Research Support Officer (Education for Sustainable Development Officer)
The Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning at University College Cork is seeking an enthusiastic Education for Sustainable Development Officer to drive commitments in this broad area.
The successful candidate will work with staff across UCC to ensure that the SDGs, sustainability, and related environmental, social, and economic issues are addressed across UCC's degree programmes at undergraduate and taught postgraduate level.
This will involve ensuring staff are provided with professional development in these topics as well as in the use of appropriate and innovative teaching and learning approaches.
The Education for Sustainable Development Officer will develop and implement a series of initiatives with staff and students to embed education for sustainable development across the curriculum in UCC.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop, coordinate, and evaluate ESD initiatives with staff and students
* Collate and share good practice examples and case studies
* Advance scholarship relating to ESD and provide evidence of integration in the curriculum
Requirements:
Funded under the National Forum's Strategic Alignment of Teaching & Learning Enhancement grant scheme, this full-time 3-year position builds on existing initiatives such as UCC's SDG Toolkit and short course on learning and teaching with the SDGs.
Education for Sustainable Development empowers learners