Assistant Professor in Global Cultures and Futures (Permanent)

The person appointed will be expected to make a strong contribution to the design and delivery of the teaching programme of the Department, with specific responsibilities to support the development and expansion of new Department of Anthropology Master of Arts programmes. The appointee will undertake teaching duties on the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of MA and PhD students.

The appointee will be expected to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance, and generate publications of international standard. The appointee will be expected to build an excellent research profile that supports the University’s research strategy, including affiliating to the Research Institutes where appropriate, and working with colleagues on national and international research.

Principal duties

Teaching:

Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching duties are assigned by the Head of the Department. The duties will include:

• Teaching and assessing students at undergraduate level. This may include lecturing, tutoring, leading practical learning activities, project supervision, and setting, supervising and grading assessments;
• Teaching, supervising and assessing postgraduate students, including lecturing, leading seminars and other learning activities, supervision of student research activities, and setting, supervising and grading assessments;
• Enhancing and innovating in teaching and assessment practice;
• Contributing, as required, to the assurance and enhancement of teaching quality;
• Outreach and promotional activities and the recruitment and selection of undergraduate and postgraduate students;
• Developing and enhancing the curriculum;
• Designing and delivering new courses.

For further details including full comprehensive job description please see reference number 031281 on the Maynooth University vacancies page at: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies

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