Research Assistant Admin. Medical Education Unit

at  University College Cork

POSITION SUMMARY

The Medical Education Unit, School of Medicine UCC is recruiting a research assistant/administrator (0.5 FTE) to work on a Health Research Board funded project. The research will focus on educating healthcare professionals in climate change and sustainability. This post is suitable for those with qualifications related to administration/ secretarial work, those with administrative skills and a qualification in health services, education, psychology, public health or sociology. The post-holder will be part of a team of six full-time research staff (3 post-docs and 3 research assistants) under the supervision of work package leads and PI Prof. Deirdre Bennett. Key duties and responsibilities are outlined below. UCC’s Blended Working Policy will apply.
Information on the Medical Education Unit is available at https://www.ucc.ie/en/meu/
Project Title: Educating Healthcare Professionals for Climate Resilient and Sustainable Healthcare Systems
Post Duration: 30 Months
Salary: €31,462 - €41,443 p.a. (IUA Research Assistant Salary Scale) pro rata 0.5 FTE
For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Prof. Deirdre Bennett, Medical Education Unit Email: d.bennett@ucc.ie
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 and project name.
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Thursday 27th February 2025

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.

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