Research Assistant

This position is for a Research Assistant on an exchequer-funded research study on vitamin D at the Cork Centre for Vitamin D and Nutrition Research, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences.
The Cork Centre for Vitamin D and Nutrition Research at the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, UCC https://www.ucc.ie/en/vitamind/ through its Joint Directors (Professor Kevin Cashman and Professor Mairead Kiely) are coordinating a project funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to Develop a National Framework for Vitamin D Deficiency Prevention – A Multi-Actor Approach to Nutrition Security (VitD-DPI). The overall aim of the VitD-DPI project is to develop and validate an integrated policy-ready proposal for Vitamin D Deficiency Prevention in Ireland that is safe, effective, suitable, consistent with a sustainable healthy diet and acceptable to all stakeholders. This project involves two household-based dietary intervention studies that will provide the best possible evidence to develop food-focused solutions for vitamin D deficiency prevention among people in Ireland. We wish to hire a Research Assistant dedicated to supporting these two intervention studies.
Project Title: Development of a National Framework for Vitamin D Deficiency Prevention – A Multi- Actor Approach to Nutrition Security
Post Duration: 22 Months
Salary: €31,462 – €41,443 p.a (IUA Researcher Assistant Salary Scale)
For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor Mairead Kiely, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, m.kiely@ucc.ie
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 recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title and project name.
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Timeon Friday, 4th October 2024.
No late applications will be accepted.
Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.
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