Swydd Ddisgrifiad

Swydd Ddisgrifiad

Cyfadran/Adran	Y Gyfadran Gelf, Gwyddoniaeth a Thechnoleg
Adran	Ysgol Gelf a Dylunio Wrecsam
Teitl y Swydd	Ymchwilydd Ôl-ddoethurol - Dinasyddion Ecolegol
Yn atebol i	Prif Ymchwilydd (WU), XX
Xxxxx	RA2

Prif Atebolrwydd

Mae’r Ymchwilydd Ôl-Ddoethurol hwn wedi’i ariannu i ymgymryd â thasgau ymchwil o fewn y Prosiect Dinasyddion Ecolegol.

Xxx xxx y prosiect hwn dri phrif xxxxxxx – Wrecsam, RCA a Phrifysgol Efrog, yn ogystal â rhwydwaith o bartneriaid a restrir yn y cais wrth i’r prosiect ddatblygu.

Bydd gan yr ymchwilydd ôl-ddoethurol (PDRA) ddiddordeb brwd a phersonol mewn datblygu gwell ffyrdd o ddefnyddio prosiectau cydweithredol celfyddydol a gwyddonol i annog dinasyddiaeth gynaliadwy ac ecolegol, a chefnogi’r gwaith o ddatblygu rhwydwaith Dinasyddion Ecolegol. Mae profiad a sgiliau mewn cydweithrediadau Celfyddydol a Gwyddonol, yn enwedig mewn perthynas â meithrin ymgysylltiad cymunedol a hyrwyddo dealltwriaeth gyhoeddus, yn hanfodol, ynghyd â diddordeb mewn ymarfer cyfranogol sy’n ac ymarfer sy’n canolbwyntio ar y defnyddiwr, yn ogystal â datblygu technolegau i gefnogi themâu allweddol, fel bwyd, ynni a’r amgylchedd.

Byddai diddordeb brwd mewn meithrin rhwydweithiau, creu naratifu gweledol ar gyfer ymddygiadau a fframweithiau ôl-gynaliadwy hefyd yn ddymunol. Bydd y rôl yn cynnwys gweithio gydag ystod xxxx o bartneriaid, ac ychwanegu atynt, er mwyn: datblygu ein rhwydwaith o actorion; i hwyluso gweithdai a grwpiau ffocws strategol; ymgysylltu â’r gwaith o gasglu a dadansoddi data; cynhyrchu adroddiadau a diweddariadau; galwadau cyllid; a chyfrannu at gyfeiriad strategol a chyflawni’r prosiect Dinasyddion Ecolegol. Bydd y PDRA yn adrodd i'r Prif Ymchwilydd yn WGU ac yn ei gefnogi. Bydd gan y PDRA sgiliau cyfathrebu

rhagorol, y byddwch yn eu defnyddio i weithio’n effeithiol gyda’n partneriaid academaidd ac anacademaidd.

Byddwch yn treulio amser yn rhwydweithio gydag ymchwilwyr ôl-ddoethurol eraill yn Efrog a Llundain, a gyda’n sawl cydweithredwr, xxxxx xxx parodrwydd i deithio’n bwysig. Byddwch yn frwd dros ddysgu gan eraill. Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn gweithio ochr yn ochr â’r prif ymchwilydd, cyd-ymchwilwyr, y xxx cenedlaethol, partneriaid a rolau eraill o fewn y prosiect.

Mae’r prosiect wedi’i arwain gan ddyluniad, ond byddai diddordeb gweithredol yn y byd naturiol, deunyddiau, technoleg, a'r economi ddigidol yn fuddiol. Mae prototeipio technolegol a phrofiad o ddylunio cyfrifiadura hollbresennol yn ddymunol.

Tasgau Allweddol

Prif gyfrifoldebau'r swydd hon fydd:

• Ymgymryd â phrosiectau ymchwil manwl, o safon a chydweithredol lle bo’n berthnasol sy’n arwain at ganlyniadau ymchwil cadarn.

• Datblygu amcanion cyrhaeddiad personol a diddordebau sy’n alinio’n agos â chynlluniau ehangach y prosiect.

• Ar y cyd ag aelodau xxx, rheoli unrhyw ddyfarniadau a enillwyd, gan sicrhau bod ymchwil arfaethedig yn cael ei gwblhau, bod adnoddau’n cael eu rheoli’n effeithlon, a bod canlyniadau ac effeithiau ymchwil yn cael eu cyflawni’n effeithiol.

• Gweithio gyda phartneriaid academaidd, diwydiant a thrydydd sector fel sy’n briodol ar brosiectau rhannu gwybodaeth ac ymchwil cydweithredol.

• Cefnogi ymgysylltiad gydag unrhyw gwmni noddi, gan ymgymryd â phrosiectau ymchwil cydweithredol a chyfrannu at gysylltiadau gweithio er mwyn cynnal partneriaeth gynhyrchiol.

• Cynhyrchu a rhannu allbynnau ymchwil sy’n cael eu rhannu’n effeithiol gyda’r byd drwy sianeli priodol (er enghraifft llyfrau, erthyglau a adolygwyd gan gymheiriaid, cynadleddau) ar gyfer y ddisgyblaeth hon.

• Cynhyrchu allbynnau ymchwil. Gall yr allbynnau hyn fod yn addas i'w cyflwyno i'r ymarfer Fframwaith Rhagoriaeth Ymchwil Cenedlaethol (REF), gydag ansawdd o leiaf 3* yn unol â'r diffiniad REF.

• Cefnogi’r gwaith o gyfathrebu canlyniadau ymchwil i ystod xxxx o gynulleidfaoedd, gan gynnwys drwy ymgysylltiad cyhoeddus, teilwra cynnwys, ac arddull i ystod xxxx o arbenigwyr a chynulleidfaoedd nad ydynt yn cynnwys arbenigwyr.

• Cymryd rhan mewn rhwydweithiau academaidd, diwydiant, llywodraeth a pholisi perthnasol, fel sy’n briodol, wrth gyflwyno gwaith y prosiect Dinasyddion Ecolegol, a'i gynrychioli.

• Cymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau a chyfarfodydd, digwyddiadau, a gweithdai prosiect a thîm, gan gyfrannu syniadau ar gyfer datblygu, cyflwyno a hyrwyddo prosiectau.

• Cyfrannu at gymuned Academaidd y Gyfadran drwy gyflwyniadau neu addysgu mewn fforymau priodol a chymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau, pwyllgorau a byrddau ledled y Gyfadran, ar gais.

• Lle bo’n briodol, cefnogi’r gwaith o gyflwyno gweithdai a chyrsiau addysgol.

• Cynnal yr xxxx xxxxx ymchwil wrth adlewyrchu arfer gorau o ran moeseg, uniondeb, rheoli data ymchwil, a llywodraethant ymchwil, gan sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth â pholisïau’r

brifysgol a thelerau ac amodau cyllid allanol, a safonau’r sector.

• Sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth gyda gweithdrefnau a pholisïau’r brifysgol mewn perthynas â chaffael a defnyddio offer a chyfleusterau, gan gynnwys polisïau iechyd a diogelwch, wrth weithio gydag adrannau perthnasol ledled FAST.

• Sicrhau bod cyfrinachedd gwybodaeth prosiect sensitif yn cael ei gynnal, drwy brosesau diogelu data prosiect priodol.

• Ymgymryd â thasgau gweinyddol cyffredinol a thasgau perthnasol eraill fel rhan o’r xxx.

• Sicrhau y cyflwynir adroddiadau a thaflenni amser yn brydlon i’r Gweinyddwr.

• Ymgymryd â'r xxxx ddyletswyddau a chyfrifoldebau iechyd a diogelwch sy'n briodol i'r swydd.

• Ymrwymo i'ch datblygiad personol a datblygiad xxxx staff (lle bo'n briodol) drwy ddefnyddio Cynllun Cyfraniad Effeithiol y Brifysgol yn effeithiol.

• Ymrwymo i Bolisi Cyfle Cyfartal ac Amrywiaeth y Brifysgol, ynghyd â dealltwriaeth o sut y mae'n gweithredu o fewn cyfrifoldebau'r swydd.

• Unrhyw ddyletswyddau eraill sy'n rhesymol yn ôl y gofyn.

WRTH DDARPARU'R UCHOD, BYDD DEILIAD Y SWYDD YN:

• Ymgymryd â’r dyletswyddau uchod mewn modd rhagweithiol a chadarnhaol, wrth weithio'n annibynnol a xxxx xxxxxx yn ôl yr angen, a bod yn xxxxx i adnabod ac olrhain y cyfleoedd i wella gwaith y grŵp ymchwil, effeithlonrwydd ei staff a dyletswyddau a chyfrifoldebau ehangach staff y gyfadran.

• Ymddwyn mewn ffordd broffesiynol xxx amser, cyfrinachedd gwybodaeth a gweithio’n hyblyg.

• Cynnal ymwybyddiaeth briodol o bolisïau a gweithdrefnau'r Brifysgol; e.e. Arfarnu, Datblygiad Proffesiynol Parhaus, Diogelu Data, Rheoli Risg a'r Polisi Iechyd, Diogelwch a'r Amgylchedd, a gweithio'n effeithiol oddi mewn iddynt, drwy weithio'n ddiogel a dilyn y codau ymarfer sydd wedi'u creu i ddiogelu'r xxxx staff a myfyrwyr.

• Cynnal ymwybyddiaeth briodol o'r rheoliadau a'r gofynion sy'n gysylltiedig â xxxx weithrediadau a ariennir gan grantiau, a sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth â nhw.

• Mynychu hyfforddiant staff yn ôl yr angen a bod yn xxxxx i ymgymryd â rhaglen o ddatblygiad personol parhaus perthnasol.

Manyleb Person Hanfodol

• Rhaid i’r ymgeisydd llwyddiannus allu arddangos o leiaf un o’r canlynol:

• PhD mewn xxxx perthnasol o gelf a dylunio, peirianneg, cyfrifiadura ffisegol neu ddisgyblaeth sydd â chysylltiad agos, neu lefel gyfwerth o brofiad mewn sector gwahanol, neu radd Meistr a phrofiad sylweddol o brosiectau ymchwil.

• Tystiolaeth o gynhyrchu allbynnau ymchwil o xxxxx xx’n berthnasol i’r ddisgyblaeth a'r cam gyrfa.

• Profiad amlwg o gyfrannu at brosiectau, ac adrodd arnynt.

• Dealltwriaeth amlwg o arfer da mewn perthynas ag ymddygiad ymchwil (gan gynnwys o ran moeseg ymchwil, uniondeb ymchwil a thrin data ymchwil).

• Y gallu amlwg i fod yn aelod cydweithredol o dîm ehangach, yn gweithio’n adeiladol gydag aelodau uwch o staff a chefnogi gwaith staff llai profiadol neu fyfyrwyr sy’n ymwneud â phrosiectau.

• Hyblygrwydd amlwg a xxxxx i fynd i’r afael ag ystod xxxx o dasgau, xxxx xxxx datrys problemau agored, rhagweithiol a chreadigol.

• Sgiliau ysgrifennu, cyfathrebu a chyflwyno rhagorol, yn gallu mabwysiadu arddull briodol ar gyfer ystod o gynulleidfaoedd arbenigol a chynulleidfaoedd o bobl nad ydynt yn arbenigwyr.

• Sgiliau rhyngbersonol a gweithio mewn xxx amlwg a chadarn.

• Bydd y rôl yn cynnwys teithio i wahanol safleoedd academaidd drwy gydol y prosiect er mwy datblygu’r rhwydwaith.

Dymunol

• Profiad amlwg o brosiectau cydweithredol, yn ddelfrydol yn cynnwys cydweithrediadau AU/diwydiant mewn xxxx perthnasol.

• Profiad amlwg o weithio ar brosiect(au) trawsddisgyblaethol.

• Gwybodaeth am weithio o fewn y byd naturiol neu gefndiroedd ecolegol, neu brofiad o weithio ynddynt.

• Profiad amlwg o ddylunio ar gyfer ymarferion cynaliadwy, economïau cylchol, cadwyni cyflenwi cynaliadwy neu bolisi cynaliadwy, xxx xxxx nhw, xxx ar eu cyfer.

Dyletswyddau Cyffredinol

Byddwch yn sicrhau bod systemau a gweithdrefnau rheoli priodol ar xxxxx xx mwyn bodloni'ch dyletswyddau a'ch cyfrifoldebau iechyd a diogelwch a gynhwysir ym mholisi iechyd a diogelwch y Brifysgol. Yn benodol, byddwch yn sicrhau bod asesiadau risg priodol yn cael eu cynnal mewn perthynas â pheryglon sylweddol ac yr ymgymerir ag arolygon diogelwch o leiaf unwaith y flwyddyn ym mhob gweithle xxx xxxx rheolaeth chi.

Cyfrifoldeb y gweithwyr yw ymgorffori Polisi Cyfle Cyfartal y Brifysgol o fewn eu xxxx cyfrifoldeb eu hunain ac yn eu hymddygiad cyffredinol.

Xxx xxx yr xxxx staff gyfrifoldeb i hyrwyddo gofal cwsmer o ansawdd yn eu xxxx cyfrifoldeb eu hunain.

Mae hi’n ofynnol bod staff yn ymwybodol o ymrwymiad y Brifysgol i Gynaliadwyedd.

Dylai xxxx staff y Brifysgol hyrwyddo ymddygiad iach, iechyd meddwl cadarnhaol a llesiant.

Disgwylir i ddeiliaid swydd gydymffurfio â'r broses Adolygu Datblygiad Proffesiynol, gan gymryd rhan wrth osod amcanion er mwyn cynorthwyo gyda'r gwaith o fonitro perfformiad a datblygiad yr unigolyn.

Byddwch yn asesu anghenion hyfforddiant a datblygiad pob aelod o staff xxx xxxx rheolaeth i sicrhau ei fod yn cael ei gefnogi’n ddigonol mewn perthynas â'i gyfrifoldebau yn y gwaith.

Dyletswyddau perthnasol eraill sy'n gymesur â gradd y swydd, a all gael eu neilltuo gan y Rheolwr, mewn cytundeb â deiliad y swydd. Ni ddylid gwrthod cytundeb o'r fath yn afresymol.

Mae’r cyfrifoldebau allweddol sydd wedi'u cynnwys yn y swydd ddisgrifiad hwn yn fynegol, nid ydynt yn gynhwysfawr. Gellir addasu dyletswyddau a chyfrifoldebau mewn trafodaeth â deiliad y swydd.

Disgwylir i'r xxxx ddeiliaid swydd yn y Gyfarwyddiaeth allu cynnig cymorth ar draws pob xxxx, y tu hwnt i'w xxx uniongyrchol, ar gais y Cyfarwyddwr ac yn gymesur â'u sgiliau, eu gwybodaeth a’u profiad.

Adolygu

Mae hwn yn ddisgrifiad o'r swydd ar adeg ei chyhoeddi. Arfer y Brifysgol x xxxx i'w gilydd yw adolygu a diweddaru swydd ddisgrifiadau er mwyn sicrhau eu bod yn adlewyrchu natur gyfredol y swydd a gofynion y Brifysgol yn gywir ac i ymgorffori unrhyw newidiadau rhesymol pan xxx

xxxxx, mewn ymgynghoriad â deiliad y swydd.

Manyleb Person

Ymchwilydd Ôl-ddoethurol - Dinasyddion Ecolegol

Teitl y Swydd:

Er mwyn cael xxxx rhoi ar y rhestr fer rhaid i chi arddangos xxxx bod yn bodloni'r xxxx xxxxx prawf hanfodol a chymaint o'r meini prawf dymunol ag sy'n bosibl. Pan fydd gennym nifer fawr o geisiadau sy'n bodloni'r xxxx xxxxx prawf hanfodol, byddwn wedyn yn llunio’r rhestr fer gan ddefnyddio'r meini prawf dymunol.

Meini Prawf Dethol
Priodoleddau		Eitem	Meini Prawf Perthnasol	Dull Adnabod	Pwysigrw ydd
		1.1	Gallu trefnu prosiectau	Ff, C, Rh	H
			rhyngddisgyblaethol
		1.2	Ysgrifennu adroddiadau da	Ff, C	D
1	Sgiliau a Gallu	1.3	Sgiliau technegol a chreadigol	Ff, C, Rh	H
			rhagorol
		1.4	Defnyddio offer a	Ff, C	D
			meddalwedd/pecyn digidol
			perthnasol
2	Gwybodaeth Gyffredinol ac Arbenigol	2.1 2.2 2.3	Y gallu i fod yn aelod cydweithredol o dîm ehangach, yn gweithio’n adeiladol gydag aelodau uwch o staff a chefnogi gwaith staff llai profiadol neu bartneriaid anacademaidd sydd ynghlwm â phrosiectau. Gwybodaeth am ddulliau dylunio addasol, hyblygrwydd a xxxxx i fynd i’r afael ag ystod xxxx o dasgau, xxxx xxxx datrys problemau agored, rhagweithiol a chreadigol. Sgiliau ysgrifennu, cyfathrebu a chyflwyno rhagorol, yn gallu mabwysiadu arddull briodol ar gyfer ystod o gynulleidfaoedd arbenigol a chynulleidfaoedd o bobl nad ydynt yn arbenigwyr	Ff, C Ff, C Ff, C	H D H

		2.4 2.5	Sgiliau rhyngbersonol a gweithio mewn xxx cadarn Dadansoddiad ansoddol a defnyddio meddalwedd perthnasol.	Ff, C Ff, C	H H
3	Addysg a Hyfforddiant	3.1 3.2	PhD, neu'n gweithio tuag ato mewn pwnc perthnasol MA mewn gwaith prosiect cydweithredol celfyddydol perthnasol ar atebion dylunio addasol ar gyfer cymunedau/unigolion.	Ff, C, T Ff, C, T	D H
		4.1	Profiad amlwg o brosiectau	Ff, C, Rh	H
			cydweithredol, yn ddelfrydol yn
			cynnwys cydweithrediadau
			AU/diwydiant mewn xxxx
			perthnasol.
		4.2	Profiad ymarferol o brosiect	Ff, C, Rh	H
			cydweithredol celfyddydol a
			gwyddonol, yn gweithio ar
			ddatrysiadau dylunio addasol
			ar gyfer cymunedau / unigolion
		4.3	Yn gyfarwydd â phartneriaid	Ff, C	D
			gwaith, academaidd ac yn an-
			academaidd, mewn perthynas
			â thema neu nod cyffredin e.e.
			cynaliadwyedd, dylunio, datrys
			problemau, pecynnau offer
4	Profiad Perthnasol		digidol a rhai nad ydynt yn ddigidol, dylunio addasol ac
			uwchgylchu / ail-bwrpasu /
			hacio.
		4.4	Dealltwriaeth o arfer da mewn	Ff, Rh	D
			perthynas ag ymddygiad
			ymchwil (gan gynnwys o ran
			moeseg ymchwil, uniondeb
			ymchwil a thrin data ymchwil).
		4.5	Y gallu i fod yn aelod	Ff, Rh	H
			cydweithredol o dîm ehangach,
			yn gweithio’n adeiladol gydag
			aelodau uwch o staff a
			chefnogi gwaith staff llai
			profiadol neu fyfyrwyr sy’n
			ymwneud â phrosiectau.

		4.6	Defnyddio dulliau casglu a	Ff, C	H
			dadansoddi data
		4.7	Profiad o ymchwil	Ff, C	H
			cydweithredol
		4.8	Profiad ymarferol gydag	Ff, C	D
			ymgysylltiad cymunedol
		4.9	Allbynnau ymchwil credadwy	Ff, C	D
5	Gofynion Arbennig	5.1	Y gallu i gyfathrebu drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg	Ff, C	D
Dyddiad Adolygu

Allwedd	Dull Adnabod	Ff	Ffurflen Gais
		C	Cyfweliad
		P	Prawf
		T	Copi o Dystysgrifau
		Rh	Rhoi Cyflwyniad
		G	Asesiad Grŵp
	Pwysigrwydd	H	Hanfodol
		D	Dymunol

Job Description

Faculty/Department	Faculty of Art, Science and Technology
Section	Wrexham School of Art & Design
Job Title	Post-Doctoral Researcher – Ecological Citizens
Reports to	Principal Investigator (WU), EC
Grade	RA2

Principal Accountabilities

This Post Doctoral Researcher is funded to carry out research tasks within the Ecological Citizens project.

The project has three main partners – Wrexham, RCA and York Universy as well as a network of partners listed in the bid and as the project grows.

The postdoctoral researcher (PDRA) will have a keen and personal interest in furthering ways in which arts and science collaborative projects can be deployed to encourage sustainable and ecological citizenship and supporting the developing Ecological Citizens network. Experience and skills in Arts and Science collaboration, particularly with regard to nurturing community engagement and promoting public understanding are essential, together with an interest in user centred and participatory practice and developing technologies to support key themes such as food, energy and environment.

A keen interest in building networks, creating visual narratives for post-sustainable frameworks and behaviours would also be desirable. The role will include working with and adding to, a broad range of partners to: develop our network of actors; to facilitate strategic focus groups and workshops; engage in data collection and analysis; produce reports and updates; funding calls; and contribute to strategic direction and fulfilment of the EC project. The PDRA will report to and support the Principal Investigator (PI) at WGU. The PDRA will have excellent communication skills which you will use to work effectively with our diverse academic and non-academic partners.

You will spend time networking with the other post-doctoral researchers in York and London and with our many collaborators, so willingness to travel is important. You will have a passion for learning from others. The successful candidate will work alongside the principal researcher, co- investigators, the national team, partners, and other roles within the project. The project is design-led but an active interest in; the natural world, materials, technology and the digital economy would be beneficial. Technological prototyping and experience of designing ubiquitous computing, is desirable.

Key Tasks

The primary responsibilities of this post will be:

• To undertake high-quality, rigorous research and where relevant, collaborative research projects which lead to robust research outcomes.

• To develop personal research objectives and interests that align closely with wider project plans.

• In collaboration with team members, to manage any awards won, ensuring execution of proposed research, efficient management of resources, and effective delivery of research outcomes and impacts.

• To work with academic, industry and third sector partners as appropriate on collaborative research and knowledge exchange projects.

• To support engagement with any sponsor companies, undertaking collaborative research projects and contributing to working relationships to maintain a productive partnership.

• To produce and disseminate research outputs that are effectively shared with the world through appropriate channels (for example books, peer-reviewed journals, conferences) to the discipline.

• To produce research outputs. These outputs may be suitable for submission to the national Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise, with a quality of at least 3* as per the REF definition.

• To support communication of research outcomes to a wide variety of audiences, including through public engagement, tailoring content, and style to a broad range of specialist and non-specialist audiences.

• To participate in relevant academic, industry, government, and policy networks as appropriate, presenting the work of, and representing the EC project.

• To participate in project and team meetings and activities, events, and workshops, contributing ideas for development, delivery, and promotion of projects.

• To contribute to the Faculty Academic community through presentations or teaching in appropriate forums and participation in faculty-wide activities, committees and boards as requested.

• Where appropriate, to support the delivery of education courses and workshops.

• To conduct all research reflecting best practice in ethics, integrity, research data

management, and research governance, ensuring compliance with university policies and external funding terms and conditions and sector standards.

• To ensure compliance with university processes and procedures in relation to procurement and use of equipment and facilities, including health and safety policies, working with relevant departments across FAST.

• To ensure confidentiality of sensitive project information is maintained, through appropriate project data protection.

• To undertake general administrative and other tasks relevant as part of the team.

• Ensure that reports and timesheets are submitted in time to the Administrator.

• To undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.

• To be committed to your own development and that of your staff (where appropriate) through the effective use of the University’s Effective Contribution Scheme.

• To be committed to the University’s Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post.

• Any other duties reasonably requested.

IN DELIVERING THE ABOVE, THE POST-HOLDER WILL:

• Be proactive and positive in approach to the above duties, working independently and with initiative as required and be willing to identify and follow through the opportunities for enhancing the work of the research group, the efficiency of its staff and the wider duties and responsibilities of the faculty staff.

• Act in a professional manner at all times, maintain confidentiality of information and work flexibly.

• Maintain an appropriate awareness of, and work effectively within, the policies and procedures of the University; e.g. Appraisal, Continuing Professional Development, Data Protection, Risk Management and the Health, Safety and Environment Policy by working safely and following the codes of practice derived to protect all staff and students.

• Maintain an appropriate awareness of, and ensure compliance to, the regulations and requirements in relation to all grant funded operations.

• Attend staff training as required and be prepared to undertake a programme of relevant continuous personal development.

Person Specification Essential

• The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate at least one of the following:

• PhD in a related field of art & design, engineering, physical computing or a closely

related discipline, or equivalent level of experience in a different sector, or a Master’s degree and significant experience in research projects.

• Evidence of producing quality research outputs relevant to the career stage and discipline.

• Evidenced experience of contributing to and reporting on projects.

• Demonstrable understanding of good practice in research conduct (including in research ethics, research integrity and handling research data).

• Demonstrable ability to be a collaborative member of a broader team, working constructively with senior staff and supporting the work of less experienced staff or students involved in projects.

• Evidenced flexibility and confidence to tackle a wide range of tasks, with an open, pro- active, creative, and problem-solving approach.

• Evidenced excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills, able to adopt an appropriate style for a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences.

• Evidenced strong interpersonal and team-working skills.

• The role will involve travelling to the different academic sites throughout the project to develop the network.

Desirable

• Evidenced experience of collaborative projects, preferably involving HE/industry collaborations in a relevant field.

• Provable experience working on cross-disciplinary project(s).

• Knowledge or experience of working within the natural world or ecologically based backgrounds.

• Provable experience of designing for, with or within sustainable practices, circular economies, sustainable supply chains or sustainable policy.

General Duties

You will ensure that appropriate management systems and procedures are in place to meet your health and safety duties and responsibilities contained within the University’s health and safety policy. In particular you will ensure that appropriate risk assessments are carried out in respect of significant hazards and that safety inspections are undertaken on at least an annual cycle in each workplace under your control.

It is the responsibility of employees to apply the University’s Equal Opportunities Policy in their own area of responsibility and in their general conduct.

All staff have a responsibility for promoting high levels of customer care within their own areas of responsibility.

Staff must be aware of the University’s commitment to Sustainability.

All staff must promote healthy behaviour and positive mental health and wellbeing

Post holders are expected to co-operate with the Professional Development Review (PDR) process, engaging in the setting of objectives in order to assist in the monitoring of performance and the development of the individual.

You will assess the training and development needs of each member of staff under your control to ensure they are adequately supported in relation to their work responsibilities.

Such other relevant duties commensurate with the grade of the post as may be assigned by the Manager in agreement with the post holder. Such agreement should not be unreasonably withheld.

The key responsibilities contained in this job description are indicative not exhaustive. Duties and responsibilities may be altered in discussion with the post holder.

All post-holders within the Directorate are expected to be able to provide support across all areas, beyond their immediate team, as requested by the Director and commensurate with their skills, knowledge and experience.

Review

This is a description of the job at the time of issue. It is the University’s practice periodically to review and update job descriptions to ensure that they accurately reflect the current nature of the job and requirements of the University and to incorporate reasonable changes where required, in

consultation with the job holder.

Person Specification

Post-Doctoral Researcher – Ecological Citizens

Job Title:

In order to be shortlisted you must demonstrate that you meet all the essential criteria and as many of the desirable criteria as possible. Where we have a large number of applications that meet all of the essential criteria, we will then use the desirable criteria to produce the shortlist.

Selection Criteria
Attributes		Item	Relevant Criteria	Identification Method	Rank
		1.1	Organisation of interdisciplinary projects	A, I, P	E
		1.2	Good report writing	A, I	D
1	Skills & Abilities	1.3	Excellent technical and creative skills	A, I, P	E
		1.4	Use of relevant digital tools and software/kit	A, I	D
		2.1	Ability to be a collaborative member of a broader team, working constructively with senior staff and supporting the work of less experienced staff or non-academic partners involved in projects	A, I	E
2	General & Specialist Knowledge	2.2	Knowledge of adaptive design approaches, flexibility and confidence to tackle a wide range of tasks, with an open, pro-active, creative, and problem-solving approach	A, I	D
		2.3	Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills, able to adopt an appropriate style for a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences	A, I	E
		2.4	Strong interpersonal and team-working skills	A, I	E
		2.5	Qualitative analysis and related software use.	A, I	E
		3.1	PhD or working towards in a related subject	A, I, C	D
3	Education & Training	3.2	MA in relevant arts collaborative project work on adaptive design solutions for communities / individuals	A, I, C	E

		4.1	Evidenced experience of collaborative projects,	A, I, P	E
			preferably involving HE/industry collaborations
			in a relevant field.
		4.2	Practical experience of arts and science	A, I, P	E
			collaborative project work on adaptive design
			solutions for communities / individuals
		4.3	Familiarity with working partners both academic	A, I	D
			and non-academic around a common theme or
			goal e.g. sustainability, design, problem solving,
			digital and non-digital tool kits adaptive design
			and upcycling / repurposing / hacking.
		4.4	Understanding of good practice in research	A, P	D
			conduct (including in research ethics, research
4	Relevant Experience		integrity and handling research data).
		4.5	Ability to be a collaborative member of a	A, P	E
			broader team, working constructively with
			senior staff and supporting the work of less
			experienced staff or students involved in
			projects.
		4.6	Use of data collection and data analysis	A, I	E
			methods
		4.7	Collaborative research experience	A, I	E
		4.8	Practical experience with community	A, I	D
			engagement
		4.9	Credible research outputs	A, I	D
5	Special Requirements	5.1	Ability to communicate in the medium of Welsh	A,I	D
Date of Revision

Key	Identification Method	A	Application Form
		I	Interview
		T	Test

		C	Copy of Certificates
		P	Presentation
		G	Group Assessment
	Rank	E	Essential
		D	Desirable