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Department: Public Health and Epidemiology

Contract type/duration: Full time, Fixed term(three years)

Closing Date for Applications: 25th May 2025

Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI):

RCSI is a community of academic, research, clinical and professional staff working collaboratively to lead the world to better health. Here, you will thrive in an innovative and inclusive atmosphere and your personal development and wellbeing will be supported. We invite you to join us to help deliver on our exciting mission "To educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health". We seek candidates whose experience to date has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to the "Race Equality Action Plan 2025-2029" at RCSI. Our students come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. This makes our university stronger and ensures we hire the best talent.

Innovating for a Healthier Future 2023-2027 is RCSI's new five-year strategic plan. Through it, RCSI will enhance human health by meeting the health workforce needs of society, creating the insights and inventions that drive health improvements, and working in partnership with patients and the public in support of better health and well-being for all. The strategy unites the RCSI community in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals – with a particular focus on Goal 3, which targets good health and well-being.

For each of the last six years, RCSI has been positioned in the Top 300 of universities worldwide in the Times Higher World University Rankings. We are proud that RCSI ranks fifth in the world for "Good Health and Well-being" in the Times Higher Education #SDG #SDG Impact Rankings 2024. This reflects our commitment to supporting people of all ages to live healthy lives and our work to promote the concepts of well-being and positive health. In 2024, RCSI was delighted to be named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in Ireland .

At RCSI, our core values of Respect, Collaboration, Scholarship, and Innovation are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment where every colleague is valued and empowered to thrive. Our dedication to these values ensures that we foster a culture of mutual respect, open collaboration, continuous learning, and innovative thinking. Join us at RCSI, where your contributions will be recognised, and you will be part of a dynamic team making a real impact on global health.

Objective of this post:

The principal objective of the post is to provide teaching, co-ordination and examining of RCSI's undergraduate medical teaching programmes, MSc Population Health leadership, and to support the departmental research agenda, in the area of Public Health, Epidemiology and Evidence Based Health for three years. RCSI is seeking a professional who is passionate about teaching, who would like to contribute to, and gain experience, working as an academic in a multicultural environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate energy, initiative and excellent organisation and communication skills. The post- holder, who will be based in the Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, will develop, teach and help coordinate Public Health Epidemiology (PHE) teaching and Evidence Based Health (EBH) teaching.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the undergraduate teaching programme in the Direct Entry and Graduate Entry Medicine Programmes through:

- delivery of lectures in areas appropriate to the needs of the EBH / PHE team

- taking on a teaching coordination role and acting as lead liaison between students and staff

- revision, delivery and marking of team projects

- setting and co-ordinating both in-module and end of module exam questions as required

• Contribute to the development of the curriculum in relation to public health emergencies and disaster management, new teaching programmes, teaching modalities and modes of assessment

• Identify areas for curriculum development and expansion in areas of increasing importance such as One Health and Planetary Health

• Contribute to the departmental research agenda as required by the Head of Department

• Liaise with and provide support to colleagues in the RCSI Schools and across the RCSI international campus in Bahrain, as required

• Undergo programmes of training and development as may be required

• Represent the best interests of the Department and RCSI at all times

• Contribute to quality assurance/quality improvement and accreditation of existing modules

• Perform such other related duties as may be required

• A PhD or equivalent in an area relevant to public health and epidemiology

• Strong teaching interest and skill set, as evidenced by experience of, a proven track record in, and enthusiasm for undergraduate teaching and assessment in public health, epidemiology or evidence based health

• Evidence of first author and co-author publications in a relevant public health field

• Some experience in writing research grant applications

• Effective communication style appropriate to audience and situation

• Excellent time-management skills in order to effectively progress across all three domains of responsibilities (teaching, research and service)

• Able to build and maintain strong working relationships – actively collaborating with colleagues

• Deadline-oriented while delivering high quality teaching and projects. The successful candidate's core values and behaviours should demonstrate:

• RCSI General Competencies -student and customer service, scholarship and excellence, collegiality and professionalism, innovation and flexibility, planning and organising.

Note: Teaching is delivered on site with some remote teaching. A presence on site in Dublin will be required to fulfil important student-centred aspects of the role.

• Masters or MSc in Public Health or Epidemiology (or equivalent)

• Strong commitment to own personal and professional development

• Strong interest and experience with blended learning delivery and digitally-enhanced teaching tools

• Proven ability for both independent and team work

• Excellent research methods knowledge and skills

We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do apply — we would love to hear from you.

The Process:

Interview and presentation

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a formal online competence-based interview and a panel-based presentation

Particulars of Post

This post is a full time fixed term position. The appointee will report to the Head of Department or nominee. The remuneration will be on the Lecturer Scale.

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries are invited in the first instance through Rebecca O'Brien, Lead Recruitment Partner, Human Resources Department. (Rebeccaobrien@rcsi.ie) All applications for this post must be made through the careers webpage www.rcsi/careers. Rebecca can arrange for relevant queries on the academic aspects of the role to be addressed by hiring manager.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelNot Applicable

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionEducation
• IndustriesHigher Education

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