Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Strategy and International Business

Permanent Whole-Time Post

Cork University Business School (CUBS), University College Cork (UCC) wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Strategy and International Business. Reporting to the Head of Department , we are inviting applications from those with a background in Strategy & International Business, broadly defined, who are committed to a programme of intellectually rigorous and relevant scholarship that is publishable in top journals and creating wider impact, while also being interested and capable of delivering high-quality, engaged teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Applicants should demonstrate a track record of relevant research and teaching experience. You should identify your research outputs to date and demonstrate your ongoing potential to publish in leading international journals (3 and 4 star ranked journals by the Chartered Association of Business Schools are preferred), and how you may fit the Centre for the Future of Work and the Economy and/or the various UCC Futures.

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 , 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 Professor Lawrence Dooley Email: l.dooley@ucc.ie or Professor Mary McCarthy Email: m.mccarthy@ucc.ie.

For further information on the Department https://www.cubsucc.com/

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. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks.

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer Below the Bar Salary Scale: €43,028 - €73,909 (Scale B) / €45,116 - €70,327 (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 apply button above. 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, 10^th November 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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