Research Fellow (Commercial Determinants of Health)

Full time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: 24 months

We are looking for a postdoctoral Research Fellow with experience in public health and commercial determinants of health, including but not limited to tobacco, alcohol, or ultra-processed food industries, to join a major UKRI-funded collaborative project based in the Global Health Policy Unit.

The opportunity:

You will review the available evidence regarding local authority interventions that help address commercial drivers of health inequalities, develop a typology of interventions on the basis of this mapping with the aid of stakeholder workshops, and develop a database based on identified interventions. You will also develop outputs for publication, and develop knowledge exchange and impact.

This post is fixed term for 24 months, available from June 2024

This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns of not less than 0.8fte (28 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. 

Your skills and attributes for success:

• A PhD in public health, health policy, social policy, political science or related discipline.
• Demonstrable post-doctoral or equivalent work experience in public health and commercial determinants of health, including but not limited to tobacco, alcohol, or ultra-processed food industries.
• Relevant post-doctoral experience (or equivalent work experience) of conducting policy-focused interdisciplinary academic research.
• Ability to work independently but also as a member of a team, to work on own initiative and meet competing deadlines
• Demonstrable understanding of ethical frameworks and a commitment to good governance practices for research

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