Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology

Permanent Whole Time Post

UCC wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Lecturer in Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology A/B (Scale B). Reporting to the Head of School the successful candidate will be expected to have research and teaching experience in the broad area of environmental biotechnology including, but not limited to, topics such as fungal biotechnology, synthetic biology, microbial physiology, metabolic engineering, or the study of microbial natural products. The appointee will have to contribute to, and develop where appropriate, teaching programmes to support Microbiology and environmental biotechnology within the School. The successful candidate will also be expected to establish a dynamic research programme that is associated with the research themes of one, or more, UCC Futures areas, particularly the SUSFERM Future Strategic Research Centre, a multi-disciplinary centre that hosts a state-of-the-art microbial fermentation infrastructure. The appointee will need to show demonstrable potential to develop a research programme capable of attracting external funding, notably ERC.

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 click on the apply button above. 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 David Clarke, Email:

For further information on the School see Microbiology | University College Cork

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Above the Bar) Salary Scale: €79,976 - €103,575 (Scale B) / €76,091 - €98,394 (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. Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to , quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence,before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 14th July 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