Chief Technical Officer 1

The Chief Technical Officer (CTO) manages cross-discipline practical teaching and in-course assessments in a suite of three teaching laboratories, running up to ten practical classes per week for up to 200 students per class.  The CTO is line manager to the laboratory staff that are responsible for servicing Biology practical classes. Currently there are four laboratory staff members, two Senior technical officers and two Senior laboratory attendants. Responsibility also includes the recruitment, training and management of approximately 70 graduate student demonstrators who assist in practical classes and mark submitted course work, both in hard copy and online.

This is an important and dynamic role whose primary function is to provide effective and appropriate technical services to undergraduate practical teaching (both in person and online) in Freshman Biology which spans the core degree Biology and Biomedical Science TR060, but also provides service teaching to degrees including but not limited to: Geography and Geoscience, Physics, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Radiation Therapy, Human Health and Disease, Engineering & Environmental Science, and any future modules and/or degrees that are deemed to fall under the Biology Teaching Centre. This role provides direct support for academic stakeholders across the Schools of: Biochemistry and Immunology; Genetics and Microbiology; Natural Sciences; and Medicine – specifically the discipline of Physiology.

Post Status Permanent

Hours: 36.5 Hours Per Week

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Chief Technical Officer 1 Salary Scale (135B) [€65,644 to €81,759 per annum]

How to Apply: In order to assist the selection process, applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae (including contact details of three referees) and a Cover Letter (maximum 2 x A4 page) that specifically address the following points in their application:

• Applicants must have at least 5 years of experience in biology teaching including laboratory-based teaching. Applicants should clearly address this experience and how they obtained their knowledge in their application.
• Illustrate, through past examples, their ability to work on their own initiative and resolve problems.
• Candidates should give an example of a laboratory practical that they established and/or improved, the impact of that change and any lessons learned from the experience.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants who do not address the application requirements above in their cover letter will not be considered at the short list stage.

Applicants should note that the interview process for this appointment may include the delivery of a presentation and may include a test of practical skills.

Closing Date: 12 noon (Irish Standard Time) 19th May 2023 Application will only be accepted by applying online through the Trinity Jobs Portal http://jobs.tcd.ie Applications must be made by the date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. Late Applications will not be accepted.

Please see below the Job Description and Application Information for this position.

Informal Enquiries Informal enquiries about this post should be made to the Acting Director of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Course, Professor Emma Creagh, email: [email protected]; Tel. (01) 896 2539

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