Lecturer, Type A in Occupational Therapy, Part-time (0.5FTE).

The College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (CMNHS) at the University of Galway seeks to appoint a Lecturer, Type A in Occupational Therapy, Part-time (0.5FTE).  This post is being offered as a specific purpose contract and will terminate by reason of the expiry of its specific purpose.  It is anticipated that the duration of this assignment will be circa 4 years. 

We are seeking applications for the above post in the Discipline of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences at the University of Galway. The appointment will be at the lecturer level. The successful candidate will be expected to lecture on a number of modules for undergraduate students (see full list of duties appended). The Discipline of Occupational Therapy is housed in the Áras Moyola Building where we have state of the art facilities for academic and clinical skills teaching and research.

The B.Sc. (Hons) Occupational Therapy programme is designed to educate those who wish to pursue a professional career in Occupational Therapy. The programme design recognises best practice, aligns with national and international standards, is regulated by CORU and accredited by AOTI on behalf of the World Federation of Occupational Therapy. The post holder will play an important role in ensuring that the curriculum continues to meet professional and regulatory body requirements and keeps abreast with changing approaches to service delivery within the health care sector.

The post holder will support the Head of Discipline of Occupational Therapy in establishing new opportunities in Occupational Therapy education and research.

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Agnes Shiel, Email: agnes.shiel@universityofgalway.ie  

Salary: €61,758 - €98,523 pro rata p.a (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011)

This appointment will be made on the Lecturer scale in line with current Government pay policy and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the University’s Remuneration policy. QA321-Updated-PP-Remuneration.pdf (universityofgalway.ie)

The full-time hours of work for academic staff are 39 hours per week.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on Thursday 31^st October 2024. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.

Further details are available at www.dbei.ie

Applications should be submitted online.

Please see further information on how to apply here: E-Recruit - University of Galway and Guidelines for On-line Applications (universityofgalway.ie)

Please note that appointment to posts advertised will be dependent upon University approval, together with the terms of the Employment Control Framework for the higher education sector.

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

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