University College Cork

6 Months, Specific Purpose Full-Time Post

Position Summary

To meet the challenge of identifying safe and effective staffing and in response to issues highlighted in recently published reports, the Department of Health published the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix in General and Specialist Medical and Surgical Care Settings in Adult Hospitals in Ireland (Department of Health 2018) and the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix in Adult Emergency Care Settings in Ireland (Department of Health 2022).

The School of Nursing and Midwifery is currently recruiting a Post Doctoral Researcher to work on the wider programme of research into safe nurse staffing and skill-mix. The role will involve leading a team of researchers, working closely with the Principal Investigator(s), in the delivery of project outputs as per pre-defined timelines. The candidate will be based in Dublin working closely with researchers and collaborators in that region. The candidate should be willing to travel as the research is being undertaken nationally.

Achievement of the expected progression within Post Doc and Senior Post Doc is transferable between the Irish HEI’s. This can be reflected in the starting pay of a PD researcher. Similarly, as the PD scheme is an intergenerational training scheme completion of PD1 or PD 2 levels in one HEI will normally render that researcher ineligible for appointment at a similar level in another Irish HEI Researcher Career Development Framework | Irish Universities Association

Project Title: Programme of Research into Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill-Mix.

Post Duration: 6 Months, Full-Time Post

Salary: €46,306 - €52,863 (IUA PD1 Salary Scale)

For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor Jonathan Drennan, Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Tel: + 353 (0) 1 7166413, Email: jonathan.drennan@ucd.ie or Dr Vera Mc Carthy, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC, Tel: + 353 (0) 21 4901466, Email: v.mccarthy@ucc.ie

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal https://ore.ucc.ie/ Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie quoting the job-title and project name.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday 31st of October 2025.

Interviews will be held online the week after the closing date for application

No late applications will be accepted.

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on university approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.

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