Assistant Professor in Practice of Pharmacy

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Post ID: 038913

Post Summary*

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences currently offers undergraduate pharmacy education, postgraduate degrees by research and several taught postgraduate courses.

This position is to provide maternity leave cover in the area of practice of pharmacy, with key responsibilities to support the 5-year Pharmacy (Integrated) programme, and to strengthen the School’s existing teaching and research in the pharmacy practice area.

Post status: Specific Purpose Contract

The specific purpose of this contract is to fill an Assistant Professor vacancy on a temporary basis pending the return of the postholder from maternity leave.

Hours of work: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow the link below:

www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf

Salary: This appointment will be made on the Assistant Professor Salary Scale (€42,500 - €101,541 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy. monthly/weekly payscales. (tcd.ie)

How to apply:

To assist the selection process, applicants should submit:

• Cover letter (maximum one A4 page).
• Full curriculum vitae, including your list of publications and the names and contact details of 3 referees (email addresses if possible).
• Research plan summarising research to be carried out in the next one to two years (maximum two A4 pages).
• Teaching statement summarising teaching experience and approach (maximum two A4 pages).

Applicants who do not address these requirements in their cover letter will not be considered at the shortlisting stage.

Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Please see the Job Description below for this position.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Professor Cristín Ryan, Professor In Practice Of Pharmacy, email: cristin.ryan@tcd.ie

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from all individuals, including those with disabilities, those who have followed non-traditional career paths, and those who have taken time out for reasons such as family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants, including those who have been displaced due to conflict or war.

Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier university. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and hold an Athena Swan Silver Award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and across the higher education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work–life balance and creating a family-friendly working environment.

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