Research Associate, CASCADE

Job title:

Research Associate, CASCADE

Company

Cardiff University

Job description

AdvertPlease note that this job is open only to current Cardiff University staff who are eligible for Redeployment.Research Associate, CASCADECardiff University School of Social Sciences is seeking to recruit a Research Associate to work within the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE), Research Centre that is located within the School.
In this role you will be conducting research within the police in schools evaluation study and contribute to the overall research performance of the School and University, carrying out research leading to the publishing of high-quality research. To pursue excellence in research and to inspire others to do the same.This post is full-time (35 hours per week), fixed term from 1 April 2025 until 31 July 2025.Salary: £40,247 – £45,163 per annum (Grade 6), with 4 annual increments up to £45,163 per annum (final salary at top of grade). New appointments are usually made at the starting point of the salary scale.Responsible to Mr David Westlake, Principal InvestigatorFor an informal discussion about the role please contact David, WestlakeD@cardiff.ac.ukCardiff 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 7,000 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: Wednesday, 15 January 2025Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.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. 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 UniversityApplications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.Job DescriptionResearch

• To conduct research within the police in schools evaluation study and contribute to the overall research performance of the School and University by the production of measurable outputs including bidding for funding, publishing in national academic journals and conferences, and the recruitment and supervision of postgraduate research students.
• To develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research including research funding proposals
• To attend and or present at conferences/seminars at a local and national level as required
• To undertake administrative tasks associated with the research project, including the planning and organisation of the project and the implementation of procedures required to ensure accurate and timely reporting
• To prepare research ethics and research governance applications as appropriate
• To review and synthesise existing research literature within the field
• To participate in School research activities.
• To build and create networks both internally and externally to the university, to influence decisions, explore future research requirements, and share research ideas for the benefit of research project

Other

• To engage effectively with industrial, commercial and public sector organisations, professional institutions, other academic institutions etc., regionally and nationally to raise awareness of the School’s profile, to cultivate strategically valuable alliances, and to pursue opportunities for collaboration across a range of activities. These activities are expected to contribute to the School and the enhancement of its regional and national profile.
• To undergo personal and professional development that is appropriate to and which will enhance performance.
• To participate in School administration and activities to promote the School and its work to the wider University and the outside world
• Any other duties not included above, but consistent with the role

Additional InformationChildren’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE)
The Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) is concerned with all aspects of community responses to social need in children and families, including family support services, children in need services, child protection, looked after children and adoption. It aims first and foremost to improve the well-being and safety of children and their families by:

• Generating primary research evidence of an internationally recognised high quality.
• Making the results of this research, and research produced elsewhere, available in an accessible form for children and families who receive social care services, professionals and policymakers.
• Developing social care research capacity in Wales by providing opportunities for researchers from undergraduate through to senior career stages.
• Engaging a range of collaborators in research, including children and young people, parents and carers, practitioners, policymakers and social care providers from the public, private and third sectors.

CASCADE is based within Cardiff University School of Social Sciences. The School is an inter-disciplinary centre of teaching and research. With strong links with industry and medicine, it seeks to lead on public and policy debates at international, national, and local levels and is renowned for its innovative scholarship across the social sciences and beyond.The School has a large student population, with almost 1000 undergraduates, and 300 postgraduates (including 100 doctoral students). The School has ESRC recognition for doctoral training in the fields of Criminology, Social Policy, Sociology, Education, and Science, Technology and Innovation. Our taught and postgraduate research programmes welcome students from around the world. The School hosts a number of research centres and institutes, including the Universities’ Police Studies Institute (UPSI), now part of the University’s Crime & Security Research, Institute; Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD); Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE); the Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE); the Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHER); and the Seafarers’ International Research Centre (SIRC). Cardiff University School of Social Sciences holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award that recognises good employment practice and a commitment to develop the careers of women working in academia. Cardiff University is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. For this vacancy, we actively encourage women to apply. We will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share opportunities.Person SpecificationEssential Criteria * Postgraduate degree at PhD level in a related subject area or equivalent or relevant experience

• An established expertise and proven portfolio of research within the following research fields:

• Youth justice and diversion interventions
• Qualitative methods including observations and interviews
• Knowledge of the police in schools landscape in the UK
• Proven ability to publish in national journals and present research at international conferences
• Knowledge and understanding of competitive research funding to be able to develop applications to funding bodies
• Proven ability in effective and persuasive communication of complex written and verbal information to a wide range of individuals and groups within and outside academia
• Ability to supervise the work of others to focus team efforts and motivate individuals
• Proven ability to demonstrate creativity, innovation and team-working within work
• Proven ability to work without close supervision

Desirable Criteria

• Evidence of collaborations with non-academic partners.
• Proven ability to adapt to the changing requirements of the Higher Education community.
• Evidence of ability to participate in and develop both internal and external networks and utilise them to enhance the research activities of the School.

IMPORTANT: Evidencing Criteria
It is Cardiff University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for shortlisting. Therefore, candidates must evidence they meet ALL the essential criteria and, where relevant, the desirable.As part of the application process, you are asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined in the person specification. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide for each criterion.When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure you name it with the vacancy reference number: XXXXBR.Your application will be at risk of not being progressed if you do not evidence you have met all essential criteria. The school welcomes the submission of CVs to accompany evidence of the job-based criteria.Please note that these are also the criteria shortlisted applicants will be assessed against at interview and/or by other means (e.g. a skills test).

Expected salary

£40247 – 45163 per year

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:41:19 GMT

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