Teacher in Sedimentology and Sedimentary Systems
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University
The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Cardiff University is a dynamic and successful multi-disciplinary centre devoted to education and research in the disciplines of geoscience and geography. We are seeking to appoint a fixed-term Teacher in Sedimentology and Sedimentary Systems.
You 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 supervision of undergraduate and masters thesis students.
The successful candidate will be required to deliver education and scholarship contributions in the areas of sedimentology and sedimentary systems. We encourage applicants who can teach and inspire learning that embraces sedimentology, and topics such as sedimentary facies analysis and geodynamics. In addition, you would be expected to contribute to residential Earth Science field courses, local day field trips, seminars, team work and project work supervision.
The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences is 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 School is also committed to promoting equality, diversity 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 School at these levels.
The position is full-time (35 hours per week), available from the 1st September 2026 and is fixed-term for 6 months.
The appointments will be made, dependent on relevant qualification and experience within salary band £41,064 - £46,049 per annum (Grade 6).
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Jenny Pike, Head of School, Email: [email protected] or Professor Iain McDonald, Director of Learning and Teaching, Email: [email protected]
For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact Claudia Peña, HR Administrator, email: [email protected]
More information on the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/earth-environmental-sciences
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 in the Person Specification. 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.
Date advert posted: Thursday, 23 July 2026
Closing date: Thursday, 6 August 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.