Assistant Professor in Physiotherapy

  • Dublin
  • Trinity College Dublin
Job Title : Assistant Professor in PhysiotherapyPay Scale : Lecturer Merged Closing Date : 09-May-2024 12:00Contact Email : About Trinity:Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 81st 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. Post SummaryThe Discipline of Physiotherapy, Trinity College, Dublin (TCD), invites applicants for an Assistant Professor in Physiotherapy. The successful candidate will be based in the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St. James’ Hospital and will provide teaching in on the Undergraduate Physiotherapy programme with a focus on musculoskeletal health, orthopaedics and exercise medicine. Where applicable the successful candidate will contribute to the development of and provide teaching on additional future programmes within the Discipline of Physiotherapy. The successful candidate will also be required to supervise research students and contribute to the research profile of the Discipline especially in the area by actively engaging in research and contribute to the administration of the Discipline. The holder of this position is accountable to the Head of Discipline of Physiotherapy, TCD. The discipline requires a candidate to support and lead evidence based and clinically relevant teaching to aid the development of curricula, advanced practice and support relationships with new and existing services provider partners. They will also be required to lead and develop research programmes which are relevant to the department in the areas of musculoskeletal and exercise medicine. A successful research team; we prioritise research collaboration with clinical partners in our linked hospitals, national and international colleagues, other relevant stakeholders and industry, to identify research questions of local, national and global significance. Post status: 5-Year Fixed-Term Contract, Tenure Track Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements.