien, Human Resources Department (email: rebeccaobrien@rcsi.ie). All applications for this post must be made through the career's webpage www.rcsi/careers. Rebecca can arrange for relevant queries on the academic aspects of the role to be addressed by the hiring manager.  Please note we do not accept CVs directly. 

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