Lecturer in Law & Irish

Fixed term whole time post (to 31^st December 2028)

The School of Law at University College Cork is recruiting a lectureship in Law (any area of specialisation will be considered) to contribute to the development of the School’s research, programmes and engagement ambitions. The School is currently ranked 73^rd in the world and in the top 20 in the EU (QS 2024 Subject Rankings) and has recently secured European Research Council funding as well as two Irish Research Council Laureate awards in furtherance of its research ambitions. It is essential that the successful candidate can teach Law in Irish as well as English, in order to contribute to the further development of the School’s BCL Law & Irish programme.

The post holder will be expected to be research active, building on existing areas of research strength in the School, with the potential for securing ERC funding.  The post holder’s research should be aligned with any relevant research Centre within the School and the UCC Collective Social Futures Cluster and/or other relevant UCC Futures Clusters and they will be expected to make a full contribution to the School’s programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level as appropriate under the direction of the Dean of the School of Law.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see ore.ucc.ie. The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor Mark Poustie, Dean of the School of Law, Tel: +353 (0)21 4902531, Email: mark.poustie@ucc.ie . 

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Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Below the Bar) Salary Scale: €40,685 - €70,328 (Scale B) / €42,732 - €66,921 (Scale A).

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note that interviews will take place online via MS Teams in the first instance. Candidates may be required to attend UCC for an in person interview. Candidates will be advised as appropriate.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (ore.ucc.ie). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 8^th April 2025

No late applications will be accepted.

University College Cork is an equal opportunities employer

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector

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