Job Title : Postdoctoral Researcher in Polymer Chemistry/3D patterning Department : Department of Chemistry Reporting to : Prof. Andreas Heise Location : 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin Contract/Duration : 12-18 months - Full time Remuneration : Aligned with IUA PD1 scale - € depending on experience. Closing Date : 23:45pm on 4th of May About Our Research RCSI recognises that excellence in research is critical to the quality of its educational activities, its credibility, and, overall, to its mission to enhance human health. RCSI's research strategy aims to build upon its strength in translational biomedical and clinical research to deliver transformational, high impact changes in health care. Targeting both Irish national and EU funding, along with increased collaboration with industry, is a major part of the RCSI research strategy. Forging increased collaboration between RCSI PIs and industry is of critical importance to achieving success in this area. RCSI is also committed to providing its researchers with the supports and developmental opportunities to enable them to continuously grow and support their overall career development. Summary of Post The Department of Chemistry at RCSI currently has a position available for a postdoctoral researcher in an EU Pathfinder project. The project will be carried out in the polymer chemistry group of Prof. Heise at RCSI and focus on the development of lithographic patterning techniques for polypeptides. The researcher will work closely with other members of a multidisciplinary project team within the polymer chemistry Laboratory at RCSI as well as members of the project consortium. Responsibilities Day to day management and delivery of the scientific work associated with the research project. Prepare scientific reports and updates as required by the funder. Other such duties as may be assigned from time to time. Complying with statutory legislation and Department rules and requirements in furtherance of your own and general staff welfare and safety. Representing the best interests of the Department/College at all time. Qualifications - (Essential) Applicants should have a PhD in polymer chemistry. Knowledge & Experience - (Essential) Strong expertise in polymer synthesis and characterisation. Experience in multidisciplinary projects. Excellent written and oral communication skills. We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do submit an application – we'd love to hear from you. Eligibility to Work in Ireland Visa sponsorship is available for candidates who fully meet the essential criteria of the role. Candidates who require a work permit or hosting agreement are welcome to apply. Proof of eligibility documentation will be required at a later stage in the recruitment process. Please note that sponsorship is subject to approval by the relevant Irish authorities and role‑specific eligibility. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading medical education institution in Dublin seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher in Polymer Chemistry with expertise in polymer synthesis and characterization. The position, lasting 12-18 months, requires strong communication skills and experience in multidisciplinary projects. Applicants must hold a PhD in polymer chemistry. This role offers opportunities to contribute to significant research while working within a collaborative team. Visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Job Title: Team Leader (Postgraduate and Professional Examinations - SSG) Reporting To: Head of Postgraduate and Professional Examinations Location: 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2 School (or department): Professional Postgraduate Examinations, SARA Contract type/duration: Permanent - Full time Closing date for applications: 23:45pm on 4th of May 2025 About the post: The Team Leader is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the planning, implementation, delivery, and results management for examinations spanning the Postgraduate Professional Faculties. This role provides cover across the full span of postgraduate professional assessment activities and involves significant stakeholder management in conjunction with the Head of Exams and DoSA leadership teams. Day-to-day management of the team is core to ensuring the continued successful delivery of an exceptional candidate and examiner experience, whilst upholding the highest academic standards. The Team Leader will act as a key point of contact for the team and all its stakeholders, ensuring smooth and efficient examination processes This team continues to evolve and respond to the growing business, in a fast-paced, dynamic organisation with a focus on maintaining and enhancing the day-to-day planning, implementation, and delivery of examinations to support the professional journeys of candidates across the globe. The ability to manage others to deliver with competing priorities and tight deadlines is essential, as is attention to detail and accuracy. Excellent organisational and communication skills are critical. To provide these services, the role holder must be flexible regarding hours of work and location. Key Responsibilities Examination Planning and Implementation: Manage day-to-day scheduling and organization of examinations, including deployment of resources such as examiners and preparation of examination materials. Oversee logistics for overseas examination diets and ensure effective setup and delivery, manage timelines and ensure deadlines are met. Supervise examinations at RCSI and overseas, ensuring that procedures and regulations for delivery of examinations are adhered to. Coordinate with external centres, including those overseas, to ensure effective preparation for examinations. Stakeholder Management: Act as a point of contact for queries from the team and stakeholders. Manage examiner eligibility, including recognition of overseas qualifications and mandatory training. Liaise with Members and Fellows to ensure smooth post-examination processes. Team Management: Provide day-to-day management, support and guidance to Exam Coordinators. Oversee team PDP Process. Manage workload and capacity across team, ensuring priorities are identified and progress monitored. Ensure all on-the-day queries are professionally managed, escalated, and documented and promote a customer service culture within the team. Manage appeals, exceptional circumstances, and reasonable accommodation requests in accordance with RCSI / Intercollegiate Regulations and Irish law. Travel and Logistics: Arrange travel, accommodation, and other logistics for examiners within budget and policy. Liaise with ICBSE Assessors and make arrangements for their travel to attend international diets in line with travel policy. Continuous Improvement: Conduct post-diet reviews and audits to recognize good practice and capture learnings, implementation of improvements as required. Oversee updates to SOPs, supporting documentation, and training identification on a regular basis. Support the compilation of annual statistical reporting on assessment, candidates, and centres. Conferring Planning: Ensure all candidates eligible for conferring of awards are processed in a timely manner following completion of examinations. Assist with preparations for twice yearly Conferring Ceremonies. Finance: Process monthly payroll including setup of new payees, ensuring accuracy with all payments processed. Processing of expense claims, purchase orders, invoices ensuring all coding is accurate, claims are reasonable Obtaining quotations from suppliers for props and requirements for examinations, ensuring best prices are obtained and controlling spend on inventory. The duties and responsibilities listed above are not exhaustive. RCSI may assign new duties in response to evolving needs as required. Qualifications and Experience: Previous team management experience essential. Experience in managing high-stakes examinations, preferably in a healthcare or academic setting an advantage. Strong organizational and planning skills. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Experience with continuous improvement processes. Commitment to providing support and motivation to the team. Skills and Competencies: Meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational, time management and planning skills. Stakeholder engagement and relationship management. Team management and leadership experience with a strong commitment to customer service. Continuous improvement and audit skills. Flexible, solution focused with excellent problem-solving abilities. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Positive work ethic and a demonstrable commitment to high quality in their work. Additional Information: The role requires international travel to deliver exams in centres around the world, to ensure the consistent delivery of high-quality experience for candidates and examiners. We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do submit an application - we'd love to hear from you. Application Process Please apply online through the RCSI careers portal on the closing date with your CV and cover letter. Informal Enquiries: Informal enquiries are invited in the first instance through Florencia Raimondo, Human Resources Department (email: ). All applications for this post must be made through the career's webpage Florencia can arrange for relevant queries to be addressed by the hiring manager. Please note that we do not accept CVs directly. Garda vetting and occupational health review may be required for this role, depending on the nature of the duties and responsibilities. Further information will be provided during the recruitment process. Eligibility to Work in Ireland Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have unrestricted right to work in Ireland.
Job Title: Lecturer & Programme Director Reporting To: Head of School or Nominee Location: 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2 Department: School of Nursing and Midwifery Contract type/duration: Permanent Full Time Closing Date for Applications: 26th April 2026 Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI): RCSI is a community of academic, research, clinical and professional staff working collaboratively to lead the world to better health. Here, you will thrive in an innovative and inclusive atmosphere and your personal development and wellbeing will be supported. We invite you to join us to help deliver on our exciting mission \"To educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health\". We seek candidates whose experience to date has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to the \"Race Equality Action Plan 2025-2029\" at RCSI. Our students come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. This makes our university stronger and ensures we hire the best talent. Innovating for a Healthier Future 2023-2027 is RCSI's new five-year strategic plan. Through it, RCSI will enhance human health by meeting the health workforce needs of society, creating the insights and inventions that drive health improvements, and working in partnership with patients and the public in support of better health and well-being for all. The strategy unites the RCSI community in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals - with a particular focus on Goal 3, which targets good health and well-being. For each of the last six years, RCSI has been positioned in the Top 300 of universities worldwide in the Times Higher World University Rankings. We are proud that RCSI ranks first in the world for \"Good Health and Well-being\" in the Times Higher Education #SDG #SDG Impact Rankings 2025. This reflects our commitment to supporting people of all ages to live healthy lives and our work to promote the concepts of well-being and positive health. In 2024, RCSI was delighted to be named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in Ireland. At RCSI, our core values of Respect, Collaboration, Scholarship, and Innovation are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment where every colleague is valued and empowered to thrive. Our dedication to these values ensures that we foster a culture of mutual respect, open collaboration, continuous learning, and innovative thinking. Join us at RCSI, where your contributions will be recognised, and you will be part of a dynamic team making a real impact on global health. School of Nursing & Midwifery Educating future leaders in healthcare delivery and related research is at the core of the school's mission. The key goal is to empower nurses and midwives to be able to demonstrate the difference that they make to practice, and in doing so, to be able to respond accordingly to the leadership and professional challenges that they face every day. The school is committed to providing students with outcome-focused curricula and the opportunity to develop professionalism, shaped by innovative teaching and learning practices. This is a research active school, evidenced by the success of the Skin Wounds, and Trauma (SWaT) Research Centre at RCSI. This centre specialises in cutting-edge research in the field of wound healing and tissue repair. Objective of this post: The school are seeking a Lecturers/Programme Directors to join the team, we are seeking applicants with a background in a number of areas. Candidates with experience in nursing practice and education in care of the older person nursing, diabetes and advanced nursing practice will have an advantage. The post holders will help support the implementation of a range of nursing postgraduate specialist programmes. The principal objective of the posts is to lead and participate in the development, direction, teaching, facilitation and examining of each allocated programme. The successful candidates will assist with the delivery of the school's curriculum in the multi-cultural environment of RCSI Dublin, ensuring academic quality and consistency across the RCSI campus. Specific Responsibilities include: Participating in the administration and delivery of current teaching programmes, teaching modalities and assessment for post graduate nursing students Undertaking collaborative research that complements and develops the school's academic status and reputation, and contributes to nursing practice and education Contributing to the development and introduction of new teaching programmes, teaching modalities and modes of assessment Liaising with colleagues across RCSI international campuses in the facilitation of research and teaching activities Mentoring students, and monitoring student assessment and progress Supervising postgraduate students at Masters and PhD level Participating in the development of RCSI's teaching and learning strategy including the effective use of technology-enhanced learning Contributing to quality assurance/quality improvement and accreditation of existing modules Undergoing programmes of training and development as may be required Undertaking overseas assignments as may be required from time to time Employing a collaborative ethos in all aspects of academic practice Performing such other related duties as may be required Representing the best interests of the School and RCSI Person Specification Essential: PhD degree or equivalent Is registered or is potentially eligible to register as a nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland Has a track record in leadership in clinical practice or education Has a track record in research Has excellent computer, presentation, and verbal & written communication skills Has a strong teaching interest and skill set, as evidenced by experience of, a proven track record in, and enthusiasm for postgraduate teaching and assessment The successful candidates' core values and behaviours should demonstrate: General Competencies Leadership competencies Student and customer service Vision Scholarship and excellence Leadership and respect Collegiality and professionalism People Development Innovation and flexibility Student and customer service Planning and organising Excellence and Scholarship Person Specification Desirable: Has a recognised specialist nursing or midwifery qualification in care of the older person or advanced practice, which compliments the portfolio of programmes delivered in the school Has recent experience in nursing practice/education in: Care of the older person Diabetes care Advanced nursing practice Has made a significant contribution to the development of specialist nursing/midwifery practice in terms of education, practice development and research Has an effective communication style appropriate to audience and situation Has a strong commitment to own personal and professional development Has excellent time-management skills in order to effectively progress across all three domains of responsibilities (teaching, research and service) Can build and maintain strong working relationships Has a proven ability for both independent and team work We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do apply - we would love to hear from you. The Process: Interview and presentation Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a formal competence-based interview and presentation. Particulars of Post This post is a full time permanent position. The appointee will report to the Head of Department or nominee. Informal Enquiries: Informal enquiries are invited in the first instance through Rebecca O'Brien, Human Resources Department (email: ). All applications for this post must be made through the career's webpage Rebecca can arrange for relevant queries on the academic aspects of the role to be addressed by the hiring manager. Please note that we do not accept CVs directly. Garda vetting and occupational health review may be required for this role, depending on the nature of the duties and responsibilities. Further information will be provided during the recruitment process. Eligibility to Work in Ireland Visa sponsorship is available for candidates who fully meet the essential criteria of the role. Candidates who require a work permit or hosting agreement are welcome to apply. Proof of eligibility documentation will be required at a later stage in the recruitment process. Please note that sponsorship is subject to approval by the relevant Irish authorities and role-specific eligibility. Employee Benefits At RCSI, we help care for our people so they can focus on our mission to Educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health. RCSI truly goes above and beyond to support its employees, ensuring they have everything they need to thrive both personally and professionally. Here's a glimpse of the fantastic benefits available: Health and Wellbeing: Our Inspire Programme promotes the importance of taking care of both our general health and mental health. Inspire manages the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offered through SpectrumLife. Past events held by Inspire have included, workshops on mindfulness practices, yoga, nutritional advice, financial advice on mortgages, pensions & health insurance from leading experts, fitness challenges, baking competitions, weight loss programmes, annual flu vaccination campaign and many more. You can also enjoy access to an onsite gym for just €10 per month. Work -Life Balance: Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is crucial for fostering employee well-being, productivity, and overall satisfaction. At RCSI, we offer flexible working arrangements, study leave, and career breaks. In addition to 20 days of annual leave, employees receive an extra 6.5 days of university privilege days, which occur annually around the Christmas and Easter breaks. Family Benefits: RCSI offers enhanced family leave to our working parents with fully paid Maternity, Adoptive, Paternity and Surrogacy Leave. We also offer the first two weeks of Parents leave fully paid for, as well as the option to take Parental Leave until your child is 18 years old. We provide access to Platform 55, a new Parents Platform to support staff before, during, and after becoming a parent. We also offer flexible working, discounted Giraffe crche services of up to 20% and a Parents and Carers' Network. Financial Security: Benefit from automatic enrolment in a pension scheme with Willis Towers Watson with the employer contributions increasing with your length of service, Death in Service of up to 4 times your salary, long-term illness and disability income replacement, and free advice on health, motor, and home insurance. Discounted Services: Avail of discounted GP services, Taxsaver commuter tickets, the BiketoWork scheme, free eye tests at the National Optometry Centre, and discounted parking at St. Stephen's Green/RCSI car park. Recognition: At RCSI, we value and recognise the contributions of our staff through various awards and events, such as Long Service recognition, the Vice Chancellor Staff Awards, and through Research Day. Professional Growth: RCSI's Staff Learning and Development is committed to providing colleagues with opportunities and support to help them reach their full potential and thrive at work. Offerings include a comprehensive programme of staff training, management and leadership development, mentoring, coaching and funding support for further study. Staff Networks: Additionally, we support a range of staff networks, including the Women's Network, Postdoctoral Staff Network, Parents & Carers' Network, Project Manager's Network, LGBTI+ Network, Age Friendly Network etc. These networks help RCSI to foster a sense of community and inclusivity. Sports and Social Club: Engage in a variety of activities such as Yoga, Pilates and a variety of different Fitness classes. Enjoy social evenings, Book Clubs, Summer BBQs and one-off events like the Taste of Dublin, Bloom, Dublin Horse Show and Dublin Zoo. We also have a variety of discount tickets for shows and events through the year. Note: This job description may be subject to change to reflect the evolving requirements of the Department and RCSI. Similar vacancies that arise in the next 6 months may be filled from the pool of applicants that apply for this position. RCSI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or race. RCSI is committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across everything we do. This ensures we can all work and learn in an environment defined by dignity and respect. Eligibility to work in Ireland is a requirement of this role, Proof of eligibility documentation will be required at a later date. Under limited and specific circumstances (research/ specialist roles) RCSI may be in a position to seek a hosting agreement and/or work permits. Employees are required to undertake 6 months service in their current role before applying for other internal opportunities, unless agreed in advance by the SMT representative
