Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Social Work

UCD College of Social Science and Law

UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice

Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Social Work

Permanent Post

Ref: 008773

The UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice seeks to appoint a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Social Work. Applicants must hold a professional qualification in social work and be registered with CORU (the health and social care professionals council for Ireland) or be eligible to secure CORU registration. 

The School would particularly welcome applications with a background in child protection and welfare and a PhD in social work or a relevant social science discipline. They will be expected to contribute to teaching on the MSocSc (Social Work) programme and the new part-time MSc in Child Welfare and Protection. They may be asked to contribute occasionally to other teaching in the School. They will also be expected to prepare social work students for practice and support them on placement, carry out research and publish the results in appropriate academic outlets and to carry out carry out administrative functions as identified by the Head of School.

Lecturer/Assistant Professor (below the bar) Salary Scale: €31,820 - €56,602 per annum (Or)

Lecturer/Assistant Professor (above the bar) Salary Scale: €50,807 - €76,936 per annum

Appointment on the appropriate scale, and point on scale in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the UCD Job Vacancies website: http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies.

Closing Date: 17:00hrs (local Irish Time) on Wednesday 30th November 2016

Note:  Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow link below:
http://www.ucd.ie/hr/t4cms/Academic%20Contract.pdf

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.