Organisation/Company Quadram Institute Bioscience Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Country United Kingdom Application Deadline 29 May 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/London) Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number 1004873 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
We are seeking a talented and motivated Research Scientist to join our team at the Food and Nutrition National Bioscience Research Infrastructure (FN-NBRI) at Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), based in Norwich, UK.
In this role, you will undertake innovative research in nutrition and health while contributing to the harmonisation and curation of food composition data. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact on national nutrition resources that inform policy, research, and industry practices.
Background:
FN-NBRI is the leading national provider of new and continuously updated data, knowledge, and tools relating to food composition, intake, and food systems. Our resources serve diverse end-users including academia, industry, healthcare, government, and consumers. We enable the delivery of nutritional policy and high-quality science supporting national needs in nutrition, health, and sustainability. We work closely with Quadram Institute and external scientists to support higher-resolution nutrition data, new dietary tools, and integration of food & microbiome data.
The role:
The post holder will be responsible for activities such as:
(1) Conduct cutting-edge research related to nutrition and health, nutrition and sustainability, and food and gut microbiota interactions,
(2) Harmonising and standardising existing and new food composition data
(3) support acquisition and curation of food composition data to be made available to our community,
(4) Disseminate findings to varied stakeholders, including the research community
(5) supporting FN-NBRI with external projects .
The ideal candidate:
This post will be well-suited to a PhD graduate in nutrition and health, and a strong interest in food composition, food data harmonisation. They will be able to demonstrate their research background with published work in nutrition and dietetics and have prior experience in undertaking qualitative and/or quantitative nutrition research, in particular investigating sustainable plant-based diets and health. Finally, they will have strong interpersonal skills to engage with varied collaborators (researchers, academia, industry, healthcare), and be highly motivated and organised to work independently, using initiative and applying problem solving skills.
The post-holder will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills further through excellent training and development support provided by NBI (both professional and personal development) as well as benefit from our QIB mentoring programme.
Additional information:
Salary on appointment will be within the range £36,720 to £44,500 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time post offered on an indefinite basis.
This role meets the criteria for a visa application, and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply.Please contact the Human Resources Team if you have any questions regarding your application or visa options.
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 dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Its mission is to deliver healthier lives through innovation in gut health, microbiology and food. A partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience, the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, it brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe’s largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute. ( https://quadram.ac.uk/ ).
The closing date for applications will be 29 May 2025
The Quadram Institute Bioscience is a registered charity (No. 1058499) and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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