Research Assistant

Territorial Inequality in Education

Cardiff University School of Social Sciences is seeking to recruit a Research Assistant. In this role you will contribute to research on territorial inequality in education. This is a project funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, carrying out supporting work that helps lead to the publishing of high-quality research. To pursue excellence in research and to inspire others to do the same.

The successful applicant will be part of the team working on the project Territorial Inequality in Education project, funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. The project investigates whether decentralization generates territorial inequality in education to shed light on the potential trade-offs and benefits of decentralization and its implications for territorial equity and democratic stability. It is a collaborative project with the Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Kent. 

This post is part-time, 32.4 hours per week (90%), is fixed term from 1st March 2025 to 14th February 2026. (However, there is some flexibility in the distribution of working hours. Candidates who wish to work fewer hours per week (min 26.25 hours) for a longer period of time or 35 hours for a shorter period of time will also be considered)

Salary: £33,232 - £35,880 per annum (Grade 5), with 3 annual increments up to £35,880 per annum (final salary at top of grade). New appointments are usually made at the starting point of the salary scale.

Responsible to Dr Anja Giudici

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dr Giudici GiudiciA@cardiff.ac.uk

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave, pro rata for part time workers (including bank holidays), blended working (meaning you will be able to work from home for some of your time), a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments up the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.

As the biggest university in Wales – and a major employer, with more than 7,000 staff – we are an ambitious and innovative university located in a beautiful and thriving capital city. We can offer you the chance to work in a vibrant organisation, with great benefits and opportunities for progression.

Closing date: Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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