University College Dublin (UCD, Dublin, Ireland) has recently opened the competitive Ad Astra Fellowship positions.
UCD is a dynamic and engaged research-intensive university that makes a real difference to the world. UCD College of Business is Ireland’s leading business school and according to the Financial Times European rankings is ranked 21st in Europe.
Within the UCD College of Business, Ad Astra Fellowship positions are now open in the disciplines of Accountancy, Banking & Finance, HRM/People Analytics and Management Information Systems.
Ad Astra Fellowships are tenure-track, highly competitive, faculty posts as you can see from the appointment terms below:
- Ad Astra Fellow appointees will normally be appointed at the first salary point of Assistant Professor.
- The initial term will be five years with the possibility of permanency after a four-year review of performance against targets set with the Head of School at commencement and approved at College and University level. These targets will include applying for a minimum of one externally-funded research grant each year, and there will normally be an expectation that at least one of these grant applications is successful for the four-year review to be satisfactory.
- Relocation expenses will be paid in accordance with the UCD Relocation Policy up to a maximum of €4500.
- Appointees will have a reduced teaching load for up to three years, with a teaching load of between one third and one half of the standard teaching load in the first year, between one half and two thirds in the second year and between two thirds and one of the standard teaching load in the third year.
- Appointees will receive research support for the first five years, which will normally consist of a PhD student scholarship and a budget for research costs of €5000 per annum.
- Appointees without a formal university teaching qualification will be expected to undertake the UCD Professional Certificate in University Teaching and Learning. Further requirements for satisfactory performance will be determined and will include a specified number of high-quality research publications appropriate for the discipline.
The Accountancy Subject Area within the College of Business at UCD is seeking applications from candidates with an interest and track record in Accounting and AI / Analytics, Accounting and Technology, and Sustainability Accounting.
The salary scale is the one of Lecturer/Asst Professor Above The Bar (7943): €62,855 – €99,533 per annum.
If interested, please apply here.
The deadline is March 21, 2025 at 12 noon (Irish time).
Informal enquiries can be directed to the Head of the Accountancy Subject Area, Dr Rebecca Maughan (Rebecca.maughan@ucd.ie)
