Postdoctoral Research Associate Grade 7

3 weeks ago


Liverpool, United Kingdom University of Liverpool Full time

Two posts are available for ambitious post-doctoral researchers with knowledge and understanding of public health nutrition and food insecurity in the UK context and skills in evaluating complex interventions to be a part of a research programme trialling innovations in the food system. The SALIENT (food System triALs for Impact on Environment, Nutrition and healTh) consortium is drawn from eight universities (Oxford, Cambridge, Warwick, Birmingham, Hertfordshire, Liverpool, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Queen Mary University of London) and two research institutes (Nesta and the Behavioural Insights Team). The aim of SALIENT is to co-design and evaluate interventions that support healthier diets and reduce the environmental impacts of our food system, working with partners in local government, food charities, community support teams and the food industry to deliver these interventions in real-life settings.

In these University of Liverpool-based posts, the postdoctoral researchers, with support and leadership from Dr Rachel Loopstra, will have a lead role in developing and conducting evaluation(s) of initiatives aiming to increase access to healthy food and improve well-being for people experiencing food insecurity and low income, working in partnership with stakeholders in the community food and support sector and wider research team. Duties of the posts will involve regular discussions with stakeholder partners, helping to develop the study design and questionnaires, literature reviews, data collection and analysis, and all stages of the publication process.

**Postholders should have**:
Experience of undertaking evidence syntheses
Experience of designing and managing complex intervention evaluations
Ability to conduct qualitative research including interviews and focus groups, and analyses of documents
Experience analysing of qualitative and quantitative data
Successful publication of first author, peer-reviewed research papers
Understanding and experience of assessments of the deliverability and evaluability of population health interventions
Fluency in English
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Strong skills and experience of working collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team
Highly organised, able to prioritise and work efficiently to agreed objectives and timelines
Motivated individual with a strong desire to learn and a willingness to contribute to the wider efforts of the research team
Proven skills in working independently, an ability to solve research related problems and challenges, and to deal with uncertainty

The posts are available to start as soon as possible and end on 31 March 2025.

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.



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