Internal Applicants Only – Research Assistant, CASCADE – Sbarc/Spark, Cardiff
This post is currently open to employees of Cardiff University only. Please do not apply if you do not have a current contract of employment with the University.
Internal Applicants Only – Research Assistant, CASCADE
Cardiff University School of Social Sciences is seeking to recruit a Research Assistant to work within the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE), Research Centre that is located within the School.
In this role the Research Assistant will contribute to research within the field of children’s social care and parental alcohol use. Duties will include conducting a rapid literature review, preparing and analysing administrative data sets housed within the SAIL Databank, and administrative tasks.
This post is part-time, 60% (21 hours per week), is fixed term from 1st September 2026 until 31st July 2027.
Salary: £33,951 – £36,636 per annum, pro-rata (Grade 5), with annual increments up to final salary at top of grade. New appointments are usually made at the starting point of the salary scale.
Responsible to Professor Donald Forrester, CASCADE Centre Director
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Donald ForresterD@cardiff.ac.uk Tel +44 29206 88724
From the 1st August 2026 the School of Social Sciences and the School of Geography and Planning will come together to create the new School of Social and Spatial Sciences, building on and strengthening existing interdisciplinary research and education.
Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days 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: Monday, 27 July 2026
External applications are currently not being considered for this post. If the decision is made to open the post to external candidates, the strapline at the top will be removed and you will be given ample time to apply – please check back periodically for details.
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. We especially welcome and encourage applications from those under-represented groups within the University workforce, such as those who identify as LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or those with disabilities. 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.
Mae’r swydd hon ar agor i weithwyr Prifysgol Caerdydd yn unig ar hyn o bryd. Peidiwch ymgeisio os nad oes ganddoch gytundeb cyflogaeth ddilys gyda’r brifysgol.
Ymgeiswyr Mewnol yn Unig – Cynorthwyydd Ymchwil, CASCADE
Mae Ysgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithas Prifysgol Caerdydd yn ceisio recriwtio Cynorthwyydd Ymchwil weithio yn y Ganolfan Ymchwil a Datblygu Gofal Cymdeithasol Plant (CASCADE), Canolfan Ymchwil sydd wedi’i lleoli yn yr Ysgol
Yn y rôl hon cyfrannu at ymchwil ym maes gofal cymdeithasol plant a defnydd o alcohol gan rieni. Bydd y dyletswyddau’n cynnwys cynnal adolygiad cyflym o lenyddiaeth, paratoi a dadansoddi setiau data gweinyddol sydd wedi’u cadw o fewn Banc Data SAIL, a thasgau gweinyddol
Mae ei swydd yn rhan-amser (21 awr yr wythnos), cyfnod penodol o 1st Medi 2026 tan31st Gorffennaf 2027.
Cyflog: £33,951 – £36,636 y flwyddyn, pro rata ar gyfer oriau rhan-amser (Gradd 5), gyda gynyddrannau blynyddol hyd at cyflog terfynol ar frig y raddfa. Yn gyfrifol am Athro Donald Forrester, CASCADE Centre Director
Am drafodaeth anffurfiol am y rôl, cysylltwch â Donald ForresterD@cardiff.ac.uk ffôn +44 29206 88724
O’r 1af Awst 2026 bydd Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol a Ysgol Daearyddiaeth a Chynllunio yn dod ynghyd i greu Ysgol Newydd y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol a Lleol, gan adeiladu ar ymchwil a addysg trawsdisgyblaethol bresennol a’i cryfhau
Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd yn cynnig llawer o fanteision rhagorol, gan gynnwys 45 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol, pro rata i weithwyr rhan amser (gan gynnwys gwyliau banc) gweithio cyfunol (sy’n golygu y byddwch yn gallu gweithio gartref am beth o’ch amser), cynllun beicio i’r gwaith a mentrau teithio eraill, cynyddiadau blynyddol i fyny’r raddfa gyflog, a mwy. Mae’n lle cyffrous a bywiog i weithio, gyda llawer o heriau gwahanol ac mae’n gefnogwr Cyflog Byw balch.
Ni yw’r brifysgol fwyaf yng Nghymru – ac rydym yn gyflogwr o bwys, sydd â thros 7,000 o staff. Rydym yn sefydliad uchelgeisiol ac arloesol mewn prifddinas hardd a llewyrchus. Gallwn gynnig cyfle i chi weithio mewn sefydliad bywiog sy’n cynnig buddion gwych a chyfleoedd i chi ddatblygu eich gyrfa.
Dyddiad cau: Dydd Llun, 27 Gorffennaf 2026
Nid yw ceisiadau allanol yn cael eu hystyried ar gyfer y swydd hon ar hyn o bryd. Os penderfynir agor y swydd i ymgeiswyr allanol, bydd yr isbennawd ar y brig yn cael ei thynnu a rhoddir digon o amser i chi wneud cais – cadwch olwg ar y dudalen am fanylion.
Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi a hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth a chreu gweithle cynhwysol. Rydym o’r farn bod modd gwneud hyn drwy ddenu, datblygu a chadw ystod amrywiol o bobl o lawer o gefndiroedd gwahanol. Felly, rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan bobl o bob rhan o’r gymuned, beth bynnag fo’u rhyw, eu hethnigrwydd, eu hanabledd, eu cyfeiriadedd rhywiol, eu hunaniaeth draws, statws eu perthynas, eu crefydd neu eu cred, eu cyfrifoldebau gofalu neu eu hoedran. Rydym yn croesawu ac yn annog ceisiadau yn arbennig gan y rhai o grwpiau nad ydynt wedi’u cynrychioli’n ddigonol o fewn gweithlu’r Brifysgol, fel y rhai sy’n uniaethu fel LGBT+, o gefndiroedd ethnig leiafrifol neu’r rhai ag anableddau. Er mwyn helpu ein cyflogeion i sicrhau cydbwysedd rhwng eu gwaith a’u bywydau personol, byddwn hefyd yn ystyried cynigion i weithio’n hyblyg neu rannu swydd.
Caniateir i geisiadau gael eu cyflwyno yn Gymraeg, ac ni fydd cais a gyflwynir yn y Gymraeg yn cael ei drin yn llai ffafriol na chais a gyflwynir yn Saesneg.
Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi llofnodi Datganiad ar Asesu Ymchwil (DORA) San Francisco, sy’n golygu y byddwn, wrth wneud penderfyniadau cyflogi a dyrchafu, yn gwerthuso ymgeiswyr ar sail safon eu hymchwil, nid ar sail metrigau cyhoeddi na’r cyfnodolyn y mae’r ymchwil wedi’i chyhoeddi ynddo. Ceir rhagor o wybodaeth yma: Asesu ymchwil yn gyfrifol – Ymchwil – Prifysgol Caerdydd
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