Research Associate – Sbarc/Spark, Cardiff

 

Cardiff University’s School of Geography and Planning seeks to appoint a Research Associate to work as part of the AHRC funded Public Map project team. The project involves researchers at Cardiff University, Wrexham University, Bangor University and Cambridge University, along with external partners from the public, private and third sectors. The post will support the Public Map data team based in WISERD (Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data) located in SPARK (Cardiff University’s Social Science Research Park) and will provide expertise in open-source Large Language Models, applied to geographic and social science data, and software development to create mapping tools and data dashboards. We are seeking a researcher with a PhD in open-source Large Language Models OR with equivalent professional experience with some experience of working in research teams. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious researcher to gain experience of working on a collaborative project with researchers, policymakers, and local communities. 

Informal enquiries may be made to: Professor Scott Orford (orfords@cardiff.ac.uk). 

 

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), and is fixed term for 12 months. 

Salary: £41,064 – £46,049 per annum (Grade 6) 

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. 

 

Closing date: Tuesday, 1 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

 

Mae Ysgol Daearyddiaeth a Chynllunio Prifysgol Caerdydd yn dymuno penodi Cydymaith Ymchwil i weithio’n rhan o dîm prosiect Map Cyhoeddus a ariennir gan yr AHRC. Mae’r prosiect yn cynnwys ymchwilwyr ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd, Prifysgol Wrecsam, Prifysgol Bangor a Phrifysgol Caergrawnt, ynghyd â phartneriaid allanol o’r sectorau cyhoeddus, preifat a’r trydydd sector. Bydd y swydd yn cefnogi tîm data Map Cyhoeddus WISERD (Sefydliad Ymchwil a Data Cymdeithasol ac Economaidd Cymru) yn SBARC (Parc Ymchwil Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol Prifysgol Caerdydd) gan ddarparu arbenigedd Modelau Iaith Mawr ffynhonnell agored a gymhwysir i ddata daearyddol a’r gwyddorau cymdeithasol, a datblygu meddalwedd i greu offer mapio a dangosfyrddau data. Rydym yn chwilio am ymchwilydd sy’n meddu ar PhD mewn Modelau Iaith Mawr ffynhonnell agored NEU sydd â phrofiad proffesiynol cyfatebol a rhywfaint o brofiad o weithio mewn timau ymchwil. Dyma gyfle gwych i ymchwilydd brwdfrydig ac uchelgeisiol ennill profiad o weithio ar brosiect cydweithredol gydag ymchwilwyr, llunwyr polisïau a chymunedau lleol.

Mae modd gwneud ymholiadau anffurfiol i: Yr Athro Scott Orford (orfords@caerdydd.ac.uk) 

Swydd amser llawn (35 awr yr wythnos) yw hon am gyfnod penodol o 12 mis.

Cyflog: £41,064 – £46,049 y flwyddyn (Gradd 6)

Polisi Prifysgol Caerdydd yw defnyddio manyleb yr unigolyn yn adnodd allweddol wrth ddethol pobl ar gyfer y rhestr fer. O ganlyniad, mae’n rhaid i ymgeiswyr ddangos tystiolaeth eu bod yn bodloni’r HOLL feini prawf hanfodol, a’r meini prawf dymunol, pan fo hynny’n berthnasol.  

Yn rhan o’r broses ymgeisio, bydd gofyn ichi roi’r dystiolaeth hon ar ffurf datganiad ategol. Gofalwch fod eich tystiolaeth yn cyfateb i’r meini prawf a rifwyd ac sy’n ymddangos ym manyleb yr unigolyn. Ystyrir eich cais ar sail yr wybodaeth a rowch yn achos pob maen prawf. 

Wrth roi’r datganiad ategol ynghlwm i broffil eich cais, cofiwch roi cyfeirnod y swydd wag yn nheitl y ddogfen.

 

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.

Cewch gyflwyno cais yn Gymraeg, ac ni chaiff cais a gyflwynir yn Gymraeg 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 wedi’i chyhoeddi ynddo. Ceir rhagor o wybodaeth yma:  Asesu ymchwil yn gyfrifol – Ymchwil – Prifysgol Caerdydd