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Technical Officer, Research and Teaching Support

Employer
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN (UCD)
Location
Dublin, Leinster (IE)
Salary
€40,415 - €53,515 per annum
Closing date
25 Aug 2022

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Job Details

Applications are invited for a Permanent post of a Technical Officer - Research and Teaching Support within UCD School of Veterinary Medicine / Herd Health and Animal Husbandry

The role of the Technical Officer is to provide technical, administrative and training support to the Herd Health and Animal Husbandry Section in the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine. S/he will provide research and teaching supports to the section.

Research support will be in the areas of reproductive biology including hormone / metabolite analyses; Nutrition and herd health including feed analyses, herd health data entry and analyses.

Teaching support will be in the areas of laboratory and animal based practicals (eg nutrition and reproduction), and computer based expertise (eg computer support for both online and conventional teaching formats).

The successful candidate will be expected to take a lead role in technical support in these activities. Candidates will have training, qualifications and experience relevant to endocrinology (hormone and metabolite analyses) The candidate should be able to demonstrate good initiative, a strong work ethic, high quality technical skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.

Salary: 95 Technical Officer\2013 (7915) €40,415 - €53,515 per annum

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.

Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 25th August 2022

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. UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/.

Company

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.
There is a diverse range of staff at UCD, with employment opportunities frequently presenting themselves in the following areas:

  • Academic
  • Administrative
  • Buildings and Services
  • IT Services
  • Laboratory
  • Library
  • Research
  • Technical 

Imagine yourself in a workplace with a genuine commitment to equality of opportunity for all staff and students. UCD is committed to creating an environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly.
 
Learn more about equality and diversity in UCD, including our new Dignity & Respect Support Service.
 
Visit the Work at UCD page to explore further benefits of working at UCD and to apply for a role.

Company info
Telephone
+(353)17167777
Location
BELFIELD
DUBLIN 4
Ireland

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