Job Title : Assistant Professor in Business & NaturePay Scale : Lecturer (2012) Merged Closing Date : 03-Jan-2025 12:00Contact Email : About Trinity:Trinity is Ireland's leading university and is ranked 87th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2025).
Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research, and innovation, which has been inspiring generations of thinkers for over 400 years.
Trinity College Dublin- an introduction Post Summary Trinity Business School (TBS) is an internationally ranked innovative business school, and is part of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland's oldest and highest-ranking university.
The School is Triple Accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS.
It also holds an Athena Swan Bronze Award in recognition of its achievement in the area of gender equality.
The Business School is housed in a contemporary, eco-conscious structure on the Trinity campus, adjacent to major international business hubs, especially those in the finance and digital business sectors.
Trinity Business School is seeking to recruit an additional faculty member to deliver its key strategic objectives – to deliver the school's strategic objective to place responsible leadership and sustainable principles at the heart of our pedagogical and research activities, the undergraduate strategic objective to ensure that all of our undergraduate teaching recognises business as being part of and dependent on the natural world and society, and the postgraduate strategic objective to continuously develop our existing curriculum, strengthening our emphasis on "Transforming Business for Good".
Specifically, we are seeking to recruit a Business and Nature academic with a research, teaching and leadership profile matching an assistant professor.
Research: We are seeking a candidate with the potential to build a significant portfolio of high-quality and impactful research.
While we recognize that early-career researchers may not yet have extensive publications, we are looking for evidence of strong potential for producing high-quality research, such as promising work in progress or early outputs in journals ranked highly by the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS), featured in the Financial Times' top 50 list or published in other impactful journals.
The ability to engage with and impact the business and public policy communities is also crucial.
We are particularly interested in individuals who show promise in understanding the key challenges facing these groups and can effectively communicate with them.
Our goal is to recruit someone who demonstrates the potential to produce research that is not only thorough, but also relevant and beneficial to senior executives, entrepreneurs, and public policy professionals.
The ideal candidate will have the ability to communicate research outcomes to a broader audience via thought leadership, and engagement with the general media.
At TBS, we are committed to hiring someone with the drive and capacity to engage with and make a meaningful impact on sectors beyond academia.
Teaching: The successful candidate will be capable of delivering cutting-edge education.
As an Assistant Professor, the candidate will be expected to inspire, challenge, and motivate students, fostering an atmosphere of innovation and critical thinking that reflects our commitment to academic excellence and professional growth.
Leadership: The successful candidate will be instrumental in contributing to embedding the teaching of sustainability in our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, ensuring that they remain at the forefront of cutting-edge research and provide our students with a high-quality educational experience.
This role demands a proactive approach to curriculum design, a keen understanding of the climate and biodiversity crises, their causes, and the challenges faced to transition to more sustainable economic activity, and the ability to anticipate and incorporate future advancements in the role of business & management in delivering 'Business for Good'.
Post status: Tenure Track - This position is Tenure Track position which is 5-years in the first instance, permanency is subject to satisfying the tenure requirements.
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 Salary: This appointment will be made on the Lecturer Full Salary Scale (€41,500 - €99,550 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy.
monthly/weekly payscales.
(tcd.ie) Application Procedure Candidates should submit by e-Recruitment: Cover letter stating why the applicant wishes to be considered for this Assistant professorship.
Full curriculum vitae to include your list of publications and the names and contact details of 3 referees (email addresses if possible).
Research plan (summarising research to be carried out in the next two years and including details for funding to be sought – maximum of 2 pages).
Teaching statement (summarising teaching experience and approach – maximum of 2 pages).
Leadership/innovation statement – outlining the innovation, project, and development that the candidate would like to initiate at Trinity Business School (Maximum of 2 pages) PLEASE NOTE: Candidates who do not address the application requirements above will not be considered at the short list stage.
Applicants should note that the interview process for this appointment will include the delivery of a presentation.
Informal enquiries can be made to: Dean Professor Laurent Muzellec email : ****** Application queries about this post, please email the Recruitment Partner at E:****** and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities.
We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war.
Trinity College Dublin is Ireland's premier University.
We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector.
Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.