Lecturer in Business

Cork University Business School
Fixed Term Whole Time Post (anticipated duration 5 years)

About the Role

University College Cork wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Lecturer Across the Bar in Agribusiness and Farm Management. This jointly funded position with Teagasc offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the expanding agri-food systems research community and to play an active role in the development and delivery of teaching programmes in agriculture and agrifood business.

This post is open to relevant disciplines including Farm Business, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management and related fields, but the successful candidate must demonstrate a clear comprehension of farm business appraisal and management in the Irish context.

Double accredited by AMBA and AACSB, a PRME Champion and holding an Athena Swan Award, Cork University Business School is one of Ireland’s largest business schools. The school seeks to shape leaders for a sustainable future and is committed to providing a dynamic, supportive and inclusive learning, teaching, research and working environment, which recognises the diverse backgrounds and interests of both students and staff.

Candidate Profile

The Lecturer Across the Bar in Agribusiness and Farm Management will demonstrate a track record of relevant research and education in the field of farm management, agribusiness and agricultural economics.

Candidates should:

• Identify their research outputs to date and demonstrate their ongoing potential to publish in leading international journals (3 and 4 star ranked journals by the Chartered Association of Business Schools are preferred).

• Demonstrate ability to contribute to multidisciplinary research teams.

• Demonstrate experience and/or potential in delivering high quality teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate education levels.

The successful candidate will be actively supported in developing and advancing their research portfolio, with a particular emphasis on farm management and agribusiness. Opportunities for collaborative research with both Teagasc and other academic institutions and business entities will be strongly encouraged and facilitated.

Candidates should set out how their research may contribute to one or more of the UCC Futures or the School’s proposed new strategic research, Future of Work and Economies.

Additional Information

• Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

• The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to:

• Dr. Seamus O’Reilly, email: s.oreilly@ucc.ie

• Prof. Olive McCarthy, email: o.mccarthy@ucc.ie

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023–2028.

UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of its commitment to advancing equality in higher education.

We value diversity and celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of:

• Age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation.

We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks.

Salary

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer Salary Scale:

• Above the Bar: €79,185 – €102,549 (Scale B) / €75,338 – €97,420 (Scale A)

• Below the Bar: €42,102 – €72,452 (Scale B) / €44,169 – €68,942 (Scale A)

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

Recruitment Process

• We encourage you to reach out directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

• Interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal. Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job title.

Key Details

• Contact Person: Dr. Seamus O’Reilly

• Contact Email: s.oreilly@ucc.ie

• Job ID: 090973

• Close Date: 11 November 2025 (12:00, Irish Local Time)

No late applications will be accepted.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

Please note: An appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.

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