Post-Doctoral Researcher, School of Nursing & Midwifery

12 Months, Fixed-Term, Whole-time Post

Position Summary

To meet the challenge of identifying safe and effective staffing and in response to issues highlighted in recently published reports, the Department of Health published the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix in General and Specialist Medical and Surgical Care Settings in Adult Hospitals in Ireland (Department of Health 2018) and the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix in Adult Emergency Care Settings in Ireland (Department of Health 2022). The School of Nursing and Midwifery is currently recruiting a Post Doctoral Researcher for the longitudinal evaluation of the impact of these Frameworks for safe nurse staffing and work on the wider programme of research into safe nurse staffing and skill-mix. The role will involve leading a team of researchers, working closely with the Principal Investigator(s), in the delivery of project outputs as per pre-defined timelines. The research is being undertaken nationally so the candidate should be willing to travel. Key duties and responsibilities can be found below.

Project Title: Longitudinal Evaluation of the Impact of the Frameworks for Safe Nurse Staffing in Medical/Surgical and Emergency Settings - Programme of Research into Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill-Mix 

Post Duration: 12 Months

Salary:  €42,781 - €49,177 p.a. (IUA PD1 Salary Scale)

For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/.  

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor Jonathan Drennan, Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Tel: + 353 (0) 1 7166413, Email: [email protected] or Dr Vera McCarthy, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC, Tel: + 353 (0) 21 4901453, Email: [email protected]

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 [email protected], quoting the job-title and project name.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, 12th April 2024.  

No late applications will be accepted.

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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