Associate Professor / Professor of Sport Management
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN (UCD)
- Location
- Dublin, Leinster (IE)
- Closing date
- 30 Sep 2019
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- Academic Discipline
- Sport Science, Life sciences
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Professors / Chairs, Principal / Senior Lecturers / Associate Professors
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
011733 – External Ad - Associate Professor / Professor of Sport Management, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science (PHPSS) (Permanent)
Applications are invited for a Associate Professor / Professor of Sport Management post within School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science.
Applications are invited for a permanent appointment as Associate Professor / Professor of Sport Management in the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science. The person appointed will be expected to provide the academic vision, innovation, strategic leadership and management that will further develop a sustainable teaching, learning and research programme in Sport Management.
This is a dynamic and multi-disciplinary School. The post holder will enhance and expand undergraduate and graduate education, up to and including PhD level and will play a key role in the expansion of School blended and distance learning programme both nationally and internationally. S/he will lead and manage programme changes, expand PhD opportunities and identify and develop UCD and industry partners for teaching and research collaboration.
The successful applicant will have a distinguished international research record and a track record of securing research funding. The post holder will have relevant research and teaching interests and experience that will build upon the opportunities presented by the combination of subjects which comprise the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science and its associated research institutes. The role will involve the provision of research leadership including high quality scholarship and international publication, securing new research funding, and the supervision of research doctoral and students.
Applications from candidates across the spectrum of sport management would be welcome. For example, leadership, governance, marketing, strategy, human resources, event management, or finance.
University College Dublin (UCD) is a market leader for the study of sport, with sport related subjects at the University having attained a QS world (top 50) ranking in 2019 while the UCD MSc in sport management is ranked in the top 40 postgraduate programmes globally. The School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science is a research-intensive school with diverse teaching and research interests across the fields of public health, dietetics, food safety, physiotherapy, sport science and management, and occupational safety and health. The School is committed to the highest standards in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research supervision.
95 Associate Professor Salary Scale: €68,663 - €95,916
95 Professor Salary Scale: €84,638 - €112,271
Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines
Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 30th September 2019.
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.
Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/
UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.
Note: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow link below:
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UCD is Ireland's most globally engaged university with over 37,000 students drawn from 152 countries, including over 4,500 students based at locations outside of Ireland.
The international standing of UCD has grown in recent years; it is currently ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions world-wide.
As Ireland's largest university, with its great strength and diversity of disciplines, UCD embraces its role to contribute to the flourishing of Ireland through the study of people, society, business, economy, culture, languages and the creative arts, as well as through research and innovation.
Over the last decade UCD researchers have increased their annual number of papers in the international literature by 39% and have authored more than 34,000 papers in total. 56% of the papers were co-authored with researchers from more than 130 countries. These papers are cited by other researchers at a rate that is 73% above the world average.
Located within 4km's of Dublin city centre, the Belfield campus is a carefully landscaped, modern campus. Employees can avail of world class facilities and participate in a range of engagement activities.
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- Telephone
- +(353)17167777
- Location
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BELFIELD
DUBLIN 4
Ireland
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