Postdoctoral research associate at Northeastern U in Boston, USA!
Northeastern University
The Health Technology Lab (www.northeastern.edu/healthtech/) at Northeastern University, Boston, MA, is looking to hire one postdoctoral research fellow with strong interest and competency in behavioral interventions using technology (e.g. video games, apps, etc.), with a special emphasis on physical activity and child obesity intervention.
The Lab provides an intellectually vibrant scientific environment for researchers and scientists who study the persuasive mechanisms of media and communication technologies and their health, behavioral and psychological applications. We are currently funded by the National Institutes of Health to conduct a 5-year study on the use of active video games to encourage children to increase their physical activity levels.
The primary objective of the position is to conduct and coordinate research in physical activity intervention using exercise science methods such as accelerometry, and body composition measurement, and blood specimen processing. The fellow will join an interdisciplinary team of researchers (including communication and behavioral scientists, medical doctors, kinesiologists, psychologists, computer scientists, and biostatisticians) and be involved in all aspects of the research process. Opportunities include having access to data sets for publications, developing and writing research grant proposals, participation in providing academic mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students and research staff, dissemination of research findings at professional conferences, and career development resources through Northeastern University and the Greater Boston area. The postdoctoral associate will also have access to the facilities within and beyond the Lab, including the new Bioimaging Research Center in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (http://www.northeastern.edu/isec/).
To apply: https://neu.peopleadmin.com/postings/60512
Link:
https://neu.peopleadmin.com/postings/60512
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of South Carolina
Come learn more about this position from Dr. Turner-McGrievy at ISBNPA during Wednesday's first poster session or at session O17.5.
The Nutritious Eating with Soul (NEW Soul) study in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina is currently seeking applications for a postdoctoral fellowship to work on NIH-funded behavioral nutrition interventions.
The fellowship will provide training in clinical trial research, intervention trial management, grant writing, and will allow for the development of writing and analysis skills. Responsibilities include study and personnel management, execution and management of the clinical trial; data collection, data analysis, preparation of data for publication in peer-reviewed journals; and manuscript and grant preparation. Applicants will also be expected to write and submit a post-doctoral fellowship (F32) or career award (K) to the NIH within the first 18 months.
Link:
https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/57039
Assistant or Associate Professor in Nutrition
Texas State University
new posting for tenure-track faculty
Research Associate
Coventry University
Research within the Centre for Sports, Exercise & Life Sciences (CSELS) reflects a broad range of sport, exercise and biological associated sciences to understand life from the level of molecules through to the whole body. The Centre has considerable expertise, ranging from microbiology, cell biology, genomic and molecular biology, biochemistry,nutrition and food science, safety pharmacology, physiology, physical activity and sport performance.
As part of our research strategy, the Centre is looking to appoints highly motivated post-doctoral Research Associate with experience in the area of endocrinology/diabetes and metabolism. This high profile project will provide the Research Associate with the opportunity to work with experts in endocrinology, but also the opportunity to apply technological expertise to an applied setting. They will work under the supervision of two university academics as part of a team of researchers working in this area of research.
The candidate will have A PhD in an appropriate Life Science discipline, including endocrinology, metabolism, human physiology,biochemistry, or a related field. Extensive experience in laboratory techniques such as q PCR, Western Blotting, cell culture and ELISA is essential. Experience of working with human participants in a clinical setting would be an advantage.Knowledge of immunology or inflammatory processes would also be beneficial.
The successful candidate will have advanced knowledge of research methods and statistics. Other requirements include good project management skills, good practical laboratory knowledge and skills, record keeping and IT skills, organisational skills, and the ability to formally communicate knowledge and findings to academic, industry peers and colleagues.The ability to translate research results into research outputs is essential.
This role provides a unique opportunity to join one of the UK's most forward thinking and successful modern Universities at a time of rapid exp
Link:
https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-opportunities/research-students/join-research-community/current-vacancies/
PhD scholarships
Australian Catholic University
Our group is interested in physical, sedentary behaviour and sleep, especially in children and youth.
We design and evaluate interventions and conduct systematic reviews/meta analyses on these topics.
We also have an emerging line of observational research on screen time using wearable cameras and machine learning.
PhD studentship: The influence of non-parental childcare during early childhood for long term health and health behaviours
Loughborough University
Early childhood (0-5 years of age) is a critical period for the healthy development of children, namely because physical and mental health problems that start at this age can track throughout life, and key health-related behaviours (e.g., physical activity/diet) are established at this stage in life. Some studies have linked broad measures of non-parental childcare (e.g., nurseries and childminders) to increased risk of obesity, mental health difficulties, and unhealthy activity and dietary habits. However, the evidence is limited, there is a general lack of detail in the way childcare has been looked at, and we know nothing about how different patterns of childcare during early childhood influence long-term health and related behaviours.
This PhD research will use data from existing British cohort studies to characterise patterns of non-parental childcare use in early childhood, investigate how these patterns are related to long term health and/or health behaviours, and how these relationships and patterns of childcare use vary between groups of society (e.g., according to ethnicity and socioeconomic position). Within this remit, and with the guidance of the supervisors, the PhD student will have the opportunity to define their own research questions and choose the appropriate cohort(s) to address these.
Applicants are requested to submit their CV and a one-page (A4-size) proposal briefly outlining the gap in the literature and research questions they would like to address during their studentship.
Link:
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BSG586/phd-studentship-the-influence-of-non-parental-childcare-during-early-childhood-for-long-term-health-and-health-behaviours
Positions (Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor) Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS
The position is for a faculty member to work in the Physical Activity and Nutrition Determinants in Asia (PANDA) research program. PANDA is one of the major research programs of the SSHSPH including faculty members from a variety of disciplines. The aims is to understand determinants of nutrition and physical activity behaviors in Asian populations and develop interventions to improve these behaviors and contribute to the prevention of obesity and chronic diseases. The faculty member will also be part of the Health Systems & Behavioral Sciences Domain of SSHSPH.
Researchers active in the following areas are particularly encouraged to apply:
- Social and behavioral science research on physical activity/sedentary behavior, nutrition, and the prevention of obesity; this research can be quantitative and/or qualitative in nature;
- Development, implementation and evaluation of innovative intervention strategies;
- Digital health including research around the use of smartphones, apps, wearables and other mobile devices for health promotion.
Requirements:
a) Recognized Doctoral degree in a relevant discipline;
b) Strong track record of publishing in high-impact international peer-reviewed journals;
c) Experienced in leading research studies;
d) Ability to generate and maintain an independent stream of research funding;
e) Ability to teach public health courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels;
f) Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams;
g) Ability to work with culturally diverse study populations.
Responsibilities include:
- Establishing an independent research agenda through extramural funding;
- Contribute to SSHPSH Research programs, particularly PANDA;
- Developing collaborative, multidisciplinary research;
- Curricula design and teaching;
- Graduate student advising;
- Contributing to policy/community development in the field of public health.
Link:
https://sph.nus.edu.sg/sites/default/files/Job%20Description%20Faculty_PANDA%20%28002%29.pdf
PhD studentship
University of the Highlands and Islands
The focus of this PhD is on older adults living with sensory impairment, with the goal of exploring influences on mobility in this population and co-production of an intervention to promote/support an active lifestyle. Further details in the link below.
Fully funded.
Link:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project/physical-activity-in-older-adults-with-sensory-impairment/?p109753
Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Fellow Position
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS
We are seeking a full-time to join our team, Physical Activity and Nutrition Determinants in Asia Programme (http://blog.nus.edu.sg/sphpanda/). The focus of our research is to develop better understanding of physical, socio-cultural, and political/economic environmental factors and the interplay between individuals and their environment to improve eating and activity behaviours. Ongoing projects address three main areas:
a. Examine environmental factors that influence food choice and physical activity in Singapore.
b. Evaluate how the interaction of individuals with their environment affects their eating and physical activity behaviors using real time monitoring, including mobile technology and ecological momentary assessment methodology.
c. Develop and evaluate dynamically tailored real-time interventions.
The position is initially available for a period of 1 year, starting the earliest in August 2019, and could be extended. The grade of appointment will be accorded based on the number of years of experience.
Within the above mentioned research areas the position offers the opportunity to work on different public health projects. She/he will have the opportunity and is expected to conduct and lead different project related tasks. They include:
- Planning and preparation of new research projects,
- Coordination and administrative responsibilities related to the implementation of research projects,
- Data collection and analysis,
- Preparation of scientific publications and conference presentations.
Requirements:
- PhD in public health related field
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills
- Proficient in data management and analysis using standard software (Stata etc)
- Experience of publishing in peer-reviewed international journals
- Experience in and enthusiastic about the use and development of electronic and mobile
health approaches within the stated research areas
- Experience in qualitative research methodologies would be welcome
Link:
https://sph.nus.edu.sg/sites/default/files/Job%20Advertisement_Jun%202019_Postdoc_31%20May%202019%20%28Zoey%20Tay%29.pdf
Postdoctoral Fellowship
University of Colorado Anschutz Campus
Nature of Work: Post-doctoral fellowship position in behavioral science related to the development of young children’s eating and activity behaviors. The scope of the project includes development and implementation of intervention materials for an intervention related to parent-child interactions in the domains of eating and motor development, pilot testing of intervention materials, data analysis, and development and implementation of a pilot randomized controlled trial.
PhD studentship (funded) maternal obesity
Newcastle University
See advert for full description, eligibility criteria and details on application process. Funded for 3 years starting October 2019.
This PhD will use risk prediction and health economic modelling methodologies to investigate whether targeting interventions using measures of asilosity can be a cost-effective approach for improving pregnancy outcomes for women and their babies.
BMI in early pregnancy is used in guidelines and clinical practice as a measure to identify which women are at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. BMI is well established as being an inaccurate measure to predict individual risk. This PhD studentship will be aligned to an NIHR Fellowship research programme which is exploring the predictive value of alternative adiposity measures to BMI (e.g. visceral fat thickness, waist circumference) in identifying which women are at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The PhD research will build on this risk prediction research to explore whether targeting weight management interventions based on adiposity-related risk factors is a an efficient approach to improving the pregnancy and longer term outcomes for women and their babies.
Supervised by Dr Nicola Heslehurst (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/ihs/staff/profile/nicolaheslehurst), Senior Lecturer in Maternal Nutrition, Professor Luke Vale (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cohr/staff/profile/lukevale), Professor of Health Economics, and Dr Fay Smith, Research Associate.
Link:
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/phd-studentship-health-economics-effectiveness-and-cost-effectiveness-of-targeting-weight-management-interventions-in-pregnancy-using-risk-prediction-models/?p109672
Postdoc in Childhood Obesity Research at Stanford University
Stanford University
Postdoctoral fellowships available in childhood obesity prevention and treatment research with the Stanford Solutions Science Lab (Professor Thomas Robinson).
PhD studentship on intervention to fractionate long periods of sedentary time.
University of Limerick
This fully-funded PhD studentship will provide full fees and stipend for a 4 year project. The research will interrogate activity databases to determine the most effective design for a sedentary fractionation intervention in older adults, employing bouts of light activity to break up long sedentary periods. The design will then be refined through lab based pilot work, and a field based feasibility study will be undertaken to assess the potential of the intervention. The project will enable the student to work as part of a successful research group and to gain experience of state of the art data processing methods and effective intervention design. Anyone interested should contact Professor Alan Donnelly either at ISBNPA or via email.
Link:
https:www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BSR739/phd-research-scholarships
Post Doctoral researcher predictive modelling and segmentation of device based physical activity time series data
Amsterdam UMC
Your challenge is to develop segmentation models that describe how 24-hour movement behaviours are accumulated and alternated throughout the day. In addition you will optimise these segments for predicting multiple health outcomes.
Your specific responsibilities will be to:
- Design and execute complex statistical analysis of device-derived data (e.g. accelerometers, inclinometers);
- Build and test predictive models;
- Collaborate with and support ongoing PhD projects on 24-hour movement behaviour data;
- Write scientific publications;
- Write grant proposals;
- Contribute to education of BSc, MSC and PhD students in Health Science, Medicine and Human Movement Science.
Link:
Www.jeugdengezondheid.org/en/
PhD Scholarship - fully funded - Sleepy and Sitting: the dual curse for the modern workforce
Central Queensland University
We are looking for a PhD student to work on an exciting program of research investigating the impact of inadequate sleep and prolonged sitting on markers of health and performance. As a PhD student in our team, you will be located within CQUniversity’s Appleton Institute (Adelaide), and have the opportunity to work with researchers and other students at the Institute. In particular, you will be a member of the Operational Readiness and Resilience Team led by Professor Sally Ferguson, which conducts industry-driven innovative research in the area of sleep, work, health and safety.
We expect the ‘sleepy and sitting’ project to provide significant benefits for working Australians whose health and safety is compromised due to their exposure to both inadequate sleep and prolonged sitting. It will also contribute to the evidence base for workplace policies and public health guidelines.
Your research will be based at Australia’s largest time-isolated sleep research facility which includes: six bedrooms with ensuites, specialised equipment for collection and analysis of biological samples, and a suite of tests to assess behavioural function including driving simulators. The successful applicant will be based in Adelaide for the duration of their candidature.
The Scholarship will be awarded by CQUniversity through a competitive selection process. Individual applicants will be ranked on the basis of merit and responses to the selection criteria. The period of tenure for the funded Scholarship is three (3) years, and the PhD-thesis needs to be submitted within 4 years from the commencement date.
Location: Central Queensland University, Adelaide (the candidate must be on campus, those who cannot live in Adelaide during their PhD-studies are not encouraged to apply).
Scholarship Value: $26,694 (per annum)
Length of Scholarship: 3 years
For more information please contact Dr Grace Vincent at g.vincent@cqu.edu.au
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Postdoctoral scholar
Texas State Univeristy
Two-year funded position for grant writer in the School of Family & Consumer Sciences. The School includes interdisciplinary programs in Nutrition and Foods, Human Development and Family Sciences and others.
Link:
https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/25502
Post doc and phd studentships
Ghent University
Two phd studentships and 1 post doc position available at Ghent University working on dementia prevention through cognitively enhanced physical activity. Need to be Dutch speaking
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