Research Support Assistant / Research Associate (Protein 4 Life), Nutrition and Behaviour Unit

Applications are invited for the role of either Research Support Assistant or Research Associate to work alongside other research staff on a RCUK-funded project entitled “Protein 4 Life”. The research will be conducted in the Nutrition and Behaviour Unit and will comprise laboratory-based experiments to quantify determinants of food choice in consumers stratified by age and gender. The objective is to explore evidence for responses to specific macronutrients and the role of associated sensory characteristics in food choice.

More information can be found at (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/research/brain/nbu/).

The Research Support Assistant will be responsible for data collection, data analysis, and preliminary dissemination of findings with an interest and experience in experimental psychology, nutrition, or a cognate discipline.  

The Research Associate will be responsible for designing studies, data collection, and data analysis, and will lead the dissemination of findings at academic conferences and in publications. 

The School holds a departmental Bronze Athena SWAN Award. We are committed to the equality of opportunities and to selection on merit. Our University is committed to creating and sustaining a fully inclusive culture.  We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

One role is offered on a full time Fixed Term Contract with funding available for 9 months. For further information, please refer to the separate job description. For informal enquiries please contact Professor Jeff Brunstrom (tel: 0117 928 8574; Jeff.Brunstrom@bristol.ac.uk).

Please ensure that you specify which role you are applying for when you complete your application.

The University is committed to creating and sustaining a fully inclusive culture.  We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities.