Permanent Whole-Time Post
UCC wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy. Reporting to the Head of School, the successful candidates will play a key role in teaching, research and leadership. The successful candidate will support the delivery of the 2-year MSc in Diagnostic Radiography and MSc Radiation Therapy programmes and teach and coordinate elements of the postgraduate MSc in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy online. The successful candidate will have a BSc or MSc in Radiation Therapy, or other related disciplines and ideally have a PhD or equivalent. Duties will include practice education coordination, research-led clinical and classroom teaching, development of new course offerings, research supervision, and participation in discipline, school, and college committees. We expect to recruit hardworking people committed to excellence in teaching, curriculum development, and research dissemination. The role is in-person, primarily based in University College Cork, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, Cork. Applicants without a doctorate should be prepared to embark on a research trajectory that includes publications and the completion of a PhD.
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 https://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 Professor Mark McEntee, email: mark.mcentee@ucc.ie
For further information on the Department www.ucc.ie/medicalimagingandradiationtherapy/
University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks. We value the enrichment that comes from a diverse community and seek to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of each individual in line with equality legislation. We encourage applicants to consult our Dignity and Respect Policy and learn more about our EDI related initiatives.
Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Below the Bar) Salary Scale: €43,028 - €73,909 (Scale B) / €45,116 - €70,327 (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 interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate.
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://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, 1st December 2026.
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
