Practice Educator, School of Applied Psychology

 

Based at University College Cork, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development of practice education in the School of Applied Psychology. You will join a creative and innovative team on the Doctor of Clinical Psychology (D.Clin.Psych.) and the Masters in Applied Psychology (Mental Health – MAAP-MH) programmes.

 

The successful applicant will contribute to the development of placement related education on both programmes. This will involve developing and delivering teaching related to clinical and professional skills, collaboration with external placement providers in formulating placement plans together with the monitoring and evaluation of same, quality assurance of placement provision and contributing to the development of placement capacity. The post-holder will also be involved in the assessment of student work, supervision of service-based research, mentoring students and acting as a Year Tutor if required. Collaboration in the research programmes of the School is encouraged, but is not a requirement of this post. Some circumscribed contributions to other programmes in the School may be required.

 

Applicants must have an honours degree, or equivalent, in Psychology, a postgraduate professional qualification in Clinical Psychology, or an equivalent, recognised by the Psychological Society of Ireland, and have a track record of clinical practice, teaching and research as outlined in the post specification.

 

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

 

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/.   The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

 

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor Christopher McCusker, christopher.mccusker@ucc.ie For more information on the School of Applied Psychology, see https://www.ucc.ie/en/apsych/ 

University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN award  in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks. We value the enrichment that comes from a diverse community and seek to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of each individual in line with equality legislation. We encourage applicants to consult our Dignity and Respect Policy and learn more about our EDI related initiatives .

 

Appointment may be made on the HSE Clinical Psychologist Salary Scale (pro rata): €62,596 - €107,162 (LSI)

 

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

 

 

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.

 

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 16th June 2026