Professor (B) of Social Work

Maynooth University seeks an outstanding academic to join our staff as Professor of Social Work: Policy-Practice. This new Professor post is part of the university’s commitment to our Society and Social Policy research beacon of our university Strategic Plan 2023-2028. The appointee will contribute research informed, practice engaged, education and societal impact that demonstrates Maynooth university’s impact, including influencing policy from a practitioner standpoint.

This role forms part of a coordinated Faculty-wide investment in the Society & Social Policy research beacon, with multiple Professor B appointments being made simultaneously to build critical mass, collaboration, and impact across disciplines.

The person appointed will have an excellent record in research, scholarship and publication, in teaching and educational innovation, social work practice, policy-practice and in academic leadership. They will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching, research and profile of the university, and to provide ongoing leadership for the discipline.

Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary university goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. Professors will be expected to provide significant intellectual leadership, through a demonstrated commitment to both education and research, and also to contribute to the effective leadership and management of the department, the faculty and the university.

The Professor of Social Work: Policy-Practice will have a background in social work practice and policy-practice, and an excellent track record in international peer reviewed publications, teaching and education innovation, and in the development of education programs at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level. They will have a proven capability in mentorship and development of faculty and research students, and experience in academic leadership. They will be expected to have a strong record and pipeline of externally won funding. They will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching, research and profile of the university, and to provide ongoing leadership for the discipline. Practice regulation of the social work is also an important strategic development area within the Department of Applied Social Studies in line with the wider expansion of social professionals’ education and scholarship at Maynooth University.

For further details including full comprehensive job description please see reference number 040203 on the Maynooth University vacancies page at: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies