Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Professorship in Nitride Semiconductor Materials & Applications

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Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Professorship in Nitride Semiconductor Materials and Applications

College of Science , Engineering & Food Science

(Joint Appointment: Tyndall National Institute & Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering)

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has made awards to University College Cork (UCC) and Tyndall National Institute of SFI Professorship in the above field under the SFI Engineering Professorships and Lectureships Programme. Applications are now invited for this position.

The postholder will be expected to bring together research teams to undertake research of the highest international standard. The joint appointment is intended to foster the interaction between the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Tyndall National Institute.

The successful candidate will have significant experience of working at a senior level within an internationally leading research institute and/or an academic or industrial environment.  S/he will have a proven record of internationally recognised independent research accomplishments in the above field and evidence of successfully attracting substantial research funding.  The appointee will also have the ability to provide strategic vision and leadership in the development of their specialist fields.

The Professorship is a 5-year SFI-funded joint appointment at Tyndall National Institute and UCC, carrying a proleptic permanent post in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering within the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science at UCC.  The successful candidate will be expected eventually to play a leading role in teaching, research and administration within the sponsoring department.

For informal enquiries, please contact:

Professor Roger Whatmore (CEO, Tyndall National Institute)

Tel: +353 21 490 4209 / Email: roger.whatmore@tyndall.ie.

Salary Scale: [new entrants]: €111,286 - €143,193. Appointment will be made at a salary level appropriate to the experience of the candidate.

Closing date:   Friday, 02nd May 2008

Completed application forms must be returned to: Department of Human Resources, University College Cork, Ireland.

Tel: + 353 21 4903073 / Email: recruitment@per.ucc.ie / Fax + 353 21 4276995

Application Form for Academic Posts
http://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/FormsContractDocuments/DocumentFile,35042,en.doc

University College Cork is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Memorandum re Senior Academic Posts:http://hradmin.ucc.ie/docs/seniorpost.doc