Established Professor of Experimental Physics
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Job Advertisement
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Background
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Job Description
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Eligibility Requirements
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Competency Framework for Professorship Role at NUI Galway
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Information on Application and Appointment Procedures
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Established Professor of Experimental Physics
College
School
Post Title & Subject Area
Post Duration
Level
Reports to
College of Science
School of Physics
Established Professor of Experimental Physics
Permanent
Established Professor
Head of the School of Physics
JOB ADVERTISEMENT
Applications are invited for the post of Established Professor of Experimental Physics in
the School of Physics at NUI Galway. This is a senior appointment and the successful
candidate will provide dynamic research leadership in the area of instrumentation for
Atmospheric / Environmental Physics or Astrophysics¸ contributing to
interdisciplinary studies through the either the Centre for Astronomy or the Ryan Institute
for Environmental, Marine and Energy Research, as well as to wider academic
leadership. Candidates should have a strong commitment to teaching at undergraduate
and graduate levels.
Located within the College of Science, the School of Physics comprises 17 academic
staff, all of whom contribute to both research and teaching activities. The research
activities are organised in three main clusters, Atmospheric/Environmental Physics,
Astrophysics and Photonics. Computational and Medical Physics are cross cutting
themes. Approximately 12 PhD students graduate annually.
The School graduates approximately 40 Honours B.Sc. students from its four-year
undergraduate physics courses annually. The courses include denominated degrees in
physics & applied physics, physics with medical physics, and physics with astrophysics.
The School also contributes significantly to service teaching across the University,
particularly in first year. The total numbers of first, second and third year students are
approximately 850, 120 and 50 respectively.
The successful candidate shall possess:
 A BSc and normally, a PhD in Physics or Astronomy or equivalent.
 An internationally-recognised track record for research in Atmospheric /
Environmental physics or Astrophysics as evidenced by an exceptional
publication and citation record in top-ranking journals, a record of success in
competing for significant research funding at national and international levels
particularly in the last five years and a strong record of PhD supervision and
completion.
 Appropriate experience in teaching at third level, ideally as evidenced by
experience in the design and delivery of teaching programmes.
 Demonstrated excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills and
the capacity and willingness to act as Head of School for an appropriate period.
Applications from suitably qualified women are particularly welcome. The School of
Physics has been awarded ‘Practitioner’ status under the Institute of Physics’ Juno
Project (www.iop.org/policy/diversity/initiatives/juno/). NUIG is the first university in
Ireland to achieve this status.
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For informal enquiries, please contact:
Atmospheric/Environmental Physics: Prof. Colin O’Dowd,
Email colin.odowd@nuigalway.ie tel: +353 (0)91 493306
Astrophysics: Prof. Andy Shearer,
Email andy.shearer@nuigalway.ie tel: +353 (0)91 493114
Additional information on the School is available at: http://www.nuigalway.ie/physics
Information on the University's Strategic Plan is available at:
http://www.nuigalway.ie/president/reports.html
Salary:
Appointments at Established Professor level
€106,515 to €136,275
(This appointment will be made on the Established Professor scale in line with current
Government pay policy)
(For pre 1995 public sector entrants in Ireland, the D class Salary rates will apply)
Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (GMT) on Thursday, 21st May 2015.
It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.
Garda vetting may apply.
Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.
Further details are available at www.djei.ie
For more information and Application Form please see
website: http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/jobs/ Applications should be submitted online.
Please note that appointment to posts advertised will be dependent upon University
approval, together with the terms of the Employment Control Framework for the
higher education sector.
National University of Ireland Galway is an equal opportunities employer.
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BACKGROUND
The National University of Ireland was established in 1845 with Physics as one of the
founding disciplines. The University now has over 16,000 students and 2,200 staff,
organised into five Colleges: Science; Engineering & Informatics; Medicine Nursing &
Health Science; Business Public Policy & Law and Arts Social Science & Celtic Studies.
The School of Physics is located within the College of Science and comprises 16
permanent academic staff (2 established professors, 2 personal professors, 3 senior
lecturers and 9 lecturers). There are 6 adjunct professors, 4 adjunct lecturers and a
number of active emeritus staff. There are 9 technical staff and 3 administrative staff. A
number of the technical and administrative staff work in a job-share capacity. In addition
there are approximately 25 research staff, including research assistants, engineers, postdoctoral fellows and research administrators. The School is housed in a contiguous area
within the main University Concourse building. School researchers also occupy some
space in the University’s Ryan Institute.
The vision for the School of Physics is as follows:
 Promote a stimulating and high quality learning experience in Physics for students,
equipping them for the changing needs of the workplace and preparing them for lifelong learning.
 Encourage and support the development of leading-edge research in Physics that is
nationally leading and internationally competitive, and, where relevant, create an
inter-disciplinary research environment in the School and in NUI Galway.
 Contribute to the intellectual and material development of the community and of the
region.
The School graduates approximately 40 Honours B.Sc. students from its four-year
undergraduate physics courses annually. It is expected that this number will increase
over the next few years. The courses include our denominated degree in physics with
options in applied physics, astrophysics, biomedical physics, and theoretical physics.
We also admit students to Physics via an omnibus first year entry. All our undergraduate
programmes have a substantial overlapping core of material and are accredited by the
Institute of Physics.
The School also contributes significantly to service teaching across the University,
particularly in first year. In addition to teaching a full year algebra based physics course
to first year Science and Medical students, we teach a one-semester introductory course
to engineering students. We contribute to multi-disciplinary undergraduate and taught
masters programmes in Occupational Health & Safety. We also contribute to a taught
master degree in Medical Physics in conjunction with University Hospital Galway. The
total numbers of first, second and third year students attending core physics courses are
approximately 850, 120 and 50 respectively. All academic staff in the School contribute
to the undergraduate teaching programmes.
Members of the School nominate a Head every four years via an agreed election
process, for appointment by the President. The term of office of the current Head runs
until January 2017. The Head of School has an executive role and devolves
administrative tasks as appropriate to staff in the School. The Head nominates a Deputy
Head on an annual basis. There are plenary meetings of the School three times per year
and monthly meetings of an executive committee as well as sub-committees for learning,
teaching & assessment, research & graduate education and physics promotion.
The research activities are organised in three main clusters, Atmospheric and
Environmental Physics, Astrophysics and Photonics. There are also cross cutting
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activities in Computational Physics and Medical Physics. The School graduates
approximately 12 PhD students annually.
The Atmospheric and Environmental Physics Cluster comprises 5 academic staff, 14
research staff and 15 postgraduate students. The cluster is the largest contributor to the
University’s Ryan Institute – Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies. The areas of
research centre on Air Pollution, Atmospheric Composition and Climate Change
interactions, Air-Sea Exchange, in-door air pollution and occupational hygiene. The
Cluster and Centre is active in field studies, including airborne and ship borne missions,
and operates the World Meteorological Organisation Global Atmosphere Watch Mace
Head research station on the Irish-Atlantic coastline. Mace Head is also a European
Monitoring & Evaluation supersite and a part of the Advance Global Atmosphere Gas
Experiment network, along with the ACTRIS and ICOS networks. A wide range of in-situ
and remote-sensing instruments are deployed at Mace Head covering the following
measurements: greenhouse gases, ozone and halocarbon gases, reactive gases (e.g.
OH, sulphuric acid); aerosol physics and chemistry, aerosol optical properties and
hygroscopic properties; and cloud microphysics. Sophisticated instruments, including
aerosol mass spectrometers, LIDARs, cloud radars etc are run operationally and the full
Mace Head dataset is webcast in near real time (www.macehead.org). A very recent
investment is deploying an operational LIDAR network (North-South-East-West) for ash
cloud detection and quantification of trans-boundary air pollution.
The Centre is also active in regional and global climate modelling, air quality assessment
and forecasting and ash cloud forecasting and has good access to supercomputing
facilities based at the Irish Centre for High-End Computing. The Centre has a good
record of funding from the following agencies: Environmental Protection Agency, Science
Foundation Ireland, Irish Research Council, Higher Education Authority, Marine Institute,
European Commission, European Space Agency, and UK DEFRA
Atmospheric and Environmental - Academic Staff
Name
Research Interests
Dr Harald Berresheim
Atmospheric composition, oxidation capacity, climate change,
organic aerosol, free radicals, field studies, mass spectrometry,
modelling
Dr Miriam Byrne
Indoor air pollution transport; dermal exposure assessment;
exposure modelling.
Dr Marie Coggins
Indoor air pollution and health; occupational exposures;
environmental exposures
Prof. Colin O’Dowd
Atmospheric aerosol and cloud formation; process and regional
climate modelling; remote sensing of atmospheric properties; air-sea
exchange.
Dr Brian Ward
Ocean-atmosphere greenhouse gas exchange; eddy covariance
fluxes; photoacoustic gas detection; upper ocean turbulence;
autonomous ocean profiling instrument; upper ocean salinity
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The Centre for Astronomy consists of five permanent staff and 14
postgraduate students and is linked to staff in other schools of the university. The Centre
houses national supercomputer facilities and a 3D data visualisation suite. Members of
the Centre work at gamma ray, optical and millimetre wavelengths to study neutron stars,
the highest energy astrophysical sources, and star formation and destruction process.
Centre members are part of the VERITAS collaboration, an international gamma-ray
observational group. The collaboration's recent successes include the detection of VHE
gamma rays from the Crab pulsar. In the area of high time resolution astrophysics, a
high-speed Stokes polarimeter has been developed which will be used in an extensive
study of compact objects including rotating magnetised neutron stars. This observational
work complements detailed numerical modelling of pulsar magnetospheres. Star
formation is observed using millimetre telescopes such as the JCMT and ALMA and
modelled using a 3D radiative transfer code. Star destruction processes are also studied
through optical observations and kinematic modelling of asymmetrical planetary nebulae
and interacting supernova remnants. The dynamics of globular star clusters are studied
via the development of data reduction techniques for crowded field photometry and
astrometry.
Two members of the Photonics cluster, Dr Alexander Goncharov and Dr Nicholas
Devaney also contribute to the Centre for Astronomy through work in adaptive and active
optics.
Centre for Astronomy - Academic Staff
Name
Research Interests
Dr Raymond Butler
High angular and time resolution optical/IR astronomy;
observations/modelling of open star/globular clusters; image
processing algorithms/ pipeline development; virtual observatories.
Dr Gary Gillanders
Gamma-ray astronomy; instrumentation for atmospheric Cherenkov
imaging telescopes.
Dr Mark Lang
Gamma-ray astronomy; instrumentation for atmospheric Cherenkov
imaging; computational physics (currently Head of School)
Dr Matt Redman
Star formation and destruction processes; molecular clouds;
astrochemistry; radiative transfer; supernova remnants; planetary
nebulae.
Prof. Andrew Shearer Multi-wavelength observations and modelling of pulsars;
instrumentation development for high-time resolution
astrophysics(HTRA); HTRA for Extremely Large Telescopes; Virtual
Observatories; Medical Image processing;
The Photonics cluster includes 6 permanent staff, 11 research staff and 21
postgraduate students. Its activities include those of the National Centre for Laser
Applications (NCLA), the Applied Optics groups, the Tissue Optics & Microcirculation
Imaging group (TOMI), the Nano-scale Biophotonics & Imaging group and the Medical
Physics group. The NCLA has a broad portfolio of fundamental and applied research on
laser material interactions. The group also works closely with industry in technology
transfer and training. The research activities of the Applied Optics group are centred on
the development and application of adaptive optics. The mission of the TOMI laboratory
is to promote better healthcare through research and advancements of biophotonics
technology. Their aim is to develop inexpensive, point-of-care tools which will reduce the
incidence of mortality of diseases of the microcirculation and cancer via early detection.
The focus of the Nano-scale Biophotonics & Imaging group is to investigate minimally
invasive novel optical methods for cancer detection and therapy using biophotonics and
nanotechnology.
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Photonics Cluster - Academic Staff
Name
Research Interests
Dr Nicholas Devaney
Adaptive and active optics, optimal algorithms for exoplanet
detection, retinal imaging.
Dr Mark Foley
Monte Carlo applications in radiotherapy; medical imaging; radiation
physics; and various clinically related projects.
Dr Alexander
Optical imaging, astronomical and ophthalmic optics, vision
Goncharov
correction, modelling of the human eye.
Prof. Martin Leahy
Laser Speckle Perfusion Imaging, Optical Coherence Tomography,
Optical Micro-Angiography, Photoacoustic Tomography, Tissue
Viability Imaging, Raman Spectroscopy
Dr Gerard O’Connor
Laser-based micro- and nano-fabrication; laser material interactions;
laser processing of semiconductors and metals, laser technology
transfer
Prof. Malini Olivo
Biophotonics; photonics in photomedicine for applications in
oncology, metabolic medicine, infections etc, nanoscale photonics for
molecular imaging and biosensing applications in translational
nanomedicine.
More information can be found at http://www.nuigalway.ie/physics
We see the Professor of Experimental Physics as a key leadership post. It is essential to
have an individual of senior academic rank, who will act as a champion for Physics over
decade-long timescales and provide academic leadership in teaching, research and
administration. The individual appointed should be willing to further the mission of the
school and the university as a research-led teaching institution.
We are looking for an individual with extensive research expertise as an experimentalist
/instrumentalist/modeler in Atmospheric/ Environmental Physics or Astrophysics. Within these
clusters we have important scientific infrastructure either here or internationally. Mace Head
Atmospheric Research Station is wholly owned by NUI Galway and run by the School of
Physics. Mace Head is an important piece of European scientific infrastructure that hosts
international observational consortia as well as significant in-house research. If an applicant is
appointed in the area of Earth Observation / Remote Sensing then s/he would be expected to
contribute to the development of the Mace Head research facility and to expand the Earth
Observation (EO) activities through national and international funding opportunities (e.g. SFI,
ESA, EU H2020).
We are particularly interested in an individual with experience of developing satellite
borne remote sensing instrumentation for either Earth observation and/or astronomical
observations. Individuals with experience in ground-based instrumentation are also
welcomed. Experience in modeling or large data analytics would be an advantage.
Ideally the successful applicant will be someone who could develop and build upon our
strengths in instrumentation and remote sensing, contributing to the
Atmospheric/Environmental Physics or Astrophysics clusters. These two areas are
compatible with the EU’s Key Enabling Technologies and the University’s Smart
Specialisation Strategy. In this case the appointee could attract both national (SFI, EPA,
EI) as well as International funding (EU, ERC, ESA).
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
The post-holder duties will include, but not be limited to, the following:
Teaching
To give instruction and supervision, as directed by the Head of School, to students of the
University in courses and programmes organised the School or to which the School contributes
to another School or College. Such duties to include curriculum and course design,
preparation and delivery of lectures, tutorials, project supervision and general examination and
other assessment responsibilities. The post-holder is also required to be available to students
for academic counselling and advice. In some disciplines, academic activities may also include
laboratory, workshop or clinical instruction, supervision of fieldwork, site visits and other offcampus activities.
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The post holder will show a strong commitment to teaching at all levels within the
University and will personally engage in undergraduate and postgraduate
teaching activities including developing and delivering lecture and laboratory
courses.
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The post holder will be expected to provide leadership to our post and undergraduate courses.
Research
To engage in research and other creative and innovative activity as appropriate to the
discipline. The post-holder is required to disseminate their research in academic publications,
other outlets as appropriate and to participate in postgraduate supervision. The post-holder is
encouraged to engage in initiatives to seek research funding, as appropriate. The post-holder
is also encouraged to promote and engage in the development of collaborative research.
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The post holder will engage in research and publish in the area of Atmospheric /
Environmental Physics or Astrophysics.
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The post holder will make applications to funding national and international
funding agencies to support his/her research programme, including the support of
students and postdoctoral fellows.
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The post holder will be proactive in inviting PhD and MSc students to participate
in research projects and provide active supervision for them.
Contribution and Scholarly Activity
To participate in academic administration at School, College and University levels as part of
their contribution to the University. To engage with the wider community regionally, nationally
and internationally from a civic, economic, social and cultural perspective as a contribution to
the life of the University. In representing the University externally, the post-holder is expected
to maintain the highest professional standards, thereby enhancing the reputation of the
University. The post-holder is expected to engage in scholarly activity such as, but not limited
to, refereeing of journals, membership of discipline related advisory bodies and peer review
panels and work associated with external examinership.
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The post-holder will be willing to act as Head of School for an appropriate period.
S/he will be asked to assume other leadership roles within the School for
appropriate periods.
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The post holder will represent effectively the research area, the discipline of
Physics and the School, within and outside of the University.
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The post holder will provide dynamic academic leadership in the development of
the designated research area and generally in the promotion of teaching and
research within the discipline.
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The post holder will have a willingness to participate in the overall life of the
University
The post-holder shall carry out these duties under the direction of the Head of the School or of
an authorised senior member of the staff of the School.
The post-holder shall be a member of College/Colleges in accordance with University Statutes.
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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Essential Requirements:
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BSc and normally, a PhD in Physics or Astronomy or equivalent.
An internationally-recognised track record for research in
atmospheric/environmental physics or astrophysics as evidenced by an
exceptional publication and citation record in top-ranking journals.
Experience of developing instrumentation and/or modelling for Earth observation
or Astrophysics.
A record of success in competing for significant research funding at national and
international levels, particularly in the last five years.
A strong record of PhD supervision and completion.
Significant experience of teaching at third level including course development.
A record of research leadership at an international level.
Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communications skills.
A capacity and willingness to act as Head of School for an appropriate period.
Desirable Requirements:
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Fellowship of professional body.
Formal teaching qualification or award.
Experience as a PhD external examiner.
Experience as an assessor for funding agencies.
Experience in the design and supervision of physics practical and/or
computational laboratory courses.
Experience in leading outreach activities and in the promotion of the discipline at
local and national levels.
Experience in the design and delivery of new teaching programmes, use of
innovative teaching and assessment techniques and monitoring of quality.
The appointment will be made to the School of Physics.
Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.
Further details are available at www.djei.ie
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Competency Framework for Professorship Role at NUI Galway
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Academic Excellence
Excellence in Research
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Leadership Excellence
Personal Effectiveness
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Organisational Excellence
Thinking Strategically
The Professor is a leader in his / her field
and contributes to the direction and
development of his / her discipline and body
of knowledge through planning and leading
research of outstanding quality. S/he leads
others to make the most effective
contribution to their discipline and
encourages cross discipline research
collaboration.
The Professor is passionate and
enthusiastic about the discipline/school and
is committed to making his / her best
personal contribution through employing
excellent planning and organising,
communication and decision making skills
in order to achieve ambitious goals for their
discipline/school and to meet the changing
demands of the Professorship role.
The Professor is responsible for developing
and implementing a strategic approach to
the development of the discipline/school.
S/he is aware of the wider environment, has
the ability to think strategically and to devise
and implement changes in line with their
strategy.
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Excellence in Teaching
The Professor oversees the development
of, and participates in, delivering teaching
programmes which engage and inspire
students at all levels and ensures a strong
focus on quality teaching and on the
continuous review and development of
teaching skills and methodologies in the
discipline.
Leading and Managing Others
The Professor is responsible for the delivery
of the work programme by getting the best
out of others. S/he ensures that good
administrative procedures are in place, that
work is organised fairly, that there is a
highly engaged work environment, and that
time is given generously to developing staff.
Collegiate and Community
Contribution
The Professor values and works to instil a
collegiate approach not only within his / her
discipline / school and the University, but
across the wider external community. S/he
actively seeks to build effectively functioning
teams and networks. S/he is approachable,
collaborative, and values the contribution of
others.
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APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT PROCEDURES
(Important Information for Applicants)
1. Application
A. How to apply
If you are a current NUI Galway employee please use the NUI Galway Employee
Self Service (ESS) portal to apply for this post. Note that access to the ESS portal is
currently only available on campus. The following is a link to the ESS portal:
http://ess.nuigalway.ie
The following is a link to a User Guide for ESS:
www.nuigalway.ie/hr/documents/internal/nuig_user_guide_academic_internal.pdf
Please ensure that you read the attached guide prior to applying for this post
and allow sufficient time to make your online submission in advance of closing
date.
Please note that closing dates/ times will not be extended for user error.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Non NUI Galway employees
If you are not a current NUI Galway employee please use the NUI Galway online
recruitment portal to apply for this post. The following is a link to the online
recruitment portal:
http://erecruit.nuigalway.ie
The following is a link to a User Guide for the online recruitment portal:
http://www.nuigalway.ie/hr/documents/nuig_user_guide_academic_external.pdf
Please ensure that you read the attached guide prior to applying for this post
and allow sufficient time to make your online submission in advance of closing
date.
Please note that closing dates/ times will not be extended for user error
Late applications will not be accepted.
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Please submit the following documents under the Applicant CV section of the online
form:
a. A cover letter/personal statement outlining why you wish to be considered for
the post and where you believe your skills and experience meet the
requirements for the post of ‘Established Professor of Experimental Physics’
b. A comprehensive CV clearly showing your relevant achievements and
experience in your career to date in relation to the key areas as described in
the Competency Framework for Professorship Roles at NUI Galway.
The completed application document must be submitted online to reach the Human
Resources Office no later than 17:00 (GMT) on 21st May 2015. Please note that an
application will ONLY be considered if documents a and b above are fully
completed and received by the closing date.
All applicants will receive an acknowledgement of application. If you do not receive
an acknowledgement of receipt of your application or if you have any other queries
regarding the application process please contact recruit@nuigalway.ie or telephone
091-492151.
B. Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER):
It is a condition of the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER) as set out in
Department of Finance Circular 12/09 that retirees, under that Scheme, are debarred
from applying for another position in the same employment or the same sector.
Therefore, such retirees may not apply for this position.
C. Pension Entitlements:
This is a pensionable position. Details of the applicable Pension Scheme will be
provided to the successful candidate. The Pension element of this appointment is
subject to the terms and conditions of the Pension scheme currently in force within
the University. This Scheme may be amended or revised by the Irish Government or
its agents at any time.
The Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 set a
minimum retirement age of 65 and removed the upper compulsory retirement age for
certain New Entrants to the Public Sector on or after 1 April 2004. Effective from 1st
January 2013, The Single Public Service Scheme applies to all first-time new
entrants to the public service, as well as to former public servants returning to the
public service after a break of more than 26 weeks.
Retirement age set, initially, at 66 years; this will rise in step with statutory changes
in the State Pension Contributory (SPC) age to 67 years in 2021 and 68 years in 2028.
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Compulsory retirement age will be 70.
D. Declaration:
Applicants will be required to declare whether they have previously availed of a
public service scheme of incentivised early retirement.
Applicants will also be
required to declare any entitlements to a Public Service pension benefit (in payment
or preserved) from any other Public Service employment and/or where they have
received a payment-in-lieu in respect of service in any Public Service employment.
E. Collective Agreement: Redundancy Payments to Public Servants :
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform letter dated 28th June 2012 to
Personnel Officers introduced, with effect from 1st June 2012, a Collective
Agreement which had been reached between the Department of Public Expenditure
and Reform and the Public Services Committee of the ICTU in relation to ex-gratia
Redundancy Payments to Public Servants. It is a condition of the Collective
Agreement that persons availing of the agreement will not be eligible for reemployment in the public service by any public service body (as defined by the
Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 – 2011) for a period
of 2 years from termination of the employment. Thereafter the consent of the Minister
for Public Expenditure and Reform will be required prior to re-employment. People
who availed of this scheme and who may be successful in this competition will have
to prove their eligibility (expiry of period of non-eligibility) and the Minister’s
consent will have to be secured prior to employment by any public service body.
F. Department of Health and Children Circular (7/2010)
The Department of Health Circular 7/2010 dated 1 November 2010 introduced a
Targeted Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) Scheme and Voluntary Redundancy
Schemes (VRS). It is a condition of the VER scheme that persons availing of the
scheme will not be eligible for re-employment in the public health sector or in the
wider public service or in a body wholly or mainly funded from public moneys.
The same prohibition on re-employment applies under the VRS, except that the
prohibition is for a period of 7 years, after which time any re-employment will
require the approval of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. People
who availed of either of these schemes are not eligible to compete in this
competition.
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G. Declaration
Applicants will be required to confirm whether they have previously availed of a
public service scheme of incentivised early retirement and/or the collective
agreement outlined above. The above represents the main schemes and agreements
restricting a candidate’s right to be re-employed in the public service. However it is
not intended to be an exhaustive list and candidates should declare details of any
other exit mechanism they have availed of which restricts their right to be reemployed in the public service. Applicants will also be required to declare any
entitlements to a Public Service pension benefit (in payment or preserved) from
any other Public Service employment and/or where they have received a paymentin-lieu in respect of service in any Public Service employment.
H. Work Permits:
Work permits are permits which are granted to non-EU/EEA Citizens to allow them to
work in Ireland legally. It's an illegal offense to work in Ireland without a work permit
and both the employer and the employee are held responsible.
For more information on work permits and for future updates, visit the Enterprise,
Trade and Employment website www.entemp.ie
2.
Assessment Procedure
(a) Board of Assessors
Applications will be considered by a Board of Assessors, which will shortlist and
interview candidates and report to the College, the Academic Council and Údaras na
hOllscoile.
All applications and other materials submitted by applicants will be treated in strict
confidence by all panel members and others involved in the administration of the
recruitment. No information about the identity of applicants, or details of their
applications, will be released to others, except where it is necessary as part of the
selection process.
For example, shortlisted applicants will be asked to present to the
Board of Assessors and Members of College and Members of College may view the
full copy of all applications received (including those shortlisted and not shortlisted)
for an academic post by making a request/appointment to the HR Office.
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(b) Presentation & Interview Dates
Candidates will be advised of arrangements in due course. We endeavor to give as
much notice as possible for interview dates etc., candidates should make themselves
available for interview and presentation on the date(s) specified by the University.
Candidates who do not attend for interview or other test when and where required by
the University or who do not, when requested, furnish such evidence as the University
requires in regard to any matter relevant to their candidature, will have no further
claim to consideration
(c) Expenses
Expenses are paid to candidates invited to the Assessors’ Interview (see (a) above).
For further information see the University policies on expenses at the following link
http://www.nuigalway.ie/financial_accounting/policies_procedures.html
(d) Referees
Referees listed on the application forms of shortlisted candidates will be contacted
prior to interview.
(e) Offer
All candidates will in due course be notified of the outcome of their application. The
Human Resources Office will offer the post to the candidate appointed once the
appointment has been made by the University Appointing Authority.
The successful candidate will be required to submit evidence of age, original
qualifications and may be required to complete a medical examination. Once a
conditional job offer has been made, the candidate will be asked to complete a preemployment health questionnaire that the University’s Occupational Health Service
will use in order to assess medical fitness to undertake the duties of the post.
The information provided on the questionnaire will be used (i) to assess the
candidates medical capability to do the job applied for; (ii) to determine whether any
reasonable adjustments may be required to accommodate any disability or impairment
which the candidate may have; and (iii) to ensure that none of the requirements of the
job for which the candidate applied would adversely affect any pre-existing health
conditions the candidate may have.
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Appointment
The appointment will be made by the President, following adoption of the report of
the Board of Assessors by the College of Science. (In the event that the College does
not adopt the report, the appointment will be made by the President, following
adoption of the report of the Board of Assessors by the Academic Council. In the
event that the Academic Council does not adopt the report of the Board of Assessors,
the decision as to the appointment, will be made by Údaras na hOllscoile (The
University Governing Authority). All candidates will in due course be notified of the
outcome of their application. The Human Resources Office will offer the post to the
candidate appointed once the appointment has been made by the University
Appointing Authorities.
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