Overview
Internal Only – Research Associate – Wales Centre for Public Policy (Maternity Cover) – 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 Associate (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 Associate 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 as well as working on exciting projects commissioned
by the Welsh Government and/or public services that respond to their evidence
needs. 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 at www.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 world’s first Social Science Research Park (SPARK), located on
Cardiff’s £300 million Innovation Campus.
This fixed term maternity cover post is part-time (17.5 hours per week, 0.5fte), available from 24 August 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter and for a period of up to 12 months or until 23 August 2027. The university will consider applications which propose a secondment.
Salary: £41,064 – £46,049 per annum, pro rata for hours worked (Grade 6).
For further information and an informal discussion
about the role please contact Dr Hannah Durrant at: Hannah.Durrant@wcpp.org.uk
Cardiff Business School is 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 School’s activities are oriented towards five Grand
Challenges: Decent
work, fair
and sustainable economies, future
organisations, good
governance, and responsible
innovation.
IMPORTANT NOTE TO CANDIDATES
It is the University’s 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:385) 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 CARBSHR@cardiff.ac.uk .
Closing date: Wednesday, 22 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 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
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 – Cydymaith Ymchwil (Cyfnod Mamolaeth)
Canolfan Polisi Cyhoeddus Cymru
Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd
Mae’n 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 polisïau 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 wneud ymchwil a fydd yn cyfrannu’n uniongyrchol at y llenyddiaeth academaidd gynyddol ar lunio polisïau sy’n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth, yn ogystal â gweithio ar brosiectau cyffrous a gomisiynwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru a/neu wasanaethau cyhoeddus sy’n ymateb i’w hanghenion o ran tystiolaeth. 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.
Mae’n rhaid i chi fod â dealltwriaeth dda o fyd polisi
cyhoeddus a’r gallu i weithio’n uniongyrchol gydag arweinwyr gwasanaethau
cyhoeddus. A chithau’n ymrwymo i wneud ymchwil o ansawdd uchel sy’n berthnasol
i fyd polisi, rydym yn disgwyl i chi fod â sgiliau cyfathrebu a threfnu
rhagorol a’r 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 mae’n
pontio’r bwlch rhwng y byd academaidd a llunwyr polisïau/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 o’r 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 trwy’r ddolen hon 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 am ddisgybliaeth mamolaeth tymor penodol hon yn ran-amser (17.5 awr yr wythnos, 0.5 fte), ar gael o 24 Awst 2026 neu cyn gynted ag y bo modd ar ôl hynny ac am gyfnod o hyd at 12 mis neu tan 23 Awst 2027. Bydd y Brifysgol yn ystyried ceisiadau sy’n cynnig
secondiad.
Cyflog: £41,064 – £46,049 y
flwyddyn, pro rata (Gradd 6)
I gael rhagor o wybodaeth a thrafodaeth anffurfiol am y
rôl, cysylltwch â Dr Hannah Durrant: Hannah.durrant@wcpp.org.uk
Mae Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd
yn 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 Bŵer 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, economïau teg a chynaliadwy, sefydliadau yn y dyfodol, llywodraethu da, ac arloesedd cyfrifol.
GWYBODAETH AM Y CAIS
Nodyn pwysig: Polisi’r Brifysgol yw defnyddio manyleb y person fel arf allweddol ar gyfer rhestru byr. Dylai ymgeiswyr ddangos eu bod yn bodloni’r HOLL feini prawf hanfodol yn ogystal â’r rhai dymunol, lle bo hynny’n berthnasol. Fel rhan o’r broses ymgeisio, gofynnir i chi ddarparu’r dystiolaeth hon drwy ddatganiad ategol. Sicrhewch fod y dystiolaeth yr ydych yn ei darparu yn cyfateb i’r meini prawf wedi’u rhifo a amlinellir uchod (eg ID:385) . Bydd eich cais yn cael ei ystyried yn seiliedig ar y wybodaeth a ddarperir gennych o dan bob elfen. Os byddwch chi’n cael eich rhestru ar gyfer cyfweliad ac hoffech drafod unrhyw addasiadau rhesymol ar gyfer y broses gyfweld, cysylltwch â CARBSHR@cardiff.ac.uk .
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.
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