Research Associate
2 months ago
We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.
What’s in it for you? Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Newcastle is an inclusive global University community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.
**Salary**: £33,348 to £41,931 per annum
**Closing Date**: 01 May 2023
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity with responsibility for Social Science Research on the UKRI (SPF) funded Sus-Health project (funded via the Transforming UK Food Systems programme) to understand stakeholder, citizen and consumer perceptions of, and attitudes towards, new food labelling approaches which combine information about the sustainability of production with health and nutrition information.
You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, within the Applied Social Science Group School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, with our collaborators at Queens University Belfast, and with external UK project partners from industry and civil society organisations. You will be using primarily quantitative social science methodologies to understand stakeholder, including consumer, responses to new methods of developing and communicating food sustainability and nutrition information.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and inclusive working environment. The role is offered on a fulltime basis and is initially available for 30 months from the start date.
We would be happy to discuss arrangements for part-time, flexible working, job-shares etc. If it works for our service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Previous applicants need not apply
SNES holds an Athena SWAN bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
Key Accountabilities
- Carry out field work collecting quantitative and qualitative data from food supply chain stakeholders, including consumers, in Northern Ireland and Newcastle to understand attitudes, preferences and, in the case of consumers, behaviours in relation to sustainability and nutrition labelling of foods
- Contribute to developing, analysing and writing up experimental; research conducted in a “living lab” to be held in Belfast
- To contribute to developing, running and analysing a series of quantitative on -line experiments to be run at UK scale
- To disseminate your work via leading international journal publications and conferences
- Contribute, as appropriate, to other research, teaching and engagement activities within the School
The Person (Essential)
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Advanced knowledge of consumer research methodologies (primarily quantitative (e.g. discrete choice experiments/conjoint analysis)
- Advanced knowledge of stakeholder research methodologies (quantitative and qualitative)
- Advanced knowledge of Living laboratory approaches
- Data processing and analysis skills including NVivo and SPSS/Stata/R
- High-quality written and oral communication skills in the English language
- A proven or emerging track record of self-motivated progress in academic research, including publication in peer-reviewed journals
- A demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment
- Willing and able to participate in teaching, research and fieldwork activities, occasionally including planned work out of normal office hours
- Willingness to undertake frequent travel within the UK, in particular to Belfast, for project meetings and fieldwork
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Familiarity with the UK policy context in relation to food security, nutrition and greener production in the agri-food sector
- Experience in field data collection
- Experience in choice modelling (e.g. choice experiments/conjoint analysis)
- Experience of research project supervision
- Proven ability to interact with industry and academic groups
Attributes and Behaviour
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated researcher able to develop ideas for new projects and funding streams
Desirable
- Travel within the UK to attend project meetings and work with project collaborators
**Qualifications**:
- A PhD in environmental, or consumer economics, or in quantitative consumer science, or a closely related social science field, completed by the time of appointment, or equivalent independent research experience (Essential)
The University holds a silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. The Universit
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