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Post ID: 039273
Post Summary
The Discipline of Medical Education in the School of Medicine at Trinity College invites applications for the post of Assistant Professor in Medical Education with a particular focus on clinical education, the development of high-quality clinical learning experiences for students, and the building of networks of clinical educators across partner healthcare sites. The postholder will play a key role in the design, delivery, evaluation and enhancement of workplace-based learning across the undergraduate and internship continuum, ensuring alignment with university policy, international best practice, and the standards of the Irish Medical Council. The successful applicant will have an established or emerging reputation in teaching, faculty development, and educational scholarship, and will contribute to curriculum review with particular emphasis on clinical placements, longitudinal integrated clerkships, internship preparation, and transitions into postgraduate training.
Appointees will divide their time between teaching, educational research, and leadership of initiatives that support clinical supervisors, clinical tutors, and teaching hospitals in delivering excellent learning experiences. The postholder will play a critical role in strengthening partnerships between the School of Medicine and its affiliated clinical sites, and in developing sustainable communities of practice among clinical educators.
Post status: 2 Year Fixed-Term Contract
This employment is for the specific purpose of supporting the development of clinical placements across affiliated sites and delivering identified short- to medium-term strategic objectives in medical education and clinical training.
This employment is not offered on an indefinite duration basis as it is aligned to a fixed-term requirement to support curriculum reform and the development of clinical education initiatives within the School of Medicine.
Hours of Post: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For
