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Permanent Whole-Time Post
UCC wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Senior Lecturer in Medical Education (Psychometrician/Assessment Lead). They will be reporting to the Head of the Medical Education Unit.
The Assessment Lead (Psychometrician) will be a member of the Medicine Programmes’ Leadership Team with responsibility for strategic and technical leadership in the design, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of assessment across the medicine programmes. Working with the Programme lead, and leads for Curriculum and Professional Development, the Assessment Lead will ensure that assessments are valid, reliable, fair, defensible, and aligned with programme learning outcomes and regulatory standards.
The role combines advanced psychometric expertise with a strong understanding of medical education, working collaboratively with academic, clinical, and professional staff to support high-quality assessment practice.
Responsibilities include:
Lead the development and implementation of the Medicine Programmes’ assessment strategy, ensuring alignment with programme learning outcomes and accreditation requirements
Provide expert advice to internal examination boards, module co-ordinators and other staff involved in assessment
Support and oversee assessment governance processes, including standard setting, progression, remediation, and appeals
Conduct psychometric analyses of written, practical, and workplace-based assessments (e.g. SBAs, OSCEs)
Evaluate assessment quality using appropriate metrics (e.g. reliability indices, item discrimination, standard error of measurement)
Identify and address issues related to bias, differential attainment, and fairness
Produce clear, actionable psychometric reports for academic, clinical and regulatory audiences
Advise on the design of high-quality assessment items and blueprints
Support constructive alignment between learning outcomes, teaching activities, and assessment
Oversee the selection and application of appropriate assessment formats and standard-setting methods
Contribute to innovation in assessment, including programmatic and longitudinal assessment models
Provide training and consultancy to academic and clinical staff in assessment principles and item writing
Develop guidance materials, policies, and best-practice resources
Oversee assessment data management, ensuring data integrity, security, and compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements
Work with digital assessment platforms and learning management systems
Use data analytics to support decision-making and continuous improvement
Contribute to scholarship in assessment and medical education
Support research projects, publications, and presentations related to assessment and evaluation
Continually review the literature and international best practice to ensure that the assessment practices in the UCC Medicine Programmes remain up to date
In accordance with the University’s strategic objective as a research-led institution, the duties of all academic staff will include research, research-led teaching and contributions to the university, the discipline and the community. The academic staff member shall teach and examine, undertake administrative duties and carry out other duties appropriate to the post under the general direction of the Head of the Medical Education Unit.
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 Prof. Deirdre Bennett Email: d.bennett@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 Senior Lecturer Salary Scale: €85,597 - €121,283 (Scale B) / €82,662 - €115,218 (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**.**
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, 13th October 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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