Job title:
Assistant Professor in Irish Language Education
Company:
Job description
Post Specification (Comp ID: 037952) Post Title: Assistant Professor in Irish Language Education Post Status: 2.5 Year Specific Purpose Contract Department/Faculty: School of Education Location: Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland Reports to: Head of Discipline and Head of School Salary: Appointment will be made on Assistant Professor Salary Scale (109BN) commensurate with qualifications / experience and in line with Public Sector Pay Policy [€41,500 – €99550 per annum) per annum] https://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly-academic.pdf Hours of Work: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow the link below: http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf Closing Date: 12 Noon (Irish Standard Time), 7th February 2025 Post Summary: The School of Education is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Irish Language Education. The development of Irish-medium and Gaeltacht Education, and of Irish-language education more broadly, is an overt policy priority in Ireland. The sector is engaging with challenges with respect to the changing sociolinguistic context of the Gaeltacht, changing demographics nationally, the supply and retention of teachers, and the provision of opportunities to develop educators’ practice as specialists in their field. These issues are a growing focus of research, teaching and practice in Trinity’s School of Education. The successful candidate will be a specialist in immersion and Gaeltacht education and/or applied linguistics and will have an interest in advocating for the Irish language within Irish education and society. They will be fully conversant with the Council of Europe Framework of Reference for Languages and European and national policy in relation to the Irish language. The successful candidate will teach and supervise on the Irish language education programmes in the School, to include the supervision of postgraduate student research. The post-holder will undertake research, knowledge generation and dissemination in the field of Irish language education.
- Sector:
Career Level
- Experienced [Non-Managerial]
Expected salary
€41500 – 99550 per year
Location
Southside Dublin
Job date
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 01:32:07 GMT
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