Lecturer below the bar in Food Science

The University of Limerick (UL) with over 15,000 students and 1,400 staff is an energetic and enterprising institution with a proud record of innovation and excellence in education, research and scholarship. The dynamic, entrepreneurial and pioneering values which drive UL’s mission and strategy ensures that we capitalise on local, national and international engagement and connectivity. We are renowned for providing an outstanding student experience and employability and conducting leading edge research. Our commitment is to make a difference by shaping the future through educating and empowering our undergraduate and postgraduate students. UL is situated on a superb riverside campus of over 130 hectares with the River Shannon as a unifying focal point. Outstanding recreational, cultural and sporting facilities further enhance this exceptional learning and research environment.

Applications are invited for the following position:

Faculty of Science + Engineering

School of Natural Sciences

Department of Biological Sciences

Lecturer below the bar in Food Science

Contract Type: Tenure Track (five year fixed term). During the term of the contract the successful applicant will have the opportunity to apply for tenure in accordance with the University's Policy and Procedures for Granting Multi-annual Status to Tenure Track Academic Staff

Salary Scale: €39,118 - €53,782 p.a.

Further information for applicants and application material is available online from:

http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 21^st June 2019.

Applications must be completed online before 12 noon, Irish Standard Time on the closing date.

Please email erecruitment@ul.ie if you experience any difficulties

Teaching Assistant in Bioscience

The University of Limerick (UL) with over 15,000 students and 1,400 staff is an energetic and enterprising institution with a proud record of innovation and excellence in education, research and scholarship. The dynamic, entrepreneurial and pioneering values which drive UL’s mission and strategy ensures that we capitalise on local, national and international engagement and connectivity. We are renowned for providing an outstanding student experience and employability and conducting leading edge research. Our commitment is to make a difference by shaping the future through educating and empowering our undergraduate and postgraduate students. UL is situated on a superb riverside campus of over 130 hectares with the River Shannon as a unifying focal point. Outstanding recreational, cultural and sporting facilities further enhance this exceptional learning and research environment.

Applications are invited for the following position:

Faculty of Science + Engineering

Department of Biological Sciences

Teaching Assistant in Bioscience – 10 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary Scale: €30,027 p.a. pro rata

Further information for applicants and application material is available online from:

http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, 14^th June 2019.

Applications must be completed online before 12 noon, Irish Standard Time on the closing date.

Transition Programme in Biological Sciences in UL

The Transition Year Programme ran for week from 29^th April to the 3^rd May in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. As part of the programme, Transition Year students got the opportunity to experience multiple aspects of the Faculty including workshops in Magnets, Anodising AL, a visit to Johnson and Johnson and career talks in relation to Physics, Chemistry and Biology. As part of their time spent in the Department of Biological Sciences, the students got the opportunity to take part in Molecular Biology experiments including PCR and Gel Electrophoresis. They were all horrified by the numbers of bacteria present on their phones, light switches, door handles and even their hands as part of the Microbiology techniques section. They also analysed and identified multiple specimens from a seashore habitat (Kilkee, Co.Clare), and took part in their own health analysis including a BMI check using a Body Composition Analyser, as well as measuring their Blood Pressure and Pulse Rates. Baby Shark really got the students’ pulses racing!