Research Associate

The School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University is seeking to appoint two highly motivated and well qualified research associates to work on the Leverhulme Trust funded project: ‘City governments, citizen public sector debts and debt collection practices’. The project examines the importance and constitution of urban government debt collection practices, and the nature of debtor-creditor relations in English urban areas. This is a joint project between Cardiff University (Dr Crispian Fuller) and the University of Cambridge (Professor Mia Gray).

We are looking for outstanding candidates who:

• Possess research experience in urban, political and social geography, or an urban studies related area in sociology, social policy or political science.
• Have the ability to conduct research activities for the successful completion of the project, including undertaking content analysis, interviews and focus groups.
• Can contribute to the overall research performance of the School and University.
• Have the ability to organise and manage their workload to meet required deadlines.

The successful candidates will be part of a supportive and community-oriented School that has a strong commitment to upholding our core values: thinking critically and creatively; collaborating openly; taking care of our environment; valuing diversity, and working actively towards an inclusive and fair future. We are proud to hold an Athena Swan bronze award. We are an engaged and impactful School and work with a range of stakeholders in the Cardiff Capital Region, Wales and beyond, as we seek to make a difference to people and places locally and globally.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week) that is fixed-term until 31/12/2025. The positions will be located at Cardiff University.

Post to commence: 29th January 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Informal enquiries may be made to: [email protected] ;

Salary: £39,347 - £44,263 per annum (Grade 6). New appointments are usually made at the bottom of the salary scale.

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including:

• annual leave entitlement of 45 days’ (including bank holidays) so you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• an excellent pension scheme, including employer contributions
• a reward package including a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, and annual increments within the pay scales range of family-friendly policies and initiatives.

It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different opportunities; the University is a proud Living Wage supporter.

Closing date: Wednesday, 21 February 2024

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