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A leading university seeks a Research Associate in Nutritional Sciences to conduct impactful systematic reviews and lead research on dietary iron reference values. The role involves collaboration with a dynamic research team and offers opportunities for extensive publication and professional development.
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About Us
The Department of Nutritional Sciences explores the relationship between diet, health and disease from molecules to populations. Based at King’s Waterloo Campus, the Department of Nutritional Sciences combines over 60 basic and applied scientists, dietitians, nutritionists, doctors and public health experts. Our mission is to find new ways to improve health and to prevent and treat nutrition-related disease.
About Us
The Department of Nutritional Sciences explores the relationship between diet, health and disease from molecules to populations. Based at King’s Waterloo Campus, the Department of Nutritional Sciences combines over 60 basic and applied scientists, dietitians, nutritionists, doctors and public health experts. Our mission is to find new ways to improve health and to prevent and treat nutrition-related disease.
We began in 1953 as the first university department of nutrition in Europe and have been at the forefront of research in nutrition science and dietetics ever since. We have developed new food applications to impact blood glucose control, collected big data through citizen science to understand individual responses to food, pioneered the low FODMAP diet as a treatment for IBS, and are developing new cereal processing techniques to unlock the natural iron and zinc in staple foods.
Our Department is based in the School of Life Course & Population Sciences. It is one of six Schools that make up the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London. The School unites over 400 experts in women and children’s health, nutritional sciences, population health and the molecular genetics of human disease. Our research links the causes of common health problems to life’s landmark stages, treating life, disease and healthcare as a continuum. We are interdisciplinary by nature and this innovative approach works: 91 per cent of our research submitted to the Subjects Allied to Medicine (Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences and Women's Health cluster) for REF was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. We use this expertise to teach the next generation of health professionals and research scientists. Based across King’s Denmark Hill, Guy’s, St Thomas’ and Waterloo campuses, our academic programme of teaching, research and clinical practice is embedded across five Departments.
About The Role
We are looking to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate with a PhD in Nutrition (or a topic related to Nutrition).
The post will offer leadership on an impactful research project commissioned by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) that aims to synthesise evidence and model national data to inform re-assessment of iron dietary reference values for the UK population.
To achieve this, we will conduct two systematic reviews of primary research, one focusing on physiological iron requirements for children aged 0–18 years and one focusing on dietary iron bioavailability. Informed by the findings of the systematic reviews, we will undertake detailed modelling using data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) to generate a range of dietary iron bioavailability values and projected iron DRVs for different UK population groups.
It is a rare and incredibly exciting opportunity, as the findings of this project will be used by the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) to support the guidance they provide to the UK Government on dietary intake recommendations for the UK population.
Furthermore, through this post, the successful individual will be able to establish themselves as a leader in the conduct of systematic reviews that inform DRVs. There will be extensive opportunity for publications and developing independence and new skills in research, including engagement with the public, nutrition professionals, policy makers.
The post holder will manage the project on a day-to-day basis with a key role in conducting the two systematic reviews with the help of two Research Assistants and input from research team members. Involvement in the modelling work is optional, but they will be expected to assist with data curation.
The post holder will further be expected to co-ordinate and attend Study Management Group and Advisory Group meetings. They will be involved in the planning and co-ordination of public involvement and engagement activities, and dissemination of findings (written and oral outputs) to scientific audiences, nutrition professionals, policy makers and the public. There will also be opportunity to contribute to marking and teaching on undergraduate or postgraduate degrees.
This is a part time post (28 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2027.
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
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