About this role
The role
Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued.
We are seeking excellent academics to join our staff as an Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Clinical Skills and Simulation-Based Education. The persons appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. They will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the Department and undertake teaching duties on the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as the supervision of Master’s and PhD students.
The appointees will be expected to build a strong research profile in clinical skills and simulation-based education, They will be responsible, with other members of the team, for developing and managing the clinical skills and simulation suite whilst teaching therein through a diverse range of modalities including face-to-face in the classroom and skill laboratory (synchronous and asynchronous teaching), simulation and the virtual learning environment. In this role, they will also expand knowledge and practice through research and scholarly activity.
Salary
Assistant Professor/Lecturer: €64,753 – €102,539 p.a. (7 points) Assistant Lecturer: €42,099 - €71,998 p.a (14 points)
Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.
The ideal candidate will have:
Essential
PhD/Professional Doctorate completed by the time of appointment. Registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) or, for overseas candidates, evidence of ability to register with NMBI as a Registered Nurse; A minimum of 5 year’s post-registration experience in nursing practice; At least three years' experience of teaching in a university or another relevant context. Demonstrable knowledge and experience of teaching clinical skills and simulation to nurses or other healthcare professionals; Evidence of experience in assessment of clinical skills, especially OSCEs; Experience of and a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, programme development and academic innovation; Experience of, and commitment to, working in an interdisciplinary setting; Good administrative, organisational, teamwork and communication skills.
For further details including full comprehensive job description please see reference number 039483 on the Maynooth University vacancies page at: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies