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Selection Committee Training
As per the approved Appointment Regulations, any individual nominated as Chair of a Selection Committee or a Member of a Selection Committee must participate in mandatory training in Recruitment and Selection for Chairs/Selection Committees Members, as delivered by the Department of Human Resources.
In order to arrange training please email traininganddevelopment@ucc.ie
Post Approval Process
Information with regards to the Post Approval process can be found here
Generic Job Descriptions
- Professorship Generic Job Description
- Lectureship Generic Job Description
- Senior Lectureship Generic Job Description
- Senior Research Fellow (13kB)
- Advertising Template for Senior Research Fellow (59kB)
- Research Fellow (14kB)
- Advertising Template for Research Fellow (56kB)
- Senior Post Doctoral Researcher (12kB)
- Advertising Template for Senior Post Doctoral Researcher (46kB)
- Post Doctoral Researcher (14kB)
- Advertising Template for Post Doctoral Researcher (48kB)
- Advertising Template for Research Assistant (62kB)
- Research Support Officer - Admin (23kB)
- Research Support Officer - Lab Manager (17kB)
- Research Support Officer, Clinical (55kB)
- Research Support Officer (17kB)
- Research Assistant (16kB)
- Research Assistant, Admin (18kB)
- Advertising Template for Research Assistant - Admin (23kB)
- Advertising Template for Research Assistant - Technical (22kB)
- Advertising Template for Research Support Officer (55kB)
- Advertising Template for Research Support Officer - Clinical (23kB)
- Advertising Template for Research Support Officer - Lab Manager (24kB)
- Advertising Template for Research Support Officer - Admin (24kB)
- Research Assistant Technical (28kB)
Short Term Appointments
Please contact Liann Buckley liann.buckley@ucc.ie for information
Research Recruitment
The University recognises the need for Research Centres to be in a position to recruit research staff in as expeditious a manner as possible while adhering to best practice methods of recruitment and selection and in compliance with legislation.
As holders of the HR Excellence in Research logo the University is formally acknowledged as adhering to the Charter and Code of the EC HR Strategy for Researchers. Through open and transparent advertising and recruitment we contribute to the attractiveness of UCC's research infrastructure and to the attractiveness of the European Research Area and uphold the principles of the Charter and Code.
HR Research will assist and advise staff of Research Centres, Institutes and Units in managing the recruitment of research staff.
For full information see the HR Research Webpages