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24 Months, Fixed-Term, Whole-time Post

Position Summary

The Medical Education Unit, School of Medicine UCC is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Researcher to work on a Health Research Board funded project. The project is an interdisciplinary collaboration with partners in the health and higher education sectors across Ireland. The research focuses on educating healthcare professionals to address the planetary crisis in their daily practice. Individual studies include literature reviews, large-scale survey, interview/focus groups studies, co-design, consensus building, implementation and evaluation studies.

These posts are suitable for newly qualified PhDs in areas such as health professions’ education, sustainability education, health services research, public health, psychology, sociology, etc. Experience of realist methods is an advantage but training in specific methodologies will be provided as required.

Further opportunities for professional development will be provided by the UCC Post-Doctoral Development Hub. The Post-Doctoral researchers will be part of a team of six full-time research staff and a part-time research administrator under the supervision of Professor Deirdre Bennett. Key duties and responsibilities are outlined below. This post requires an on-site presence at UCC. UCC Remote Working Policy will apply.

Information on the Medical Education Unit is available at https://www.ucc.ie/en/meu/

Project Title: Educating Healthcare Professionals for Climate Resilient and Sustainable Healthcare Systems.

Post Duration: 24 Months

Salary: €46,306 - €52,863 p.a. IUA PD1 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 Deirdre Bennett, Medical Education Unit, Email: d.bennett@ucc.ie

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 recruitment@ucc.ie quoting the job-title and project name.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, November 28th, 2025.

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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