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Academic Position just advertised in Irish Times and UCD website - please
forward to interested parties

University College Dublin
College of Arts and Celtic Studies
School of Archaeology
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Environmental Archaeology
Post Ref: 002313
See http://www.ucd.ie/personl/html/vacancies/2006/academic/002313.htm

Applications are invited for the above postition in the College of Arts and
Celtic Studies.
Salary Scales Lecturer: €33,067 - €77,538 per annum; Senior Lecturer: €63,649 -
€89,886 per annum

Appointment on the scale will be made commensurate with qualifications and
experience. In order to meet the
grade of Senior Lecturer, the successful candidate must meet the UCD benchmarks
for Senior Lecturer.

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure)
should be obtained from UCD website
www.ucd.ie/vacancies or requests (quoting reference) on postcard to: UCD
Personnel, University College Dublin,
Belfield, Dublin 4 or by fax (01) 2692472.

Closing date for receipt of applications is no later than noon, 19th May 2006.
Please note that applications
received after this time will not be considered.

University College Dublin
With over 150 years of proud tradition UCD is the largest university in Ireland,
playing a central role in Ireland’s
advancement as a dynamic and highly successful independent European state.
Offering the broadest range of
top quality degrees, UCD attracts students from throughout Ireland as well as
international students from over
50 countries. Over 22,000 students and 1,000 academics study and research in the
beautiful, leafy campus 4
kilometres to the south of the centre of Dublin city.

UCD today is a research-intensive university which strives to advance knowledge
through cutting-edge
research and to communicate knowledge through excellence in teaching within a
creative and collegial
environment. Through innovative links in Ireland and abroad UCD has forged
exciting educational and research
partnerships and collaborations with other academic, industrial and
not-for-profit organisations.

Building on the ethos of its founding rector, the great 19th century
educationalist, Cardinal John Henry
Newman, UCD aims to foster ideas, cultivate learning, encourage discovery and
provide an enabling
environment for holistic development of students. Further information on UCD
Dublin is available at www.ucd.ie

UCD School of Archaeology
The UCD School of Archaeology (College of Arts and Celtic Studies) is a vibrant,
active academic unit with an
international research profile which was recognised in UCD’s restructuring
programme with designation as a
School of Archaeology. The School works within the strategic vision of the
university, is striving to consolidate
its position as the centre of excellence for graduate archaeological education
and research in Ireland and aims
to be in the top tier of university centres for archaeology in Europe.

The School is working to a comprehensive research strategy organised around key
research clusters. Staff
members operate within these research clusters and the undergraduate and
graduate programmes are aligned
to attract students to the research cluster of their choice. At graduate level,
the School offers taught (MA) and
research (MLitt and PhD) programmes that advance candidates’ research skills,
add transferable aptitudes and
develop professional expertise in archaeology.

The teaching and learning activities of the School are undergoing very
significant development and expansion.
At undergraduate level, the introduction of the modular Horizons programme has
enabled us to offer
Archaeology as a Single Major subject to degree level for the first time. The
School is also taking a number of
initiatives in adult, continuing and professional education.
Structure
Head of School: Dr Muiris O’Sullivan

Permanent staff consists of 2 professors, 3 senior lecturers, 4 lecturers, an
ICT and Archaeological Computing
Manager, a Laboratory and Field Officer, a part-time illustrator/designer and a
School Administrator. There is
also a 3-year post (Continuing and Professional Archaeological Education).

A number of researchers in contract positions are working on research projects
within the School and there is a
very vibrant postgraduate community.

The School has developed a postgraduate computing facility with a strong GIS
component and is developing a
digital imaging laboratory. There is also a research laboratory for
post-fieldwork analysis of material. This
laboratory contains a conservation facility. A specialised library/ seminar room
is used by academic staff and
students.

The School has 450 undergraduate students, primarily in the BA and BSocSc degree
programmes. There are also
students from abroad on the university JYA programme and the European Socrates
programme. At graduate
level the School provides taught MA programmes and MLitt and PhD programmes.
There are currently 18
students enrolled for MAs and 22 for research degrees (19 PhD, 3 MLitt).

Job Description:
The appointment will be made at a level commensurate with the academic profile
of the successful candidate,
(Lecturer, Senior Lecturer). The successful candidate will play a vital role in
the success of the School and will
display vision, energy and ambition in the development of its research and
teaching programmes. Specifically, it
is possible that the successful candidate could also be appointed Head of School
at some future date. Moreover,
the appointee will contribute to College and University development. The
appointee will:

• Enhance the reputation of the School through both personal contribution and
the mentoring and direction
of colleagues in advancing research and publication in peer-reviewed outlets of
international standing;
• Seek to maximise research and other funding opportunities to develop the
School’s programmes;
• Develop collaborative relationships with agencies, other universities and
institutes to enhance the School’s
programmes;
• Develop and maintain the highest standards in teaching and learning at
undergraduate and postgraduate
levels;
• Advocate and contribute to the development of the subject area within the
University and beyond,
representing the School to key audiences;

Person Specification:
The successful candidate must possess an appropriate combination of the
following achievements and
attributes:

• A doctoral degree awarded by a recognised University;
• post-doctoral experience in academia or similarly complex environments;
• An reputation for scholarship and outstanding research in the field;
• A record of peer-reviewed publications of international standing;
• A commitment to graduate research and teaching as evidenced by successful
supervision to completion of
doctoral students;
• A demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching and learning at University
level;
• A successful record in securing funding for research;
• Excellent communications and inter-personal skills;

Environmental Archaeology
This new position in the UCD School of Archaeology (College of Arts and Celtic
Studies) is a priority in the
strategic plans of the School and the College as part of the overall research
vision of the university. It is
envisaged that the successful applicant for this exciting and challenging
position will be a well-established
research leader with one or more specialisms in an area of environmental
archaeology. The brief has been left
deliberately broad but it is anticipated that the specialist areas of research
will articulate with the research
clusters that underpin the School’s research strategy. The School will also take
cognisance of the value of
building an expertise in an area(areas) that complements existing skills in
environmental archaeology at a
national level. The successful candidate will contribute to teaching at
undergraduate and graduate level. The
particular remit of the post however will be, with the full support of the
School, to develop and lead a
programme of research and the appropriate facilities and integrated with this to
actively direct and promote
graduate research. The person must also be able to demonstrate a track record of
success in obtaining external
funding and in collaborative research.

For informal inquiries and further information please contact Dr Muiris O’
Sullivan, Head of School, Professor
Gabriel Cooney, Interim Director of the Graduate School, College of Arts and
Celtic Studies/School of
Archaeology or Professor Mary E. Daly, Principal, College of Arts and Celtic
Studies.


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