Lecturer in Occupational Therapy (Practice Education Co-Ordinator ), Specific Purpose Contract, 0.5FTE, Contract Type A

The College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (CMNHS) at the University of Galway seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Occupational Therapy on a part-time (0.5FTE) specific purpose contract. We are seeking applications for the above post in the Discipline of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied & Community Health at the University of Galway. The appointment will be at the lecturer level on a Type A contract. The successful candidate will be expected to source, allocate and support practice education placements for undergraduate students (see full list of duties below). The Discipline of Occupational Therapy is housed in the Áras Moyola Building where we have state of the art facilities for academic and clinical skills teaching and research.

The B.Sc. (Hons) Occupational Therapy programme is designed to educate those who wish to pursue a professional career in Occupational Therapy. The programme design recognises best practice, aligns with national and international standards, is regulated by CORU and accredited by AOTI on behalf of the World Federation of Occupational Therapy. The post holder will play an important role in ensuring that the curriculum continues to meet professional and regulatory body requirements and keeps abreast with changing approaches to service delivery within the health care sector. The post holder will have an influential role, supporting the BSc Occupational Therapy programme, in ongoing development and innovation, in the delivery of clinical skills teaching, clinical supervision and through student support. They will support the Head of Discipline of Occupational Therapy in establishing new opportunities in Occupational Therapy education and research.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Sinéad Hynes, Email: [email protected]

Salary: €65,552 to €104,573 per annum pro rata (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011 and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the University's Remuneration policy.QA321-Updated-PP-Remuneration.pdf(This appointment will be made on the Lecturer scale in line with current Government pay policy)

Closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 2nd July 2026. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Garda vetting may apply. Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation. Further details are available at Employment Permits - DETE

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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.

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For more information and Application Form please see website:

Jobs - University of Galway Applications should be submitted online.

Please see further information on how to apply here: E-Recruit - University of Galway and Guidelines for On-line Applications (universityofgalway.ie)

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