"Research Associate"

The project “Musculoskeletal conditions, employment retention and job quality” aims to better understand the consequences of musculoskeletal conditions on employment dynamics and the experience of work. It brings together academic economists and practitioners with the aim of developing evidence-based policy and employer practice.

We are looking for a fixed term research associate to join the team and undertake quantitative data analysis using longitudinal microdata in the UK.

The project is funded by the Nuffield Foundation Oliver Bird Fund. More information about the project is available at: Musculoskeletal conditions, employment retention and job quality - Nuffield Foundation or contact Professor Melanie Jones jonesm116@cardiff.ac.uk

This full time role (35 hours per week) is advertised on a fixed-term basis from 1 September 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter) for a period of 24 months.

Salary: £40,497 - £45,413 per annum (Grade 6)

Closing Date: Wednesday, 10 September 2025

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.

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