PhD: Obesity & Metabolic Behavior Research (PEACETIME)

HIRANI; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maintenance stipend £21,000 p.a.

RTSG funding approx £900 p.a.

Job summary

Ulster University is offering a funded PhD scholarship to evaluate how modern obesity therapies affect eating behaviour, covering literature review, experimental studies, and data analysis from long-term postoperative patients.

The project collaborates with the PEACETIME programme and includes training through the Doctoral College. Applicants should aim for strong research proposals and may present findings at major conferences.

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of subject area evidenced by a comprehensive research proposal
• A comprehensive and articulate personal statement
• Publications record appropriate to career stage
• Experience of presentation of research findings

Responsibilities

• Review existing literature on obesity treatments and eating behaviour
• Infusion of novel peptides with anorectic properties in experimental medicine studies while directly measuring food intake
• Analyze directly observed food intake data in gastric bypass patients up to 5 years post-surgery
• Investigate GLP-1 analogue obesity treatment within the PEACETIME programme
• Present research findings at national and international conferences

Education

First or Upper Second Class Honours degree in a relevant subject

Master’s Degree with Distinction

Job description

Ulster University is offering a funded PhD scholarship to evaluate how modern obesity therapies affect eating behaviour, covering literature review, experimental studies, and data analysis from long-term postoperative patients.

The project collaborates with the PEACETIME programme and includes training through the Doctoral College. Applicants should aim for strong research proposals and may present findings at major conferences.