10 MONTHS, FIXED-TERM, WHOLE-TIME POST
Position Summary
Funded by HEA Gender Equality Enhancement Fund, the multi0disciplinary ENGAGE project team will design and operationalise a reverse mentoring scheme which will pair early career female academic, research, and professional staff as mentors to senior male and female managers in four HEIs (including UCC as lead) to explore and contest the gendered barriers faced by female colleagues in the higher education sector and to explore career development in a novel way.
This project team is organised across 4 Irish HEIs. It will involve the design and development of a staff reverse mentoring programme and supporting data collection instruments, engagement with stakeholders in the participating HEIs and the selection and training of mentors and mentees.
The results will inform the design of a framework that will support the implementation of the ENGAGE in HEIs beyond this pilot. The Research Assistant working on this project will have previous experience working on funded research projects and will work closely with the co-investigators to support the delivery of a number of well-defined project outputs.
Post Duration: 10 Months
Salary: €30,025 - €39,908 p.a. (IUA Research Assistant Salary Scale)
Project: ENGAGE: Empowering New Generations, Advancing Gender Equality through Reverse Mentoring in Higher Education
For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Ciara Heavin, Professor, , Tel: + 353 (0) 21 4903826; Email: [email protected]
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Please include names and contact details of three referees. 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, 01st March, 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.
UCC is committed to creating and fully embracing an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. As a University we strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our student population where people from a wide variety of backgrounds learn from one another, share ideas, and work collaboratively. UCC is committed to being an employer that recognises the value of diversity amongst its staff. We encourage applicants to consult our policies at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/policies/ and initiatives at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/implementation/ and we welcome applications from everyone, including those who are underrepresented in the protected characteristics set out in our Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy.
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