Lecturer (A) in Occupational Therapy

The College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (CMNHS) at the University of Galway seeks to appoint a Lecturer, Contract Type A in Occupational Therapy.  This is a permanent position.

We are seeking applications for the above post in the Discipline of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences at the University of Galway. The appointment will be at the lecturer level. The successful candidate will be expected to source, allocate and support practice education placements for undergraduate students (see full list of duties appended). The Discipline of Occupational Therapy is housed in the Áras Moyola Building where we have state of the art facilities for academic and clinical skills teaching and research.

The B.Sc. (Hons) Occupational Therapy programme is designed to educate those who wish to pursue a professional career in Occupational Therapy. The programme design recognises best practice, aligns with national and international standards, is regulated by CORU and accredited by AOTI on behalf of the World Federation of Occupational Therapy. The post holder will play an important role in ensuring that the curriculum continues to meet professional and regulatory body requirements and keeps abreast with changing approaches to service delivery within the health care sector.

The post holder will have an influential role, supporting the BSc Occupational Therapy programme, in ongoing development and innovation, in the delivery of clinical skills teaching, clinical supervision and through student support. They will support the Head of Discipline of Occupational Therapy in establishing new opportunities in Occupational Therapy education and research.

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Agnes Shiel, Email: agnes.shiel@universityofgalway.ie 

Salary: € 64,260 to €102,513 per annum (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011 and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the University’s Remuneration policy.QA321-Updated-PP-Remuneration.pdf (This appointment will be made on the Lecturer scale in line with current Government pay policy)

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 28^th November 2025.

It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Garda vetting will apply.

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation. Further details are available at 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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