ICAS Research Assistant

Funded jointly by Cardiff University and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), this post offers a unique opportunity for an outstanding candidate to obtain first-hand experience of academic research that seeks address a grand challenge of our times – as applicable to HE sector. Whilst practices of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are the norm in business settings, forms of structural and systemic inequalities and resistance continue to plague organisations including in socially justice oriented sectors such as higher education. 

The selected candidate will work closely with a team from Cardiff Business School aspiring to influence change. You will have the opportunity to engage with leading academic work on social justice with a focus specifically on race; understand and appreciate emerging developments in the field; and connect with senior University personnel seeking change, The position will provide an excellent foundation for progression to future academic research or a career in a think tank, government or the voluntary sector.

The position offers the suitable candidate a flexible working opportunity as remote work is possible. The post is for 2 days per week for a period of 5 months, but the number of days worked per week can be altered , subject to progress of the project. The end date of the project is 31 July 2023.

This post is part-time (14 hours per week - 0.40 FTE).

Closing date: Wednesday, 8 March 2023

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 who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world.  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 University

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