Assistant Professor in Intellectual Disability Nursing

We seek to appoint an Assistant Professor in Intellectual Disability Nursing. The primary purpose of this post is to contribute to Intellectual Disability Nursing teaching, research and administrative activities in the School of Nursing & Midwifery. The successful applicant will have an established reputation in teaching and research in Intellectual Disability Nursing and will be expected to contribute to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in this field and in interdisciplinary curricular teaching, supervision and mentoring. This post provides an exciting opportunity to actively contribute to developments relevant to the discipline in relevant research areas which are of strategic focus and interest for the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin and contemporary society more broadly. The successful candidate will be expected to have a depth of knowledge pertinent to the role and will be expected to publish and disseminate widely in the area of intellectual disability and also attract national and international research funding.

The School is seeking to appoint a motivated and talented nurse who will become an integral part of the intellectual disability nursing team, and who will sustain intellectual disability nursing teaching and research innovation in the future through alignment with strategic priorities and/or the development of new cutting edge intellectual disability funded research strands. The appointee will be expected to provide leadership in policy and practice development at national and regional levels. The person appointed will be required to build on and lead the school’s existing research and teaching profile in the area of intellectual disability nursing and advance existing and new intellectual. disability research priorities by developing and disseminating evidence-based care within the local, national and international contexts.

Post Title Assistant Professor in Intellectual Disability

Post status: Tenure Track. This position is a Tenure Track position which is 5-years in the first instance, permanency is subject to satisfying the tenure requirements

Hours of Post: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please following link below: (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 [€42,500 to €101,541 per annum] www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly_academic.pdf.

Closing date: 12 Noon, 1^st May 2025

Applications will only be accepted by applying online via jobs.tcd.ie Candidates should submit by e-Recruitment:

• Cover letter (1x A4 page)
• Full curriculum vitae including a list of publications and the names and contact details of 3 referees (e-mail addresses if possible)
• Teaching statement (summarising teaching experience and approach - 2 pages maximum)
• Research plan (summarising areas of research interest - 2 pages maximum)

Please note:

• Applicants who do not submit the above will not be considered at the short list stage
• Applicants should note that the interview process for this appointment will include the delivery of a presentation.

Please see the Job Description on the TCD Portal for this position.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Martin McMahon MARTIN.MCMAHON@tcd.ie

Trinity is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from talented people of all backgrounds.

Advert information