Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Accounting

University College Cork - Cork University Business School

Placed On: 19th December 2025

Closes: 10th February 2026

Job Ref: 093253

Permanent Whole Time Post

University College Cork wishes to appoint an academic within Cork University Business School to the role of Lecturer Below the Bar in Accounting. Double accredited by AMBA and AACSB, a PRME Champion and holding an Athena Swan Bronze Award, Cork University Business School is one of Ireland’s largest business schools. Our 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.

The Lecturer in Accounting will demonstrate appropriate research and teaching experience. Candidates should identify their research outputs to date and ongoing potential to publish in leading international journals (3 and 4 star ranked journals by the Chartered Association of Business Schools are preferred). Candidates must also demonstrate their experience and/or potential in delivering high quality teaching in the discipline of accounting across undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Candidates should set out how their research may contribute to one or more of the UCC Futures or proposed new strategic research centre on the Future of Work and Economies.

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

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see ore.ucc.ie. 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 Professor Michelle Carr Email: m.carr@ucc.ie and/or Professor Stewart Smyth Email: ssmyth@ucc.ie

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Below the Bar) Salary Scale: €42,103- €72,452 (Scale B) / €44,169 - €68,942 (Scale A).

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

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

Please note 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 (ore.ucc.ie). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 10th February 2026

No late applications will be accepted.

University College Cork is an equal opportunities employer

Please note that 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.