Assistant Professor in Psychology

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Post Summary**:**

The School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin is seeking to appoint a full-time Assistant Professor to contribute to the School of Psychology’s core programme of research and teaching, and to act as the Director of the MSc Global Mental Health programme, based in the Trinity Centre for Global Health (TCGH).

The School of Psychology has a strong reputation nationally and internationally in research and teaching: It is the number one ranked psychology School in Ireland and is in the top 100 Schools globally. The School offers an accredited four-year BA degree in psychology to single honours students, and a range of accredited postgraduate taught programmes (MSc and Professional Doctorate level) as well as research MSc and PhD degrees.

Established in 2004, the TCGH is an interdisciplinary centre co-located across the Schools of Medicine and Psychology with a vision to generate impactful knowledge through high quality, multidisciplinary research and teaching, while contributing to a world in which the health and wellbeing of all at all ages is realised. With an annual intake of between 19-23 students, the MSc Global Mental Health is a one-year, full-time MSc programme granting students the knowledge and skills to pursue global mental health careers that bridge governmental, non-governmental, humanitarian work, and academia. The postholder will guide the development and growth of the MSc Global Mental Health in partnership with other taught postgraduate programmes in the TCGH (i.e., the MSc Global Health). The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to other teaching and supervision activities within the School of Psychology.

Post status: 5 Year Fixed Term, Tenure Track

Salary: Appointment will be made on Assistant Professor Salary Scale (109) commensurate with qualifications / experience and in line with Public Sector Pay Policy [€41,500 - €99,550 per annum] https://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly-academic.pdf

Hours of Post: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow the link below:

http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf

Closing Date: 12 Noon (Irish Standard Time), 14 April 2025

Application Information

Candidates must submit the following to http://jobs.tcd.ie:

Please Note: Candidates who do not submit the requested information will not be considered for shortlisting. The application will only be accepted by applying online through the Trinity Jobs Portal.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Frédérique Vallieres, email: FVALLIER@tcd.ie

Application queries about this post, please email the Recruitment Partner at E:recruit@tcd.ie and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those who have been displaced due to war.

Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier University. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.