We're delighted to have won two prestigious awards this year – the Times Higher Education UK University of the Year 2021 and The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide Welsh University of the Year 2021.
Our performance in this year’s Guide is exceptional. Our University was the biggest riser in Wales, and the third biggest in the UK, placing us in the UK top 40 for student satisfaction with teaching quality and the wider student experience.
We are very pleased that our strong performance has resulted in the University attracting high numbers of well qualified students and we are now seeking additional staff in both our academic schools and professional services departments.
The opportunity
A British Art & Design School with a 150-year history (Cardiff School of Art & Design CSAD) is housed in a state-of-the-art building on the Llandaff Campus and is home to students united by ambition and a true passion for creative enquiry. They are artists, designers, makers and thinkers in the fields of architecture, design, fashion, fine art, and a range of craft disciplines. The school is also home to FabLab, the Perceptual Experience Laboratory, Spin-out companies Fovotech and HUG™, and a number of major research and innovation initiatives that cohere around visual perception and user-centred design, linking disciplines from fine art to computer science.
This is a key post that will contribute to the ambitions of the University’s Strategic Plan 2017/18 – 2022/23. The post holder will be responsible for supporting and project managing a collaborative SMART Partnership project between Cynon Taf Housing Association (the Company partner), and Cardiff Metropolitan University.
The role is to help Cynon Taf Housing Association (CTHA) rise to the Welsh Government challenge of meeting the decarbonisation agenda to target reaching net zero by 2030. Cynon Taf Housing Association’s vision for the future has three key stages:
The Associate will primarily be engaged as an embedded member of the CTHA team and will receive day to day support, supervision, and guidance from the Down to Zero project manager and where appropriate the CEO. It is anticipated that the associate will undertake most of the project as a mix of home based and office based at the CTHA offices in Abercynon. Additional places of work include regular travel to Cardiff Metropolitan University as well as site visits to existing and potential land-based agrofostery sites in Wales and the UK.
What you’ll do – key duties
What you’ll bring – essential experience & strengths
What you’ll have - essential qualifications
Our total reward package
We have a range of great benefits for employees including:
If you would like to talk with us about this opportunity please contact Dr John Littlewood, Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design and Technology/SuRBe Lead, at jlittlewood@cardiffmet.ac.uk or for further information about working with us at our University, please visit our recruitment website.
Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.
The University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented communities.
Further information
Please read our Candidate Pack or visit our staff recruitment website for information about working for us, our culture, benefits, work-life balance and our career progression and development opportunities.