Research Assistant (Maternity Cover) - Wales Centre for Public Policy - Sbarc/Spark, Cardiff

Research Assistant (Maternity Cover) - Wales Centre for Public Policy - Sbarc/Spark, Cardiff

Research Assistant (Fixed Term, Maternity Cover)
Wales Centre for Public Policy
Cardiff Business School

The Wales Centre for Public Policy is pleased to invite applications for maternity cover (up to 12 months) as a Research Assistant to conduct research on the use of evidence in policy-making and practices of evidence mobilisation. You will work alongside experienced researchers in the Centre on studies that help to inform its approach to working with public services and the Welsh Government and assess its impact.

This post offers a unique opportunity to conduct research that will contribute directly to the growing academic literature on evidence informed policy. The successful candidate will broaden their understanding of key academic debates in these areas working within a Centre that is acknowledged to be at the leading edge of both research and practice in the field.

You must have a good understanding of public policy and the ability to work directly with public service leaders. With a commitment to high quality policy relevant research, we expect you to have excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to disseminate the findings of the research to external audiences.

Co-funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and Welsh Government, the Wales Centre for Public Policy bridges the gap between academia and policy makers/practitioners by generating, synthesising and mobilising evidence from research. The Centre has more than 25 full-time staff who are drawn from a range of backgrounds - including academia, the civil service, health service, local government, think tanks, and the voluntary sector. It is a member of the What Works Network, was a finalist in the prestigious ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize, and is recognised internationally for its pioneering, demand-led approach to evidence use, and knowledge mobilisation.

Further details are available atwww.wcpp.org.uk.

The Centre provides a stimulating and supportive working environment with flexible working arrangements; a generous pension scheme and a range of other benefits; a wealth of training opportunities; and offices in the worlds first Social Science Research Park (SPARK), located on Cardiffs 300 million Innovation Campus.

This fixed term maternity cover post is full-time (35 hours per week), available from 7 December 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter and for a period of up to 12 months or until 7 December 2027. The university will consider applications which propose a secondment.

For further information and an informal discussion about the role please contact Dr Hannah Durrant at:[email protected]

Salary: 33,951 - 36,636 per annum (Grade 5)

Date advert posted: Friday, 11 September 2026

Closing Date: Sunday, 27 September 2026

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 from 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.

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

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

IMPORTANT NOTE TO CANDIDATES

It is the Universitys policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing and we only invite candidates to interview who clearly evidence that they meet (or partially meet) each of the essential criteria. During the application process you will be asked to attach a supporting statement. This statement must outline how you meet the criteria below and we recommended formatting this by using each criterion as a sub-heading and providing your relevant experience/evidence below each sub-heading.

It is crucial that you save your supporting statement with the vacancy number (e.g.ID:584) in the filename as failure to do so may result in it being omitted from your application. If you are shortlisted for interview and would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please contact[email protected].

Cardiff Business School
Cardiff Business Schoolis a leading business and management school in the UK, holding AACSB and AMBA accreditations and ranked 1st for its Research Environment and 2nd on Research Power (REF2021). The School has a Public Value purpose and focuses on the co-creation of high quality, interdisciplinary education and knowledge that delivers economic, social and environmental value. The Schools activities are oriented towards five Grand Challenges:Decent work,fair and sustainable economies,future organisations,good governance, andresponsible innovation.

Cynorthwyydd Ymchwil (am gyfnod penodol dros gyfnod mamolaeth )
Canolfan Polisi Cyhoeddus Cymru
Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd

Maen bleser gan Ganolfan Polisi Cyhoeddus Cymru wahodd ceisiadau i gyflenwi yn ystod cyfnod mamolaeth (hyd at 12 mis) fel Cydymaith Ymchwil i gynnal ymchwil ar y defnydd o dystiolaeth wrth lunio polisau ac arferion gweithredu tystiolaeth. Byddwch yn gweithio ochr yn ochr ag ymchwilwyr profiadol yn y Ganolfan ar astudiaethau sy'n helpu i lywio ei dull o weithio gyda gwasanaethau cyhoeddus a Llywodraeth Cymru ac asesu ei heffaith.

Mae'r swydd hon yn cynnig cyfle unigryw i gynnal ymchwil a fydd yn cyfrannu'n uniongyrchol at y llenyddiaeth academaidd gynyddol ar bolisau sy'n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth. Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn ehangu ei ddealltwriaeth o ddadleuon academaidd allweddol yn y meysydd hyn, gan weithio o fewn canolfan y cydnabyddir ei bod ar flaen y gad o ran ymchwil ac ymarfer yn y maes.

Maen rhaid i chi fod dealltwriaeth dda o fyd polisi cyhoeddus a'r gallu i weithio'n uniongyrchol gydag arweinwyr gwasanaethau cyhoeddus. A chithaun ymrwymo i wneud ymchwil o ansawdd uchel sy'n berthnasol i fyd polisi, rydym yn disgwyl i chi fod sgiliau cyfathrebu a threfnu rhagorol ar gallu i rannu canfyddiadau'r ymchwil gyda chynulleidfaoedd allanol.

Caiff Canolfan Polisi Cyhoeddus Cymru ei chyd-ariannu gan y Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol a Llywodraeth Cymru, ac maen pontio'r bwlch rhwng y byd academaidd a llunwyr polisau/ymarferwyr drwy gynhyrchu, cyfuno a gweithredu tystiolaeth o ymchwil. Mae gan y Ganolfan fwy na 25 aelod o staff amser llawn o amrywiaeth o gefndiroedd gan gynnwys y byd academaidd, y gwasanaeth sifil, y gwasanaeth iechyd, llywodraeth leol, melinau trafod, a'r sector gwirfoddol. Mae'n aelod or rhwydwaith What Works, cyrhaeddodd rownd derfynol Gwobr Dathlu Effaith fawreddog y Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol, ac mae'n cael ei chydnabod yn rhyngwladol am ei dull arloesol, seiliedig ar alw, o ddefnyddio tystiolaeth a gweithredu gwybodaeth.

Mae rhagor o fanylion ar gael yma https://wcpp.org.uk/cy/.

Mae'r Ganolfan yn cynnig amgylchedd gwaith ysgogol a chefnogol gyda threfniadau gweithio hyblyg, cynllun pensiwn hael a buddion eraill, cyfoeth o gyfleoedd hyfforddi, a swyddfeydd ym Mharc Ymchwil Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol cyntaf y byd, ar Gampws Arloesedd Caerdydd, sydd werth 300 miliwn.

Mae'r swydd hon, dros gyfnod mamolaeth ac am dymor penodol, yn swydd amser llawn (35 awr yr wythnos); mae ar gael o 7 Rhagfyr 2026, neu cyn gynted phosibl ar l hynny, am gyfnod o hyd at 12 mis neu tan 7 Rhagfyr 2027. Bydd y Brifysgol yn ystyried ceisiadau sy'n cynnig secondiad.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth a thrafodaeth anffurfiol am y rl, cysylltwch Dr Hannah Durrant:[email protected]

Cyflog: 33,951 - 36,636 y flwyddyn (Gradd 5)

Dyddiad hysbysebu: Dydd Gwener, 11 Medi 2026

Dyddiad cau: Dydd Sul, 27 Medi 2026

Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi a hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth a chreu gweithle cynhwysol. Rydym or 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 or gymuned, beth bynnag fou 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 wediu cynrychiolin 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 au bywydau personol, byddwn hefyd yn ystyried cynigion i weithion 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 San Francisco ar Asesu Ymchwil (DORA), sy'n golygu y byddwn, mewn penderfyniadau llogi a hyrwyddo, yn gwerthuso ymgeiswyr ar ansawdd eu hymchwil, nid metrigau cyhoeddi na hunaniaeth y cyfnodolyn y cyhoeddir yr ymchwil ynddo. Mae rhagor o wybodaeth ar gael yn: Asesiad ymchwil cyfrifol - Ymchwil - Prifysgol Caerdydd

GWYBODAETH AM Y CAIS

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Mae Ysgol Busnes Caerdyddyn ysgol fusnes a rheoli flaenllaw yn y DU, yn cynnal achrediadau AACSB ac AMBA ac yn y 1af safle 1af am ei Hamgylchedd Ymchwil a'i 2il ar Ber Ymchwil (REF2021). Mae gan yr Ysgol bwrpas Gwerth Cyhoeddus ac mae'n canolbwyntio ar gyd-greu addysg a gwybodaeth o ansawdd uchel, rhyngddisgyblaethol sy'n darparu gwerth economaidd, cymdeithasol ac amgylcheddol. Mae gweithgareddau'r Ysgol yn gogwyddo tuag at bum Her Fawr:Gwaith gweddus,economau teg a chynaliadwy,sefydliadau yn y dyfodol,llywodraethu da, acarloesedd cyfrifol.