Research Fellow in Nutrition and Lifestyle Analytics

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge?  Do you have a PhD in data science, epidemiology or healthy geography and domain expertise in healthy and sustainable diets?  Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities?

The Nutrition and Lifestyle Analytics team are based between the School of Food Science and Nutrition and the interdisciplinary setting of the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, working closely alongside the Healthy and Sustainable Places Data Service. 

A Research Fellow is required to work on a major project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, working closely with project partner The Food Foundation to better understand food inequalities in different areas of the UK and visualise these using geographic information systems and other methods.

The Research Fellow will work with local authorities to unlock local level insights and compare and contrast areas across the UK with regards to access to healthy and sustainable food. For more information about this project, please click here.

This project is led by the Food Foundation, with this work package led from the School of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Leeds in collaboration with the Healthy and Sustainable Places Data Service.  You will report to Professor Michelle Morris who leads the Nutrition and Lifestyle.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent 

What we offer in return

•   26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
•   Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
•   Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
•   Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
•   Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available. 

And much more!   

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Michelle Morris, Professor of Data Science for Food  

Email: m.morris@leeds.ac.uk 

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