Lecturer in Structural Geology and Geological Mapping

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the School of Physical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University, is seeking to appoint a fixed-term Lecturer in Structural Geology and Geological Mapping (Teaching and Scholarship).

The successful candidate should share our passion for high quality interdisciplinary education and scholarship and be able to contribute to a range of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Earth and Environmental Sciences, including lectures and workshops, geoscience practical classes and fieldwork, and supervision of undergraduate and taught postgraduate research and placement projects in both Cardiff University and Cardiff University Kazakhstan. We are particularly interested in hiring a colleague with expertise in structural geology coupled with field-based geological mapping and subsurface analysis.

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is a lively and dynamic community that aims to promote sustainability through education, dissemination and direct participation, enabling students and staff to make positive changes to our environmental impact, in particular supporting Cardiff University’s declaration of a Climate Emergency and aim to become carbon neutral (Scopes 1 and 2) by 2030.

The Department is committed to promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism including the Athena SWAN charter for promoting inclusive working practices in STEMM subjects in higher education.  We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority because they are under-represented within the Department.

The position is full-time (35 hours per week), available from 1st September 2026 and is a three-year fixed term appointment.

The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualification and experience, within the following grade band:

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

For informal enquiries, please contact Prof Rupert Perkins, Head of Department, Email: perkinsr@cardiff.ac.uk or Dr Henrik Sass, Programme Lead, Email: sassh@cardiff.ac.uk 

For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact Claudia Peña via email: earthhr@cardiff.ac.uk

More information on the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences - Cardiff University

Closing date: Tuesday, 15 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

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