Postdoctoral Research Associate Grade 7 (2 Posts)

Postdoctoral Research Associate Grade 7 (2 Posts) Liverpool, England

University of Liverpool
Full Time Liverpool, England 37386 - 43155 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

How can we improve population diet and reduce obesity? We offer two exciting new opportunities for an early career candidate with a quantitative research background in psychology, public health or nutrition intervention work. You will be based in the Department of Psychology.

The position will involve:
Being the lead post-doctoral researcher on external funded projects examining real-world interventions to improve diet in people from differing socioeconomic backgrounds. Project focuses will be on how the cost of food affects behaviour, whether alcohol calorie labelling changes behaviour and new public health policies for the out of home food sector. Examples of recent related work:
https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-020-0922-2
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35912671/
Designing, executing, analyse and disseminating studies that test the effect population level policy interventions have on consumer behaviour in the real-world settings. Work will involve collaboration with other universities and outside of academia.
To lead dissemination exercises (e.g. conference presentations, general public, government and charities) for the research project.

Career development time, mentoring and opportunities (e.g. grant writing mentoring) will be available.
Informal enquiries concerning any of the above can be made to Prof Eric Robinson ([email protected]).
The current posts are fixed term for 32 months at first instance.
There is flexibility with start date (between July-October 2023).

Any applicants who are still awaiting their PhD to be awarded should be aware that if successful, they will be appointed at grade 6, spine point 30. Upon written confirmation that they have been successful in being awarded their PhD, they will be moved onto grade 7, spine point 31 from the date of their award

The University has the right to close the vacancy early if it is deemed that there have been enough applications received

Postdoctoral Research Associate Grade 7 (2 Posts)
University of Liverpool

www.liv.ac.uk
Liverpool, United Kingdom
David McDonnell
$100 to $500 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
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