Lecturer (Education) in Modern Irish (Maternity Cover)

The School of Arts, English and Languages seeks to appoint a temporary Lecturer (Education) in the Modern Irish for a fixed term of 18 months to cover a period of maternity leave. The successful candidate will teach a range of modules at undergraduate levels including, Nualitríocht na Gaeilge ó bhí 1916 ann (CEL1006), Cearta an Duine agus an Nualitríocht (CEL2003), Scéal na hImirce (CEL3006), and An Nuafhilíocht (CEL3026), and contribute both to the teaching of Irish at undergraduate and postgraduate level and to School administration.

About the person:

Essential Criteria:

• Have, or be about to obtain, a PhD in a relevant area.
• Relevant teaching experience at undergraduate level.
• Ability to design course materials and to plan and organise the delivery and assessment of taught courses in own specialism.
• Ability to contribute to broader management and administrative processes.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Effective interpersonal skills to liaise with students and colleagues.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

This post is available for 18 months. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more on our website.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application.

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