Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Law & French

Permanent Whole Time Post

UCC wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Lecturer in Law and French (Above the Bar) to contribute to the development of the School’s research, programmes and engagement ambitions. The School is currently ranked 94^th in the world (QS 2025 Subject Rankings). The post holder will be expected to be research active, building on existing areas of research strength in the School. Furthermore, they would be expected to act as Programme Director for the BCL (Law and French) degree as well as making a full contribution to the School’s programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as appropriate. An ability to teach through the medium of French and knowledge of the French legal system are essential, while an ability to teach in other areas of law is desirable. The postholder will report to the Dean of the School of Law.

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 see https://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 Dean of Law at conor.omahony@ucc.ie.

For further information on the Department see https://www.ucc.ie/en/law/.

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Above the Bar) Salary Scale: €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 (https://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, 31^st March 2026

No late applications will be accepted.

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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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