Clinical Fellow/Lecturer in cornea, external eye disease and uveitis

This is a full time post which offers advanced subspecialty training in cornea and external eye disease, uveitis and cataract surgery at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The position is suited to a trainee who has completed their core training in ophthalmology. Training in all types of corneal transplantation (DMEK, DSAEK, PKP, DALK and KPro) and anterior segment and cataract surgery will be provided. As the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital is the national tertiary referral centre for corneal disease and uveitis, extensive experience in the medical and surgical management of a wide range of diseases in these specialty areas will be provided. A variety of supervised laboratory and clinical research opportunities exist at the hospital and in Prof Murphy’s laboratory at RCSI. As a member of the academic team, a contribution to medical student teaching will be required during the academic year. The salary for this post is €55,000 per annum. Support towards the fees for relevant higher degrees (MSc, MCh) in research or medical education is also provided. Further information is available at https://rcsi.ie/careers.