Teaching Technician in Cardiff

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is seeking to appoint an experienced, professional and self‑motivated technician with a positive approach, to support the delivery of education and student activity. The focus of the role is to provide professional technical support to education and student activities in the Department.

The role will involve preparation of equipment/specimens for laboratory and field work use, including maintenance and use of geophysical equipment for teaching. The work may also involve occasionally attending fieldwork. Working alongside other teaching and research technicians and as part of a wider team of professional services colleagues, the successful candidate will be a flexible team player with a ‘can‑do’ attitude, able to adapt to a broad range of duties and challenges in an exciting and rewarding environment. This role is primarily campus based.

The University is committed to offering flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work‑life balance. There might be occasions when the post holder might be asked to adjust working hours to accommodate teaching delivery. The post is full time (35 hours per week), available immediately and is open ended.

Salary: £25,754 - £26,615 per annum (Grade 3)

For informal enquiries, please contact either Katie Dobbie, Teaching Technical Team Leader at DobbieK1@cardiff.ac.uk or Dr John Evans, College Academic Business Partner, email: EvansJ13@cardiff.ac.uk. For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact Claudia Pena Becerra, email: earthhr@cardiff.ac.uk.

It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short‑listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.

When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number.

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.