Permanent

Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland

Job Description Details
 
Job Title :Professor of Surgery (2001) / Consultant SurgeonPay Scale :Professor Consultant New 
Consultant (2023)
Closing Date :25-Nov-2024 12:00Contact Email :senior.appointments@tcd.ie 
Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 81st in the world (QS World University Rankings 2024).
Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research,
and innovation, which has been inspiring generations of thinkers for over 400 years.  
Trinity College Dublin- an introduction
 
Competition ID: 037765
 
Post Summary: Trinity College Dublin seek to appoint a Professor of Surgery/Academic Consultant Surgeon in
the Department of Surgery at Tallaght University Hospital (TUH). This is a full-time appointment made in
conjunction with TUH  based at TUH.  The Professor of Surgery will ordinarily be the Academic Head of
Department in TUH and will be responsible for the academic curriculum and administration of the academic
department.  The Discipline of Surgery consists of teaching units in both major teaching hospitals Tallaght
University Hospital and St. James’s Hospital.  In order to ensure effective governance, the Headship of the
Discipline rotates every three years between the heads of the respective Academic Departments.  The
Professor of Surgery as Head of the academic unit at TUH will sit on the Medical School executive and may
from time to time undertake duties on the executive as requested by the Head of School within TUH.
 
Post status: Permanent Contract
 
Hours of Post: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements.
For further information please follow the link below: 
http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-serviceagreement.pdf.
 
Salary: This appointment will be made on the Consultant Contract 2023 – Academic, salary scale at a point in
line with current Government pay Policy (and will be commensurate with experience). https://healthservice.hse.ie/staff/pay/pay-scales/
 
How to apply: Applicants should provide the following information when applying for the Professor/Consultant
position:
  1. Cover Letter
  2. A comprehensive curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications and awarded research grants.
  3. Names and contact details (i.e., addresses and e-mail) of three referees who will be in a position to provide references.
  4. A research plan (summarising research to be carried out over the coming 5 years and including details of of funding to be sought – up to 4 pages)
  5. A teaching statement (summarising teaching experience and approach – 2 pages).
Applicants who do not address the application requirements above will not be considered at the short list
stage. Applications must be submitted by the closing date specified through eRecruitment.
 
Any Applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.
 
Informal Enquiries about this post should be made to:
Professor Colin Doherty, Head of School, School of Medicine: cdohert@tcd.ie
Ms Lucy Nugent, Chief Executive Officer, TUH: ceo@tuh.ie
 
Application queries about this post should be emailed to the Recruitment Partner at senior.appointments@tcd.ie 
 and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.
 
At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all
individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths,
those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome
international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war.
 
Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier University. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion
and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both
within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to
creating a family-friendly working environment.

Apply for the Post using the following link (please do not click on the 'Apply Now' button below as your application will not be received

 https://my.corehr.com/pls/trrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=037765