Job Description

Salary

Salary will be 33,951 on Grade E, subject to knowledge, skills and experience.

Contractual hours

36.5

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

Job category/type

Research

Date posted

09/09/2025

Job reference

Q08459

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

This new full time post is available from 01/10/2025 - 31/03/2026 on a fixed term basis and offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some time working on campus and some time from home.

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Graduate Research Assistant to support the work of Prof. Natalia Lawrence and Dr. Cassandra Lowe. This BBSRC Consumer Lab funded post is available from 1st October 2025 until 31st March 2026.

The successful applicant will support a novel study investigating how meat-free lunches influence subsequent meat and energy intake. Study participants will log their food intake using either a standard 24-hour dietary recall or an innovative AI-assisted food-tracking app developed by our commercial project partners.

The post will include managing participant recruitment and coordinating lunch sessions, processing dietary data and contributing to statistical analyses, and writing up reports and papers for publication. The post holder will also liaise with project partners to support app development and contribute to funding applications to extend the project.

About you

The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.

Applicants will be educated to first degree level or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study or equivalent experience and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes.

Applicants will be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge of behavioural or nutritional research, work collaboratively and manage participant-facing research activities. They will be confident using software for processing nutritional data and conducting statistical analysis, and able to manage competing research and administrative demands and deadlines.

Please ensure you read the and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you

Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research; Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career


A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning

Devon*

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

For further information please contact Prof Natalia Lawrence, e-mail Natalia.Lawrence@exeter.ac.uk or telephone (01392) 724672.

The closing date for completed applications is

21/09/25

. Interviews are expected to take place w/c 29/09/25.