Job Description

Research Associate in Nutrition and Health - PEACETIME

Role

: Research Associate in Nutrition and Health - PEACETIME

Department:

School of Biomedical Sciences and School of Nursing and Paramedic Science

Grade

: Grade 6/7 (33,020 - 36,654 per annum)

Responsible to

: Principal Investigator

Campus:

Coleraine campus

(Fixed-Term until 30th December 2028 / Full-Time)

Job Purpose:

PEACETIME is a collaborative European funded cross-border initiative aimed at tackling the adverse effects of obesity-related chronic diseases on individuals, healthcare systems, and society. The project seeks to promote equitable access to care for individuals with obesity complicated by type 2 diabetes (OBDM) through an innovative integrated clinical service delivered within primary care and community settings. Specifically, the new service will involve the delivery of a combination of nutrition, psychological, physical activity and pharmacological therapies using innovative health coaching methods supported by technology and telemedicine. A comprehensive evaluation of the new service is planned along with a series of distinct, but inter-related, research sub-projects, which, together, will help generate novel insights into obesity management, shaping the future care of individuals with OBDM.

This specific role will focus on supporting the delivery of two research sub-projects aimed at (i) qualitatively evaluating the overall intervention and (ii) assessing the impact of a chrononutrition intervention in a sub-population of patients. These research sub-projects will be conducted across the geographical area of PEACETIME (Derry~Londonderry, Donegal, Sligo) and therefore, the postholder would be expected to undertake the necessary travel to fulfil the requirements of the role.

The School of Biomedical Sciences holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing Gender equality. You can read more about what this means at www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charters/athena-swan and on our University website https://www.ulster.ac.uk/peopleandculture/employee-benefits/equality-diversity/athena-swan.

The School of Nursing and Paramedic Science holds a Gold Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing Gender equality in higher education. You can read more about what this means at https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/equality-charters/transformed-uk-athena-swan-charter and on our University website https://www.ulster.ac.uk/peopleandculture/employee-benefits/equality-diversity/athena-swan.

The University has a range of initiatives to support a family friendly working environment, including flexible working.

Closing date

:

16th October

2025

at 23.30

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

If you have any specific queries regarding this post, please contact the named email address for the vacancy, as listed on the main current vacancies landing page.

If you have any specific queries regarding eligibility to work in the UK, our Resourcing Compliance team may be able to help: Resourcing-compliance@ulster.ac.uk

Job ID :

038606

Location :

Coleraine

Close Date :

16-Oct-2025