Research Assistant in Nutritional Sciences - London, United Kingdom - King's College London
Description
Job description
This fixed term post is for a nutritionist or dietitian (or other relevant science graduate with experience of working with human research studies).
The role will be an excellent opportunity to gain experience in human dietary research studies, working with an experienced and friendly research team.
The post-holders will be based within the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the School of Life Course and Population Sciences (Waterloo campus) and will report to Professor Kevin Whelan.
This is a part-time post - 50% full time equivalent
Key responsibilities
- Preparing the food intervention (e.g. weighing, packaging, sterilizing)
- Research administration (e.g. maintaining study documentation)
- Research outcome measurement (following standard operating protocols, collecting and processing biological samples, assisting with data entry).
- The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post._
Essential criteria
- BSc or MSc in Nutrition, Dietetics (or a closely related science together with experience of human research studies)
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team on a research project
- Evidence of excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to take initiative to solve technical and logístical problems
- Flexible approach to working (including travel, hours, locations)
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias.
- Experience of working on human clinical trials/dietary intervention studies
- Experience of recruiting participants to a study
The School of Life Course & Population Sciences is one of five 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.
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.
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