Assistant Professor in Irish Language Education

The School of Education is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Irish Language Education. The development of Irish-medium and Gaeltacht Education, and of Irish-language education more broadly, is an overt policy priority in Ireland. The sector is engaging with challenges with respect to the changing sociolinguistic context of the Gaeltacht, changing demographics nationally, the supply and retention of teachers, and the provision of opportunities to develop educators’ practice as specialists in their field. These issues are a growing focus of research, teaching and practice in Trinity’s School of Education.

The successful candidate will be a specialist in immersion and Gaeltacht education and/or applied linguistics and will have an interest in advocating for the Irish language within Irish education and society. They will be fully conversant with the Council of Europe Framework of Reference for Languages and European and national policy in relation to the Irish language.

The successful candidate will teach and supervise on the Irish language education programmes in the School, to include the supervision of postgraduate student research. The post-holder will undertake research, knowledge generation and dissemination in the field of Irish language education.

Post Title: Assistant Professor in Irish Language Education

Post status: 2.5 Year, Specific Purpose Contract

Hours of Post: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please following link below: [http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf]

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Lecturer Salary Scale (109BN) commensurate with qualifications / experience and in line with Public Sector Pay Policy [€41,500 to €99,550 per annum] http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly_academic.pdf.

Closing date: 12 Noon, 7^th February 2025

Applications will only be accepted by applying online via the above ‘Apply’ button. Candidates should submit by e-Recruitment:

• Cover letter (1-2 pages max); 

• Full curriculum vitae, your list of publications and include the names and contact details of 3 referees (email addresses where possible); 

• Research plan summarising research to be carried out in the next two years and including details for funding to be sought where appropriate (max. 2 pages);
• A teaching and learning statement summarising your teaching experience, approaches used and underpinning philosophy (max. 2
pages). 


PLEASE NOTE: Candidates who do not submit this additional information may not be considered for shortlisting.

Please see the Job Description below for this position.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Professor Ann Devitt, Head of School, Head Of Education HeadofEducation@tcd.ie 

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