Professor of Surgery/Academic Consultant Surgeon

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Competition ID: 037765

Post Summary: Trinity College Dublin seek to appoint a Professor of Surgery/Academic Consultant Surgeon in the Department of Surgery at Tallaght University Hospital (TUH). This is a full-time appointment made in conjunction with TUH  based at TUH.  The Professor of Surgery will ordinarily be the Academic Head of Department in TUH and will be responsible for the academic curriculum and administration of the academic department. The Discipline of Surgery consists of teaching units in both major teaching hospitals Tallaght University Hospital and St. James’s Hospital. In order to ensure effective governance, the Headship of the Discipline rotates every three years between the heads of the respective Academic Departments. The Professor of Surgery as Head of the academic unit at TUH will sit on the Medical School executive and may from time to time undertake duties on the executive as requested by the Head of School within TUH.

Post status: Permanent Contract

Hours of Post: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow the link below: www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-serviceagreement.pdf.

Salary: This appointment will be made on the Consultant Contract 2023 – Academic, salary scale at a point in line with current Government pay Policy (and will be commensurate with experience). healthservice.hse.ie/staff/pay/pay-scales

How to apply: Applicants should provide the following information when applying for the Professor/Consultant position:

• Cover Letter
• A comprehensive curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications and awarded research grants.
• Names and contact details (i.e., addresses and e-mail) of three referees who will be in a position to provide references.
• A research plan (summarising research to be carried out over the coming 5 years and including details of funding to be sought – up to 4 pages)
• A teaching statement (summarising teaching experience and approach – 2 pages).

Applicants who do not address the application requirements above will not be considered at the short list stage. Applications must be submitted by the closing date specified through eRecruitment.

Any Applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Informal Enquiries about this post should be made to:

Professor Colin Doherty, Head of School, School of Medicine: cdohert@tcd.ie

Ms Lucy Nugent, Chief Executive Officer, TUH: ceo@tuh.ie

Application queries about this post should be emailed to the Recruitment Partner at Senior.Appointments@tcd.ie and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war.

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