Professor of Child Health

Competition ID: 037215

Post Summary Trinity College Dublin is seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual to take on the role of Professor of Child Health in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The successful candidate will become an integral part of the children’s nursing team and play a leading role in enabling the sustainability of child health research innovation into the future.

The appointee will be expected to provide visionary leadership in policy development in respect of children’s nursing and child health at national and regional levels.

They will build on and lead the School’s existing research and teaching profile in child health and advance research priorities by developing and disseminating evidencebased care within the local, national, and international contexts.

We are particularly interested in applications from individuals whose work includes child, family and adolescent health research.

Post status: Permanent Contract

Hours of Post: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow the link: http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-serviceagreement.pdf

Salary: This appointment will be on the Professorial salary scale (€134,286 – €169,752 per annum) at a point in line with the current Government pay policy. www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly-academic.pdf

How to apply: To assist the selection process, applicants must provide the following information when applying for this position.

• Cover Letter ( 1x A4 pages maximum)
• Comprehensive curriculum vitae including full data of publications
• Names and contact details (i.e, addresses and e-mail) of three referees who will be in a position to provide references
• Research statement, summarising research to be carried out in the next two years and including details of funding to be sought (2x A4 pages maximum)
• Teaching Statement, suimmarising teaching experience and approach (2 x A4 pages maximum).
• Statement of vision of your contribution in a leadership role within the School of Nursing and Midwifery (1 x A4 pages maximum).

Please Note: Applicants who do not address the application requirements above in their cover letter will not be considered at the short list stage.

Closing Date: 12 Noon, Wednesday, 3rd April 2024.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date specified through

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Applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Dr. Fintan Sheerin, Head of School and Associate Professor in Intellectual Disability Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, [email protected].

Application queries about this post, please email [email protected].

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war.

We hold an Athena SWAN Silver award, recognising our work to advance gender equality. Trinity is committed to supporting the work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.