Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Sports & Exercise Medicine

Permanent Part Time Post (0. 5 FTE)

Applications are invited for a Lectureship (Above the Bar) post in the School of Medicine, specifically in the area of Sport and Exercise Medicine. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and innovative lecturer in the area.  The successful candidate will play a key role in teaching and supporting the MMEdSc in Sports & Exercise Medicine programme and will be expected to assume the programme Director role.

The successful candidate will have a professional (clinical) qualification in Medicine and should be eligible to register with the Irish Medical Council, the statutory body that registers and regulates Medical Doctors in Ireland. Applicants must have a relevant post-graduate qualification and have experience in clinical student education and classroom teaching and learning. The appointee will be expected to be research active, supervise student research and participate in department and college committees.  Reporting to the Head of the Department of Medicine, and working closely with the School of Medicine, applicants will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to excellence in teaching, curriculum development and research in Sport and Exercise Medicine.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process, please click on the apply button above. 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 Professor Paula O’Leary, Dean and Head, School of Medicine.

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Above the Bar) Salary Scale (pro rata): €79,185 - €102,549 (Scale B) / €75,338 - €97,420 (Scale A).

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal. 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, 16^th December 2025.

No late applications will be accepted.

University College Cork is an Equal Opportunities Employer. 

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.

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