Research Fellow

The postholder will be an a highly productive, ambitious and collaborative member of the research project/team for the Sus-Health project: assisting in the planning and delivery of the research activity, specifically in the areas of assessing sustainable healthy meals, conducting Living Lab experiments within the UK and Europe and writing associated papers and reports.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

• Hold or be about to obtain* a relevant PhD in a relevant subject (e.g Nutrition, consumer behaviour) (*must be obtained within 3 months of commencement of employment)
• Relevant research experience in the area of nutrition and environmental impact and /or associated consumer behaviour studies, trials.
• A proven track record of analyses, critical evaluations and interpretations of data relevant to the research

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more on our website.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.

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