Professor (B) of Social Work: Policy-Practice, Permanent, Department of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University

Maynooth University seeks an outstanding academic to join our staff as Professor of Social Work: Policy-Practice. This new Professor post is part of the university’s commitment to our Society and Social Policy research beacon of our university Strategic Plan 2023-2028. The appointee will contribute research informed, practice engaged, education and societal impact that demonstrates Maynooth university’s impact, including influencing policy from a practitioner standpoint.

This role forms part of a coordinated Faculty-wide investment in the Society & Social Policy research beacon, with multiple Professor B appointments being made simultaneously to build critical mass, collaboration, and impact across disciplines.

The person appointed will have an excellent record in research, scholarship and publication, in teaching and educational innovation, social work practice, policy-practice and in academic leadership. They will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching, research and profile of the university, and to provide ongoing leadership for the discipline.

Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary university goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. Professors will be expected to provide significant intellectual leadership, through a demonstrated commitment to both education and research, and also to contribute to the effective leadership and management of the department, the faculty and the university.