Associate Professor

Job Title: Associate Professor / Consultant Microbiologist
Pay Scale: Assoc Prof Consultant New Contract (2023)

Closing Date: 24-Nov-2025 12:00

Contact Email: recruit@tcd.ie

Post ID: 038613

Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 75th 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: 038081

Post Summary
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, St. James’s Hospital, and the Health Service Executive (HSE) Public Health Laboratory Dublin, seek to appoint an Associate Professor / Consultant Microbiologist. The post will have its main base in the academic Department of Clinical Microbiology which is located at St. James’s Hospital, has a presence at the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Tallaght University Hospital, and will also be accommodated in the Public Health Laboratory Dublin, HSE, located in Cherry Orchard Hospital.

The successful applicant will have developed a research programme in clinical microbiology which is relevant to the activities of the departments in which the postholder will be working and will be expected to provide leadership in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the Discipline of Clinical Microbiology, which includes the department’s Masters (MSc) in Healthcare Infection, in addition to clinical responsibilities. This post provides an exciting opportunity to lead in the development of the Discipline in areas such as microbial pathogenicity, microbial genomics, host-pathogen interaction, antimicrobial resistance, laboratory diagnostics of infections, infection control and public health microbiology.

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: https://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-serviceagreement.pdf

Salary: This appointment will be made on the Associate Professor/ Consultant, Public Only Consultant Contract (POCC23) – 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

A comprehensive curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications

The names and contact details (i.e. address, e‑mail, etc.) of three referees

A research plan (summarising research to be carried out in the next two years which includes details of funding to be sought – 2 pages)

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.

Closing Date: 12 Noon Monday, 24th November 2025, Applications will only be accepted by e-recruitment: http://jobs.tcd.ie. In the Interest of fairness to all applicants, no late applications will be accepted.

Please allow plenty of time to complete the application process. 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

Prof. Johannes Wagener, Professor of Clinical Microbiology / Consultant Microbiologist, Discipline of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin; Email: wagenerj@tcd.ie

Dr. Tee Keat Teoh, Consultant Microbiologist, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8; Director of the Public Health Laboratory Dublin, HSE, Cherry Orchard Hospital, email: tkeatteoh@stjames.ie or TeeKeat.Teoh@hse.ie

Application queries
about this post should be emailed to the Recruitment Partner at knowledj@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.

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