Lecturer / Senior Lecturer at the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences – Optometry Building, Cardiff
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer at the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences
Cardiff University, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences is seeking to recruit a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer to join our supportive academic community.
The School of Optometry and Vision Sciences is proud to be internationally recognised for the quality of its teaching and research. You will work with internationally renowned experts in their field in a purpose-designed building, which brings together teaching, research, and patient-facing clinics together in the one place.
For this post, we are seeking a highly motivated and forward-thinking GOC registered optometrist who has a passion for education with an ability to develop, deliver and evaluate a range of undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules and programmes.
You should have a postgraduate advanced qualification in Independent Prescribing and/or significant experience in this specialist area.
Informal enquiries are welcomed and can be directed, in the first instance, to the Head of School, Professor Joy Myint (MyintJ1@cardiff.ac.uk). We seek candidates where there will be excellent synergy between personal and School ambitions and offer the role on a Teaching and Scholarship (T&S) or Teaching and Research (T&R) academic pathway.
The role is offered on a part-time basis up to 80% (4 days per week).
The post is open-ended and is available immediately.When applying for the vacancy, please indicate the position and Academic Pathway (Teaching and Research or Teaching and Scholarship) you wish to apply for.
Salary:51,753 – 56,535 per annum, pro rata (Grade 7) or61,759 – 67,478 per annum, pro rata (Grade 8)
Date advert posted: Friday, 9 October 2026
Closing date: Sunday, 25 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. 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 from 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.
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
Darlithydd/Uwch Ddarlithydd yn yr Ysgol Optometreg a Gwyddorau’r Golwg
Mae Ysgol Optometreg a Gwyddorau’r Golwg Prifysgol Caerdydd yn chwilio am Ddarlithydd i ymuno ‘n cymuned academaidd gefnogol.
Mae Ysgol Optometreg a Gwyddorau’r Golwg yn falch o gael ei chydnabod yn rhyngwladol am ansawdd ei haddysgu a’i hymchwil. Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn gweithio gydag arbenigwyr o fri rhyngwladol yn eu maes mewn adeilad pwrpasol, sy’n cyfuno addysgu, clinigau syn delio chleifion, a gwaith ymchwil i gyd yn yr un lle.
Rydyn nin chwilio am optometrydd blaengar ac uchel eu cymhelliant a blaengar sydd wedi cofrestru gydar Cyngor Optegol Cyffredinol (GOC) ac syn frwd dros addysg gydar gallu i ddatblygu, cyflwyno a gwerthuso ystod o fodiwlau a rhaglenni israddedig ac l-raddedig a addysgir.
Dylech chi feddu ar gymhwyster uwch l-raddedig mewn Rhagnodi Annibynnol a/neu brofiad sylweddol yn y maes arbenigol hwn.
Croesewir ymholiadau anffurfiol a gellir eu cyfeirio, yn y lle cyntaf, at Bennaeth yr Ysgol, yr Athro Joy Myint (MyintJ1@caerdydd.ac.uk). Rydym yn chwilio am ymgeiswyr lle bydd synergedd ardderchog rhwng uchelgeisiau personol ar Ysgol ac yn cynnig y rl ar lwybr academaidd Addysgu ac Ysgoloriaeth (T&S) neu Addysgu ac Ymchwil (T&R).
Cynigir y rl yn rhan-amser hyd at 80% (4 diwrnod yr wythnos).
Swydd amser llawn a phenagored yw hon, ac mae modd dechrau ar unwaith.Wrth wneud cais am y swydd wag, nodwch y swydd a’r Llwybr Academaidd (Addysgu ac Ymchwil neu Addysgu ac Ysgoloriaeth) yr hoffech wneud cais amdano.
Cyflog:51,753 – 56,535 y flwyddyn, pro rata (Gradd 7) neu61,759 – 67,478 y flwyddyn, pro rata (Gradd 8)Dyddiad hysbysebu: Dydd Gwener, 9 Hydref 2026
Dyddiad cau: Dydd Sul, 25 Hydref 2026
Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi a hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth yn ogystal chreu gweithle cynhwysol. Rydym or farn bod modd gwneud hyn drwy ddenu, datblygu a chadw ystod amrywiol o bobl o lawer o gefndiroedd gwahanol. Felly, rydym yn croesawu ymgeiswyr o bob rhan or gymuned, beth bynnag fou rhyw, eu hethnigrwydd, eu hanabledd, eu cyfeiriadedd rhywiol, eu hunaniaeth draws, statws eu perthynas, eu crefydd neu eu cred, eu cyfrifoldebau gofalu neu eu hoedran. Rydym yn croesawu ac yn annog ceisiadau yn arbennig gan bobl o grwpiau nad ydynt wediu cynrychiolin ddigonol yn rhan o weithlu’r Brifysgol, megis y rheini sy’n uniaethun LHDTC+, o gefndiroedd Ethnig Leiafrifol neu’r rheini sydd ag anableddau. Er mwyn helpu ein cyflogeion i sicrhau cydbwysedd rhwng eu gwaith au bywydau personol, byddwn hefyd yn ystyried cynigion i weithion hyblyg neu rannur swydd.
Caniateir i geisiadau gael eu cyflwyno yn Gymraeg, ac ni fydd cais a gyflwynir yn y Gymraeg yn cael ei drin yn llai ffafriol na chais a gyflwynir yn Saesneg.
Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi llofnodi Datganiad ar Asesu Ymchwil (DORA) San Francisco, sy’n golygu y byddwn, wrth wneud penderfyniadau cyflogi a dyrchafu, yn gwerthuso ymgeiswyr ar sail safon eu hymchwil, nid ar sail metrigau cyhoeddi na’r cyfnodolyn y mae’r ymchwil wedii chyhoeddi ynddo. Ceir rhagor o wybodaeth yma:Asesu ymchwil yn gyfrifol – Ymchwil – Prifysgol Caerdydd
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