We are recruiting two graduate level research assistants for an Economic and Social Research Council funded project study examining the influence of ultra-processed food on human eating behaviour.

You will join the Department of Psychology and be based in the Appetite & Obesity group. The project is led by Dr Victoria Norton, Dr Jenna Cummings and Prof Eric Robinson, University of Liverpool.

The posts will involve being responsible for data collection for a laboratory-based appetite and eating behaviour experiment.

For related previous research on ultra-processed food, see: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31105044/

For related previous research using similar methodology, see: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32050979/

Pre-application inquiries / queries can be directed to Dr Victoria Norton, v.l.norton@liverpool.ac.uk

Key responsibilities and duties:

To support participant recruitment.
To lead on study food preparation.
To lead on data collection.
Data handling and management (quantitative).

Important considerations:

Due to the short length of the post, the university are unable to cover the cost of visa fees for any applicant who would require a visa for the position.
Full time (1.0 FTE) is available for one post. Part-time (0.6FTE) is available for a second post. Please specify in your cover letter which posts you are applying for (i.e. both, 1 FTE only, 0.6FTE only).
Due to the research (laboratory work), remote working will not be possible. It is anticipated that post holders will be on campus each working day.
Due to the research, the post holder will have to be comfortable working outside of typical office hours (e.g., laboratory data collection from 8am) and to compressed hours (e.g., x3 days of 10 hours, x 1 day of 5 hours)
Anticipated start date of September (2026) 21st or 28th.

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