Teaching Associate in Biogeochemistry
The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Cardiff University is a dynamic and successful multi-disciplinary centre devoted to research and learning in the disciplines of geography and geoscience.
Applications are invited for the fixed-term post of Teaching Associate in Biogeochemistry to provide cover for staff research leave. The successful candidate will be required to teach at both MSc and undergraduate level. You will deliver contributions to the modules Understanding the Living Planet, and Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Science. We encourage applicants who can teach and inspire learning that embraces basic chemical processes, geochemical cycles and microbiology. In addition, you would be expected to contribute to residential field courses, local field day trips, seminars, team work and project work supervision in the area of biogeochemistry.
This is a full-time post (35 hours per week) available from 1st December 2025 and is fixed term for 6 months.
Salary: £33,482 - £36,130 per annum (Grade 5)
For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Andrew C Kerr, Director of Learning and Teaching, Email: kerra@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 School of Earth and Environmental Sciences: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences - Cardiff University
Important Notes:
Applications can only be accepted via the online system.
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 20610BR
Closing date: Thursday, 18 September 2025
This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only. We now invite external applications.
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.
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