Start Date
Immediate
Expiry Date
26 Mar, 25
Salary
0.0
Posted On
13 Feb, 25
Experience
0 year(s) or above
Remote Job
No
Telecommute
No
Sponsor Visa
No
Skills
Health Psychology, Graduate Students, Psychology, Accreditation, Teaching, Population Health, Learning, Assessment
Industry
Education Management
Contract Type: Full time, Permanent
Organisation: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Remuneration: Aligned with RCSI Professorial Salary scale
Closing Date: Wednesday 26th of March 2025
RCSI is seeking to appoint its next innovative leader to the position of Professor and Head of the Department of Health Psychology. This post is a permanent professorial appointment within RCSI. The appointee will report to the Head of the School of Population Health or nominee.
This critical role drives the ongoing innovation and delivery of the undergraduate and graduate teaching programmes of RCSI. It also provides a unique platform for excellence in research in Health Psychology.
This internationally respected leader will bring extensive experience in education, research and management to the role. In particular, the candidate will have extensive academic experience in health psychology, health professions education and research in health psychology, health services research and/or population health. The successful candidate will have the vision to look to the future in emerging areas of research and education and make a meaningful contribution to the delivery of the strategies of the School of Population Health and of RCSI, the former being a key theme in
RCSI’s Strategy.
They will build on our success to date, leading and maintaining an environment of excellence in education, which will enable the delivery and continuous improvement of all our educational programmes, as well as looking for future growth opportunities. They must be an internationally competitive leader in an area of research aligned to health psychology, population health, health services research and/or our wider thematic research areas. The appointment will increase
the research presence and profile of the Department of Health Psychology and the School of Population Health both nationally and internationally and will grow RCSI’s reputation for excellence in the areas of Health Psychology and Population Health.
Successful experience as a senior academic and/ or department lead role is essential. Experience working in an inter-professional or multi-cultural context would be a distinct advantage as the successful appointee will actively collaborate across Schools and other RCSI campuses, for example RCSI-Bahrain. Previous examples of similar collaborations at a national and/or international
level would be valuable.
EDUCATION
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
ROLE REPORTING STRUCTURE
This role has access to the most senior members of RCSI’s leadership team. The successful candidate will report into the Head of the School of Population Health.
COMPETENCIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ROLE