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Permanent joint appointment by School of Nursing & Midwifery, UCC (0.5 FTE) and HSE South/South-West Hospital Group (0.5 FTE)
UCC wishes to appoint an experienced academic to the role of Professor in Midwifery. The post holder will be an academic appointee to the SoNM-UCC. The Professor of Midwifery will be involved in the clinical governance structures and mechanism of both the South West Region Health Services Executive and SoNM- UCC.
The post holder will have both academic and clinical research responsibilities by engaging in high quality scholarly activity through research in practice, publications and teaching. He/she will have a key leadership role in working towards achieving agreed objectives of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork (SoNM-UCC) and the HSE South West Region Health Service Executive by engaging in scholarly activity through research and teaching with a primary focus on practice and service development.
Within the organizational structure of the HSE South West Region Health Service Executive the post holder will lead clinical research in midwifery in the context of clinical midwifery healthcare, including its design and conduct, as well as its application to midwifery practice development.
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 Patricia Leahy-Warren, Tel: 021- 4901462/1553, Email: Patricia.Leahy@ucc.ie
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 Professorial Salary Scale: €145,741 - €184,250 (Scale B) / €138,454 - €177,928 (Scale A).
Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.
We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.
Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate**.**
Application Process:
Perrett Laver are supporting UCC in this appointment and to make a full application for this role please upload the documentation listed below to the following link:
Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to Callum Conway (Email: callum.conway@perrettlaver.com) , quoting the job title.
Applications should consist of your academic CV and a cover letter demonstrating your academic and research achievements. We would also like to hear about your research ambitions and how your academic and research profile aligns with the School and post.
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 7th July 2026
No late applications will be accepted.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
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
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