12 Months, Fixed-Term, Whole-Time Post
Position Summary
The SCOPE project is a Health Research Board funded international multidisciplinary project to develop a standardised set of outcome measurement tools for evaluation infant-feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity. The project builds on the previously developed core outcome set for infant feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity by determining how best we should measure the most important outcomes in this area.
The candidate will be expected to conduct research related to the project, including contributing to systematic reviews of outcome measurement properties, and to stakeholder engagement and consensus processes. The candidate will work with other members of the research team, and will lead and contribute to publications and project dissemination.
Project Title: A Standardised Approach to Measuring Infant Feeding Outcomes to Prevent Childhood Obesity (SCOPE)
Post Duration: 12 Months
Salary: €30,025 - €39,908 p.a. (IUA Research Assistant Scale)
For an information package including further details of the post see https: // ore.ucc.ie/.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to: Dr Karen Matvienko-Sikar, School of Public Health. Tel: + 353 (0) 21 4205512; Email: [email protected]
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https: // ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to [email protected], quoting the job-title and project name.
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, 24th of May, 2024
No late applications will be accepted.
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Contact Person : Dr Karen Matvienko-Sikar Contact Email : [email protected] Job ID : 076751 Contact Number : + 353 (0) 21 4205512 Close Date : 24-May-2024 12:00