Lecturer Above the Bar in Children’s Studies

Applications are invited for a full-time, permanent appointment as Lecturer in Children’s Studies at University of Galway.

Children's Studies at University of Galway is a highly innovative, interdisciplinary, child-centred area of teaching and research that looks at children and childhood from a holistic perspective. It draws on a broad range of disciplines, including children's literature and culture, the creative arts, education, psychology, drama, law and human-rights, history, health, geography and sociology with the aim of providing students with a broad-based knowledge and appreciation of the social, cultural and legal frameworks in which childhood is constructed.

The Discipline of Children’s Studies in the School of Education runs two undergraduate programmes in Children’s Studies: BA with Children’s Studies, taken to degree level with two Arts subjects; Denominated BA in Children’s Studies, as well as a postgraduate degree, MSc in Adolescent Health. National and international demand for the BA with Children's Studies has risen consistently since the first programme came on stream in September 2008. Following the launch of the denominated BA in Children’s Studies in 2016, there are currently over 400 students enrolled across both programmes at undergraduate level.

The current appointment is in the area of Child Law and Policy. Candidates will have a PhD in Law, Public Policy or Children’s rights or a cognate discipline, with a demonstrable focus on children’s law and policy. The appointee must also have relevant prior teaching and administrative experience at third level in an area relevant to child law and policy, and have a record of child-centred research, commensurate with Lecturer Above the Bar. The appointee with contribute to teaching on all undergraduate years of the Children’s Studies programmes and contribute to the development and delivery of taught postgraduate modules. The appointee will undertake administrative duties in accordance with the needs of the programmes, such as module, year and programme coordination, and Erasmus/placement coordination.

For informal enquiries, please contact Prof Michal Molcho email: [email protected]

telephone: +353 (0)91 493668

Additional information on the School of Education is available at School of Education - University of Galway

Salary: At Lecturer Above the Bar level

€ 68,104 to € 88,578 p.a. (applicable to new entrants effective from January 2011)

(This appointment will be made on the Lecturer Above the Bar scale in line with current Government pay policy)

(For pre 1995 public sector entrants in Ireland, the D class Salary rates will apply)

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on Thursday, 23rd March 2023.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Garda vetting will apply.

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.

Further details are available atwww.djei.ie

For more information and Application Form please see website:  Jobs - University of Galway

Applications should be submitted online.

Please note that appointment to posts advertised will be dependent upon University approval, together with the terms of the Employment Control Framework for the higher education sector.

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.