Lecturer (Across the Bar) in Agribusiness & Farm Management Cork University Business School

Fixed Term Whole Time (anticipated duration 5 years)

University College Cork wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Lecturer Across the Bar in Agribusiness and Farm Management. This jointly funded position with Teagasc offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the expanding agri-food systems research community and to play an active role in the development and delivery of teaching programmes in agriculture and agrifood business. This post is open to relevant disciplines including Farm Business, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management and related fields, but the successful candidate must demonstrate a clear comprehension of farm business appraisal and management in the Irish context.

Double accredited by AMBA and AACSB, a PRME Champion and holding an Athena Swan Award, Cork University Business School is one of Ireland’s largest business schools. Our school seeks to shape leaders for a sustainable future and is committed to providing a dynamic, supportive and inclusive learning, teaching, research and working environment, which recognises the diverse backgrounds and interests of both students and staff.

The Lecturer Across the Bar in Agribusiness and Farm Management will demonstrate a track record of relevant research and education in the field of farm management, agribusiness and agricultural economics. Candidates should identify their research outputs to date and demonstrate their ongoing potential to publish in leading international journals (3 and 4 star ranked journals by the Chartered Association of Business Schools are preferred). The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to contribute to multidisciplinary research teams. Candidates will also demonstrate their experience and/or potential in delivering high quality teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate education levels. The successful candidate will be actively supported in developing and advancing their research portfolio, with a particular emphasis on farm management and agribusiness. Opportunities for collaborative research with both Teagasc and other academic institutions and business entities will be strongly encouraged and facilitated. Candidates should set out how their research may contribute to one or more of the UCC Futures or the School’s proposed new strategic research, Future of Work and Economies.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see ore.ucc.ie. The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr Seamus O’Reilly, email s.oreilly@ucc.ie or Prof. Olive McCarthy o.mccarthy@ucc.ie.

For further information on the School see www.cubsucc.com

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer Salary Scale:

Above the Bar: €79,185 - €102,549 (Scale B) / €75,338 - €97,420 (Scale A)

OR

Below the Bar: €42,102 - €72,452 (Scale B) / €44,169 - €68,942 (Scale A)

Please note that interviews will take place online via MS Teams in the first instance. Candidates may be required to attend UCC for an in person interview. Candidates will be advised as appropriate.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (ore.ucc.ie). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 11^th November 2025

No late applications will be accepted.

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