Lecturer / Assistant Professor in Large Animal Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine

Employer: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN (UCD)
Location: Dublin, Leinster (IE)
Salary: £54,259.11 - £85,921.11 per annum
Closing date: 3 Dec 2024

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Academic Discipline: Life sciences, Veterinary Science
Job Type: Academic Posts, Lecturers / Assistant Professors
Contract Type: Temporary
Hours: Full Time, Part Time

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Applications are invited for a specified purpose post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Large Animal Surgery within UCD School of Veterinary Medicine.

The School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin seeks to appoint a temporary Lecturer Assistant Professor in Large Animal Surgery. The duration of the appointment is 36 months.

The candidate will join a team of 3 other Large Animal Surgeons (1 full-time and 2 part-time) and 2 Doctoral Students (ECVS residents) within the Section of Equine Clinical Studies, Diagnostic Imaging and Anaesthesia and the UCD Veterinary Hospital. The successful candidate will work as part of a large multidisciplinary team in the large animal /equine clinic.

The successful candidate's role will involve primarily clinical service teaching and administration, with opportunities and support to pursue research. Lecture delivery on-clinic groups and one-to-one teaching of undergraduate and graduate veterinary practitioners (MVB) and veterinary nursing (BSc) form a key component of the role.

95 Lecturer/Asst Professor Above the Bar (7943) Salary Scale: €62,855 - €99,533 Per Annum

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

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on the 3rd of December 2024.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (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 CVs 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 the link; https://www.ucd.ie/hr/t4media/Academic Contract.pdf

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

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