Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Psychotherapy, UCD School of Medicine, Temporary 4 years (part time 0.2 fte) (2 roles available)

Applications are invited for a temporary part-time post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Psychotherapy within UCD School of Medicine

Reference no – 016365

The UCD School of Medicine has an international reputation as a centre of excellence in the domain of psychotherapy. The School of Medicine offers an extensive portfolio of graduate opportunities at Higher Diploma, Graduate Diploma, Masters, and Doctoral level across the major modalities of psychotherapy, namely, Child Art Psychotherapy, Group Analytic Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, and Systemic Psychotherapy. Lecturers are experienced clinicians with considerable academic expertise in their own specific modality of psychotherapy.

There is professional body recognition in place for three of the modalities of psychotherapy relating to the UCD Masters programmes: Group Analytic Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, and Systemic Psychotherapy, and work in progress to achieve professional body recognition for the fourth: Child Art Psychotherapy. These Masters programmes are clinical training programmes and preparation is underway for engagement with CORU, the Health and Social Care Professions Regulator, who in 2019 appointed a Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board, under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (amended) to regulate the professions of Counsellors and Psychotherapists.

95 Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Above the Bar) Salary Scale: €59,370 – €94,015 pro rata

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines

Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 12th September 2023

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV’s submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

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

https://www.ucd.ie/hr/t4media/Academic Contract.pdf