Research Associate in Sports Nutrition
- Employer
- Global Academy Jobs
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Closing date
- Aug 16, 2017
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- Sector
- Business and Finance, Science, Agriculture, Aquaculture and Food Science, Computer Science and IT, Life Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology, Allied Health and Social Care, Physical Therapy
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- University and College
- Jobseeker Type
- Academic (e.g. 'Lecturer')
Job Details
Job Purpose
A Research Associate is sought to undertake human volunteer research examining novel ways to enhance ingested carbohydrate availability during and after endurance exercise. The project will utilise 13C-labelled carbohydrate ingestion in combination with breath, blood, urine and skeletal muscle sampling to evaluate fuel metabolism in response to exogenous carbohydrate provision during or after exercise. The technical approach will be similar to that used in previous publications in the area (e.g., PMID: 15741841 and PMID: 18799989).
As such, we are looking for an individual with a genuine interest in exercise metabolism and nutrition, experience in running human exercise studies and a motivation to further develop their technical and analytical expertise. The research is externally funded and the appointed researcher will join the group of Dr Gareth Wallis in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences and also work in collaboration with Dr David Rowlands (Massey University, New Zealand).
Person Specification
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Sport Science, Sports Nutrition or Exercise Physiology
- Experience in recruitment of well-trained participants for exercise studies
- Experience in delivery of human exercise physiology or metabolism studies
- Practical experience of applying exercise testing, indirect calorimetry and venous blood sampling by cannulation in research studies
- Ability to analyse information and communicate effectively
- Ability to access and organise resources successfully
Desirable
- Higher degree in Sport Science, Sports Nutrition or Exercise Physiology
- Experience in preparing applications for ethical review.
- Experience in biochemical analysis of human biological samples such as blood, urine and muscle
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