Research Associate

We are seeking to appoint a Research Associate, to work within the schools of Psychology and of Social Sciences.

The postholder will contribute to a substantive, problem-focused social sciences programme of research investigating the local social, cultural and community impacts, ethical and social acceptability, and upstream responsible innovation implications of carbon removal with enhanced rock weathering.

The successful candidate will require a postgraduate degree at PhD level in a related subject area (e.g. geographies of sustainability with multi-modal and visual methodologies) or equivalent or relevant industrial experience and a portfolio of research and/or relevant industrial experience within Cultural and community impacts of place-based proposals for carbon removal technologies and Analysing and reporting research using at least one of the following qualitative methods: community case-study, participatory, psychosocial, multi-modal visual, or deliberative social sciences research methods, and an understanding of issues associated with the role of new technologies in meeting the UK’s net zero climate targets.

 For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Nick Pidgeon pidgeonn@cardiff.ac.uk.

This post is part time (21 hours per week), is fixed term until 28 February 2026, available from 1 March 2025 and is based in the Cathays Park site. 

The majority of roles at Cardiff University are currently operating under “blended working” arrangements, with staff having the flexibility to work partly from home and partly from the University campus depending on specific business requirements. Discussions around these arrangements can take place after the successful candidate has been appointed.

Salary: £40,247 - £45,163 per annum, pro-rata (Grade 6).
Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at the bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances.

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave pro-rata (incl. bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It's an exciting and vibrant place to work with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter. Business needs will require some degree of office-based working, but the balance of time can be spent in the office or remotely (subject to agreement with the line manager).

Closing date: Sunday, 9 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. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. 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 arrangement.

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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