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Job reference
18/107062
Date posted
20/12/2018
Application closing date
17/01/2019
Salary
£33,199 - £39,610 per annum (potential to progress to £43,266 per annum through sustained exceptional contribution)
Job category/type
Research
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Research Fellow
Job description
The Centre for Public Health (CPH) research centre is committed to high quality research aimed at improving public health, and comprises of over 30 academic researchers. The staff within the Centre aim to identify the epidemiological and genetic risk factors that are important for the health of the individual and of the population, and to develop screening
and interventions to reduce the burden of chronic disease in the future. To achieve this, CPH is developing high quality research programmes involving close collaboration between clinical experts and scientists with skills in biochemistry, epidemiology, genetics and statistics. There is a strong emphasis on maintaining international research collaborations, facilitated through formal links with a number of other institutions. In addition, the Centre actively participates in research networks throughout the UK and Europe.
The Research Fellow will work as part of the Nutrition research group within the Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences and the Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast. The successful Research Fellow will work on a research programme to examine diet and health using data from intervention and observational studies. Responsibilities of the role will include completing a pilot study to examine feasibility of a tailored education intervention to encourage behaviour change towards a Mediterranean diet in adults with cognitive impairment.
This post is available until 31 December 2019.
Queen's University has generous terms and conditions of employment underpinned by excellent benefits. We also provide attractive well-being, family friendly and other lifestyle benefits.
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Job title
Research Fellow
Job reference
18/107062
Date posted
20/12/2018
Application closing date
17/01/2019
Salary
£33,199 - £39,610 per annum (potential to progress to £43,266 per annum through sustained exceptional contribution)
Job category/type
Research
Attachments
Blank
Job description
The Centre for Public Health (CPH) research centre is committed to high quality research aimed at improving public health, and comprises of over 30 academic researchers. The staff within the Centre aim to identify the epidemiological and genetic risk factors that are important for the health of the individual and of the population, and to develop screening
and interventions to reduce the burden of chronic disease in the future. To achieve this, CPH is developing high quality research programmes involving close collaboration between clinical experts and scientists with skills in biochemistry, epidemiology, genetics and statistics. There is a strong emphasis on maintaining international research collaborations, facilitated through formal links with a number of other institutions. In addition, the Centre actively participates in research networks throughout the UK and Europe.
The Research Fellow will work as part of the Nutrition research group within the Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences and the Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast. The successful Research Fellow will work on a research programme to examine diet and health using data from intervention and observational studies. Responsibilities of the role will include completing a pilot study to examine feasibility of a tailored education intervention to encourage behaviour change towards a Mediterranean diet in adults with cognitive impairment.
This post is available until 31 December 2019.
Queen's University has generous terms and conditions of employment underpinned by excellent benefits. We also provide attractive well-being, family friendly and other lifestyle benefits.
Candidate information
About the Centre
Information for international applicants