Research Associate (Behaviour Change & Co-production)

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Research Associate (Behaviour Change and Co-production)

Centre for Trials Research (CTR)

College of Biomedical & Life Sciences

The Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University is a large, multinational community of researchers, professional services staff and students from a diverse range of backgrounds.

We tackle the big diseases and health concerns of our time by forming partnerships with researchers and building lasting relationships with the public. Find out more about the Centre and working with us here .

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Associate (Grade 6) to join a new interdisciplinary Wellcome-funded project ‘Addressing consent-based challenges to improve inclusivity in research (ACCORD)’ being led by this UKCRC-registered Centre. In this role you will conduct research within the field of research ethics and the development of behaviour-based interventions and contribute to the overall research performance of the Centre and University, carrying out research leading to high-quality publications. You will also engage with public, practice and policy stakeholders to develop relevant research proposals.

This position would suit a self-motivated individual with experience of qualitative methods in relation to behaviour change or the use of co-production approaches, particularly involving under-served groups.

With a culture of continuous professional and career development the Centre has an excellent track record of helping people develop in their areas of interest, with many progressing within the Centre itself, the wider University or further afield.

For informal discussions you are welcome to contact the recruiter Victoria Shepherd (Principal Research Fellow) by email ShepherdVL1@cardiff.ac.uk or by phone (0)29 20687641

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), fixed-term, based at Heath Park and available from 1 September 2026 until 17 February 2034.

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

This role is eligible to be offered on a blended working basis, meaning that as well as spending time working on campus you can also choose to spend some time working from another location, e.g. your home. The University is committed to offering this flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work-life balance.

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave (incl. bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It's an exciting and vibrant place to work with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter. Business needs will require some degree of office-based working but the balance of time can be spent in the office or remotely (subject to agreement with the line manager).

Date advert posted: Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Closing date: Friday, 16 October 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.

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

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Hysbyseb Swydd

Ymgeiswyr Mewnol yn Unig - Cydymaith Ymchwil (Moeseg Ymchwil a'r Gyfraith)

Canolfan Treialon Ymchwil (CTR)

Coleg y Gwyddorau Biofeddygol a Bywyd

Mae’r Ganolfan Treialon Ymchwil ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd yn gymuned fawr, ryngwladol o ymchwilwyr, staff y gwasanaethau proffesiynol a myfyrwyr o ystod amrywiol o gefndiroedd.

Rydyn ni'n mynd i'r afael â chlefydau a phryderon iechyd mawr ein hoes trwy ffurfio partneriaethau ag ymchwilwyr a meithrin perthnasoedd parhaol â'r cyhoedd. Gallwch ddysgu rhagor am y Ganolfan ac am weithio gyda ni yma .

Dyma gyfle gwych i Gydymaith Ymchwil (Gradd 6) ymuno â phrosiect rhyngddisgyblaethol newydd a ariennir gan Ymddiriedolaeth Wellcome, sef 'Mynd i'r afael â heriau sy'n gysylltiedig â chydsynio i wella cynwysoldeb mewn ymchwil (ACCORD)' o dan arweiniad y Ganolfan hon sydd wedi’i chofrestru â UKCRC. Yn y swydd hon, byddwch yn cynnal gwaith ymchwil ym meysydd moeseg ymchwil a datblygiad ymyriadau ar sail ymddygiad ac yn cyfrannu at berfformiad ymchwil cyffredinol y Ganolfan a'r Brifysgol, gan gynnal gwaith ymchwil a fydd yn arwain at gyhoeddiadau o safon. Byddwch hefyd yn ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliad cyhoeddus, ymarfer a pholisi i ddatblygu cynigion ymchwil berthnasol.

Byddai'r swydd hon yn addas i unigolyn brwdfrydig sydd â gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth o lywodraethu, fframweithiau a phrosesau priodol mewn perthynas ag ymchwil iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol, yn benodol ymchwil sy'n cynnwys oedolion nad oes ganddyn nhw gapasiti i gydsynio, a phrofiad o ymchwil empirig ym maes moeseg ymchwil neu’r gyfraith.

Gyda diwylliant o ddatblygiad proffesiynol a gyrfaol parhaus mae gan y Ganolfan hanes rhagorol o helpu pobl i ddatblygu yn y meysydd sydd o ddiddordeb iddynt, gyda llawer yn symud ymlaen i gamau nesaf eu gyrfa yn y Ganolfan ei hun, yn y Brifysgol yn ehangach, neu ymhellach i ffwrdd.

Os oes gennych ymholiadau anffurfiol, cysylltwch â Victoria Shepherd (Principal Research Fellow) drwy ffonio:ShepherdVL1@cardiff.ac.uk (0)29 20687641

Mae'r swydd hon yn llawn amser (35 awr yr wythnos), Tymor Penodol tan 17 Chwefror 2034 ac mae ar gael o 1 Medi 2026.

Mae'r rhan fwyaf o swyddi ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd yn gweithredu o dan drefniadau "gweithio cyfunol" ar hyn o bryd, gan roi hyblygrwydd i staff weithio yn rhannol o gartref ac yn rhannol ar gampws y Brifysgol yn dibynnu ar ofynion busnes penodol. Gall trafodaethau ynghylch y trefniadau hyn gael eu cynnal ar ôl penodi'r ymgeisydd llwyddiannus.

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

Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd yn cynnig pecyn buddion gwych, sy’n cynnwys 45 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol (gan gynnwys gwyliau banc), cynllun pensiwn lleol, cynllun beicio i'r gwaith a chynlluniau teithio eraill, cynyddrannau blynyddol a mwy. Dyma le cyffrous a bywiog i weithio ynddo, lle byddwch yn wynebu nifer o wahanol heriau. Rydym hefyd yn falch o gefnogi’r Cyflog Byw.

Dyddiad hysbysebu: Dydd Mawrth, 29 Medi 2026

Dyddiad cau: Dydd Gwener, 16 Hydref 2026

Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi a hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth a chreu gweithle cynhwysol. Rydym o’r farn y gellir gwneud hyn drwy ddenu, datblygu a chadw ystod amrywiol o bobl o lawer o gefndiroedd gwahanol. Felly, rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan ymgeiswyr 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. Er mwyn helpu ein gweithwyr i sicrhau cydbwysedd rhwng eu gwaith a’u bywyd personol, byddwn hefyd yn ystyried cynigion i weithio’n hyblyg neu rannu’r 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.

Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd yn llofnodwr Datganiad San Francisco ar Asesu Ymchwil (DORA), sy'n golygu y byddwn, wrth wneud penderfyniadau recriwtio a hyrwyddo, yn gwerthuso ymgeiswyr ar sail safon eu hymchwil, nid metrigau cyhoeddi na'r cyfnodolyn y mae'r ymchwil yn cael ei chyhoeddi ynddo. Mae mwy o wybodaeth ar gael yn: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University.

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