University president vacancy

NATIONAL University of Ireland Galway, formerly UCG, has begun the recruitment process for a new president to fill the vacancy arising next March.

Current president Iognáid Ó Muircheartaigh will retire aged 65, after more than seven years in the job. His current salary is a little more than €200,000 but last week’s higher public service pay review has recommended this be increased to €270,000 by 2009.

The salary and the position are expected to attract high-calibre candidates and the position is being advertised in national newspapers from today, as well as in the Higher Education supplement of the Times in London.