Applications are invited for a Research Scientist to join the Food Databanks National Capability (FDNC) at the Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB).

Background:

The Quadram Institute is at the forefront of a new interface between food science, gut biology and health, developing solutions to worldwide challenges in food-related disease and human health.

FDNC (https://fdnc.quadram.ac.uk/) generates, uses and provides data on the composition of foods eaten in the UK which underpins food, nutrition, health research and policy.  This data provides nutritional information for food labelling and intake leading into wider research into links between diet and health at the Quadram Institute and across the UK biosciences community, helping to inform policy to promote a healthy lifestyle.

The role:

The role will focus on work in the Food Databanks National Capability on an MRC Global Challenges Research Fund project that aims to assess status and provide training and capacity development in the use of improved standardized methodologies for food composition and food intake methods, and use of suitable biomarkers of nutritional value and health outcomes. This training and capacity development will enable more robust measurements that underpin dietary monitoring and policy and wider nutritional research needs in low and medium income countries in the World Health Organisation’s Eastern Mediterranean Region.

The ideal candidate:

Applicants should have a background in food, nutrition and health research and project management experience, ideally via international collaborative projects. A degree or PhD, or equivalent experience, in nutrition or food science or a related field is essential. Knowledge and experience of production and use of food composition data and dietary assessment methods is also essential. The successful applicant will be expected to work with minimal supervision and work with the project team and external collaborators to produce the key project outcomes and deliverables.  Good communication and organisational skills are essential for this post.

Additional information:

Salary on appointment will be within the range £31,250 to £38,100 per annum depending on qualifications and experience.  This post is for a contract of 10 months.

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our web site https://jobs.quadram.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450462 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk  quoting reference 1003427.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sectors of society.  The Institute supports equality of opportunity within the workplace and expects all employees to share and display these values.  To support our commitment, we have a range of family, faith and diversity friendly working arrangements to help all staff achieve excellence in their area of work.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.

About the Quadram Institute:

The Quadram Institute is a new interdisciplinary research institute at the forefront of a new era in food and health research. It brings together clinical and non-clinical scientists in a new state-of-the-art building due for completion in 2018. It is based on the Norwich Research Park, one of the largest centres of life sciences in Europe, and home of the John Innes Centre, The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, The Earlham Institute and the University of East Anglia. (https://quadram.ac.uk/).

The closing date for applications will be 3rd May 2018.

The Quadram Institute Bioscience is a registered charity (No. 1058499) and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.