Research Fellow in Nutrition - Research, Policy and Impact

About the job: The Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems has an ambitious programme of work which aims to develop a robust, resilient and sustainable food system in the transition to healthy diets form sustainable sources. It encompasses a research programme from plant science to nutrition and public health across three jurisdictions - the Republic of Ireland (ROI), Northern Ireland (NI) and Great Britain (GB). The Co-Centre will foster research and innovation to accelerate radical transitions towards a more environmentally and economically sustainable and transparent agri-food sector. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver both a longitudinal household study and an intervention trial to monitor and improve the transition to healthy diets from sustainable sources across the Island of Ireland. The candidate will work together with post-doctoral researchers and research assistants to coordinate and deliver research activities across the projects and identify policy relevance for the study; therefore, excellent organisational and communication skills are essential. Alongside these responsibilities, the post holder will be responsible for developing a research funding strategy, identifying funding and policy opportunities and drafting and co-ordinating national and international research funding bids, working closely with colleagues from across the Co-Centre. The Research Co-ordinator will also work with counterparts at UCD and Sheffield ..... full job details .....