Assistant Professor in Health Policy and Public Health

School/Department:               Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Medicine

Job Category and Level:         Academic; Assistant Professor

Post status:                               5 Year Fixed-Term, Tenure Track

The Purpose of the Role

This is a Five-Year Fixed Term, Tenure Track, full-time post as Assistant Professor in Health Policy and Public Health. The successful applicant will contribute to research, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care (PHPC). They will be the Course Director of the MSc in Health Policy and Management; an interdisciplinary postgraduate one-year (full time) and two year (part-time) taught programme housed within the Centre for Health Policy and Management (CHPM). The post holder will guide the development and growth of the MSc in Health Policy and Management in partnership with other taught programmes in the Discipline including new material on public health, health systems and policy in Year 1 of the School of Medicine curriculum. The successful candidate will be an excellent  academic from any field of health policy, public health, health economics, health management or related social science discipline. They will have a strong record in post-graduate teaching, including postgraduate supervision and a good track record in research, including high quality publications. They will also have experience of translating high quality research into policy at the national level. Further they will have a proven ability for effective and strategic leadership in the Centre, Discipline and School. 

Context

The Trinity Centre for Health Policy and Management is an interdisciplinary centre, located in the Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care in the School of Medicine. The Centre has an active research and teaching portfolio, with a strong track record of impacting on health systems and policy decisions for the public good. This is an important and strategic role as research and teaching are core to the work of the Centre, teaching the next generation of health system and policy managers and leaders, including the development of high-quality PhD applicants.

The Centre for Health Policy and Management seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor in Health Policy and Public Health. The successful candidate will contribute to research, postgraduate and undergraduate teaching in the Discipline of Public Health and Primary Care, lead the MSc in Health Policy and Management, develop spin-off courses at post-graduate level and other courses accessible to health professionals e.g. CPD and micro credentials and have an active research portfolio. 

Person Requirements

The role-holder will require the following knowledge, skills and attributes for successful performance in the role.

Qualifications

• Excellent academic record and PhD (or equivalent) in Health Policy and Public Health or a related discipline
• Academic publications in peer reviewed international journals 
• Experience of leading Health Policy and Public Health research and attracting national, European, and/or international funding.