COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND FOOD SCIENCE LECTURESHIP IN GEOLOGY

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND FOOD SCIENCE
LECTURESHIP IN GEOLOGY

The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), University College Cork, is seeking to make a permanent wholetime appointment in Geology to contribute to its research, teaching and related administration in the School.  Applications are invited for this post.

The successful candidate will be required to develop and teach modules in Geology as part of the undergraduate and postgraduate curricula and to develop an innovative Geological research programme(s). Research expertise applicable to the area of economic geology, e.g. hydrocarbon geology or mining geology, is desirable.  Applicants must hold a doctoral qualification in Geology, demonstrate evidence of peer-reviewed publication, and the potential of establishing/furthering a research programme(s) attracting external funding with collaborative links nationally and internationally.  Compatibility of research interests with national and international geological research priorities and complementary to, and an enhancement of, those of the School is desirable. An understanding of current effective teaching practice and an ability to coordinate and teach field modules is essential.

University College Cork is in the top 2% of research institutes in the world, situated in Cork, Ireland’s second largest city and recently European cultural capital. it is within easy reach of varied and well exposed geology. BEES (http://bees.ucc.ie) is one of the most research-active schools in UCC. The Discipline of Geology, within BEES, coordinates the Geology, International Field Geoscience and Earth Science (jointly with Geography) undergraduate degrees and an MSc programme in Exploration Field Geology.
Salary scale (new entrants): Appointment will be made on the Lectureship Salary Scale (new entrants 2011):  €31,821 - €51,270 / €62,353 - €81,459

*Existing public servants continuously employed in the public sector on/after 31st December 2010 will be placed on the 2010 salary scales (non new entrants)

Further information on the post and the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences is available below.
For informal enquiries about the post, please contact:
Professor John O’Halloran
Head of the School
Tel: +353 21 4904653
Email: j.ohalloran@ucc.ie  
Dr Andy Wheeler
Vice Head of School and Head of Geology
Tel: +353 21 4904577
Email: a.wheeler@ucc.ie

For further information on UCC’s School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, see http://www.ucc.ie/en/bees/
Application forms must be completed and are available, together with full details, from www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancies or Recruitment Office, Department of Human Resources, University College, Cork, Ireland.  Email: recruitment@per.ucc.ie  / Tel: +353 21 490 3691 / Fax: +353 21 427 1568. 

Closing date:  Tuesday 24th July 2012 at 5:00pm

University College Cork is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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

University College Cork, a constituent University of the National University of Ireland, is a collegiate, progressive, dynamic research-led university