Professor of Health Innovation

Competition ID: 037214

Post Summary 

Trinity College Dublin is seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual to take on the role of Professor of Health Innovation in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The post is open to applicants from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, but the focus is on health and health innovation.

The successful candidate will be an integral part of the School team and will provide strategic and operational input to expanding and developing health and health innovation activities within the School, from educational, research and entrepreneurial perspectives. They will lead the operationalisation and execution of the innovation vision for the School, helping to advance nursing and midwifery education, research and science. The role will contribute to impactful innovative and interdisciplinary research and scholarship that improves health outcomes and informs policy and practice.

The Professor of Health Innovation will build on current innovation within the School, establish the School as a leader in innovation in Trinity College and engage in purposeful partnership to grow our academic and research portfolio.

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

eRecruitment

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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]

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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.