Lecturer in Exploration Geology

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
School of Physical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the School of Physical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University, is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Exploration Geology.

The successful candidate should share our passion for high quality research and research-led education and will contribute to a range of undergraduate Earth and Environmental Science teaching; including lectures and workshops, geoscience practical classes and fieldwork, and supervision of undergraduate and taught postgraduate research and placement projects in both Cardiff University and Cardiff University Kazakhstan. You will also co-supervise postgraduate research students. The successful candidate will demonstrate evidence of the ability to develop and sustain an internationally-recognised, externally-funded research programme in exploration geology. We are particularly interested in hiring a colleague with expertise in one of the following areas: geology applied to mineral exploration and evaluation; ore mineralogy and geometallurgy; or mining geology.

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is a 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 Department is committed to promoting equality, diversity, inclusion 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 Department.

The position is full-time (35 hours per week), available immediately and is an open-ended appointment.

The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualification and experience, within the following grade band:
Lecturer Salary: £41,064 - £46,049 per annum (Grade 6)

For informal enquiries, please contact Prof Rupert Perkins, Head of Department, Email: View email address on earthworks-jobs.com or Dr Henrik Sass, Programme Lead, Email: View email address on earthworks-jobs.com

For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact Claudia Peña via email: View email address on earthworks-jobs.com

More information on the Department 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 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: Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Closing date: Tuesday, 6 October 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 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.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.