Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Permanent Whole Time Post 

UCC wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Senior Lecturer in Social Work in the School of Applied Social Studies. Reporting to the Head of School, the post-holder will provide leadership in research and research-led teaching within the Social Work Programmes and the wider School of Applied Social Studies. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in internationally impactful research through securing competitive research funding, supervising doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, producing high-quality publications and contributing to wider dissemination activities.

The appointee must have CORU registration as a Social Worker or eligibility to apply and secure CORU Social Worker registration within six months of appointment. 

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 Dr. Shirley Martin, email: s.martin@ucc.ie

For further information on the School see: www.ucc.ie/en/appsoc/

University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. 

Appointment may be made on the Senior Lecturer Salary Scale: €85,597 - €121,283 (Scale B) / €82,662 - €115,218 (Scale A).

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

We encourage you to contact 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 (via the above 'Apply' button). 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) Tuesday, 1^st September 2026.

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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