Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing

Permanent Whole-time post

The School of English and Digital Humanities at UCC wishes to appoint an experienced writer and academic to the role of Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing. We welcome applications from published writers in any genre with extensive experience of teaching and administration at university level. Reporting to the Head of School, the Senior Lecturer will take on a leadership role in relation to UCC’s MA in Creative Writing, including academic direction and student recruitment.  As well as overseeing the coordination and delivery of the MA in Creative Writing the successful candidate will have a leadership role in relation to managing and developing Creative Writing offerings at undergraduate level along with contributing to teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The supervision of final year undergraduate dissertations, master's degree theses, and the supervision of doctoral theses in the area of Creative Writing are essential for this post.  Applicants can learn more about the School’s programmes at www.ucc.ie/en/endah.

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 Head of School Dr. Orla Murphy, Email: o.murphy@ucc.ie

For further information on the School: www.ucc.ie/en/endah

Appointment may be made on the Senior Lecturer Salary Scale: €83,079 - €117,715 (Scale B) / €80,231 - €111,829 (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, 27^th May 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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