Research Associate, Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) - Sbarc/Spark, Cardiff
Cardiff University
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Research Associate, Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) - Sbarc/Spark, Cardiff
Research Associate, Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE)
Cardiff University School of Social and Spatial Sciences is seeking to recruit aResearch Associate to work within the Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) that is located within the school. This is an exciting opportunity to be a full-time researcher on a new study into how carers needs are assessed and addressed by Local Authorities.
The main function of the post is to conduct research within adult social care and contribute to the overall research performance of the School and University, carrying out research leading to the publishing of high-quality outputs. The applicant will pursue excellence in research and to inspire others to do the same.
The studys overarching aim is to understand and delineate the varying approaches to carers assessments for adults being undertaken in Wales, as well as how they are experienced by carers through qualitative and quantitative methods. Using this information, the research team will map out how services and interventions can be evaluated at national level with available and future routine data.
The post holder will be primarily supporting this project and leading on qualitative data collection and analysis (documentary analysis of local authority information to carers, interviews with local authority carer leads and interviews with social workers and family carers).
This post is full-time (35 hours per week), fixed term from 1st September 2026 until 31st August 2028.
Salary: 41,064 - 46,049 per annum (Grade 6), 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 Dr Jeremy Dixon, Principal Investigator, CARE
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jeremy, [email protected]
Candidates with personal lived experience of social care services are especially welcome. Note that applicants will not be expected to disclose, evidence or demonstrate this either at application or if selected for interview.
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 annual leave (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 7,700 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.
Date advert posted: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Closing date: Tuesday, 29 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 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
Cydymaith Ymchwil, Canolfan Ymchwil Gofal Cymdeithasol i Oedolion (CARE)
Ysgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol a Gofodol Prifysgol Caerdydd yn ceisio recriwtio Cydymaith Ymchwili weithio o fewn Canolfan Ymchwil Gofal Cymdeithasol Oedolion (CARE) sydd wedii leoli o fewn yr ysgol.
Mae hwn yn gyfle cyffrous i fod yn ymchwilydd amser llawn ar astudiaeth newydd ar sut yr eir ir afael ag anghenion gofalwyr a sut maent yn cael eu hasesu gan Awdurdodau Lleol
Prif swyddogaeth y swydd hon yw cynnal ymchwil ym maes gofal cymdeithasol i oedolion a chyfrannu at berfformiad ymchwil cyffredinol yr Ysgol a'r Brifysgol, gan gynnal ymchwil sy'n arwain at gyhoeddi allbynnau o safon. Bydd yr ymgeisydd yn sicrhau rhagoriaeth ym maes ymchwil ac yn ysbrydoli eraill i wneud yr un peth.
Nod cyffredinol yr astudiaeth yw deall ac egluro'r agweddau amrywiol at asesiadau gofalwyr ar oedolion sy'n cael eu cynnal yng Nghymru, yn ogystal sut brofiad ydynt i ofalwyr drwy ddulliau ansoddol a meintiol. Gan ddefnyddio'r wybodaeth hon, bydd y tm ymchwil yn cynllunio sut mae modd gwerthuso gwasanaethau ac ymyriadau ar lefel genedlaethol gyda data arferol sydd eisoes ar gael a data arferol y dyfodol.
Cefnogi'r prosiect hwn fydd deiliad y swydd yn bennaf ac arwain y gwaith o gasglu a dadansoddi data ansoddol (dadansoddiad dogfennol o wybodaeth awdurdodau lleol i ofalwyr, cyfweliadau ag arweinwyr gofalwyr awdurdodau lleol a chyfweliadau gweithwyr cymdeithasol a gofalwyr teuluol).
Cyflog: 41,064 - 46,049 y flwyddyn (Gradd 6), gyda gynyddrannau blynyddol hyd at cyflog terfynol ar frig y raddfa. Fel arfer, mae apwyntiadau newydd yn cael eu gwneud ar ddechrau'r raddfa gyflog.
Yn gyfrifol amDr Jeremy Dixon, Prif Ymchwilydd, CARE
Am drafodaeth anffurfiol am y rl, cysylltwch Jeremy, [email protected]
Mae croeso arbennig i ymgeiswyr sydd phrofiad personol o wasanaethau gofal cymdeithasol. Sylwch na fydd disgwyl i ymgeiswyr ddatgelu, rhoi tystiolaeth neu ddangos hyn naill ai yn y cais neu os cnt eu dewis ar gyfer cyfweliad.
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 (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 ywr brifysgol fwyaf yng Nghymru ac rydym yn gyflogwr o bwys, sydd thros 7,700 o staff.
Rydym yn sefydliad uchelgeisiol ac arloesol mewn prifddinas hardd a llewyrchus. Gallwn gynnig cyfle i chi weithio mewn sefydliad bywiog syn cynnig buddion gwych a chyfleoedd i chi ddatblygu eich gyrfa.
Dyddiad hysbysebu: Dydd Mawrth, 15 Medi 2026
Dyddiad cau: Dydd Mawrth, 29 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 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 wedii chyhoeddi ynddo. Ceir rhagor o wybodaeth yma:Asesu ymchwil yn gyfrifol - Ymchwil - Prifysgol Caerdydd