Senior Lecturer/Consultant Physician, Medical Education, (Clinical Pharmacology)

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Post Summary

The School of Medicine wishes to make a cross disciplinary clinical/ academic appointment at Senior Lecturer/ Consultant level to the disciplines of Medical Education and Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

The postholder will ensure high-quality coherent delivery of existing activities across teaching, research, and clinical practice. As well as developing their own research interests they will play a critical role in strengthening the relationship between the School of Medicine, clinical faculty, and corporate leadership at St James’s Hospital.

Post status: Specific-Purpose Contract

The specific purpose of this post is to fill a Senior Lecturer / Consultant vacancy on a temporary basis pending the return of the postholder from a period of secondment.

Hours of Post: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow the link below: https://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-serviceagreement.pdf.

Salary: This appointment will be made on the Senior Lecturer / Consultant, Public Only Consultant Contract (POCC23), Academic, salary scale at a point in line with current Government pay Policy.  https://healthservice.hse.ie/staff/pay/pay-scales/

How to apply: Applicants should provide the following information when applying for the position:

• A cover Letter
• A comprehensive curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications.
• A research statement(summarising research to be carried out, which includes details of funding to be sought – 2 pages)
• A teaching statement (summarising teaching experience and approach – 2 pages)
• The names and contact details (e‐mail) of three referees.

Applicants who do not address the application requirements above will not be considered at the short list stage.

Closing Date: 12 Noon Wednesday, 20th May 2026, Applications will only be accepted by e-recruitment:  http://jobs.tcd.ie. In the Interest of fairness to all applicants, no late applications will be accepted.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date specified through eRecruitment. Please allow plenty of time to complete the application process. Any Applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Informal Enquiries about this post should be made to:

Professor Martina Hennessy, Clinical Pharmacologist and Director of the Wellcome-HRB CRF at St James’s Hospital - mhenness@tcd.ie.

Professor Paul Spiers Head of Dept of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - spiersj@tcd.ie.

Application queries about this post should be emailed to the Recruitment Partner at knowledj@tcd.ie and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.

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

Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier University. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.

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