Do you want to promote healthy eating and food literacy?
You could be our new colleague if you are a skilled consultant with experience within disease prevention and health promotion.
You will be part of the Research group for Risk Benefit at the National Food Institute (DTU Food). The research group is highly ambitious and world leading within the research area. The researchers in the group have competencies within nutrition, toxicology, microbiology, epidemiology, or mathematical modelling. We focus on quantitative health assessment of food and diets, and development of technological solutions for nutritional science to be used in observational and intervention studies.
The job
You will be part of the GrowBot Universe project with the objective to develop and test an innovative learning universe targeting pupils in primary school with the purpose of supporting teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The focus will be on promoting healthy eating and food literacy, and development of new teaching methods that combine technology and nutrition.
You will work in a multi-disciplinary team and will be responsible for finalize the development of the teaching materials and testing these in a real-life intervention study. The main tasks will be to develop teaching materials within the STEM area and conduct an intervention study among school children
Our expectations of you
Candidates should have a PhD degree or equivalent.
We expect that you have a solid background in life science. Required skills include:
- Strong epidemiological and nutritional background
- Experienced in conducting human intervention studies
- Experienced in developing teaching materials for primary schools
- Fluent in Danish and English, written as well as oral
We are working in a research area integrating different research disciplines. It is therefore important that:
- You enjoy working with complex topics
- You are motivated by both personal and team accomplishments
- You thrive on multidisciplinary collaboration
What we offer in return
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in a multidisciplinary environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and an academic freedom tempered by responsibility.
Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed with the relevant union. You are employed as a Senior Officer.
Workplace and period of employment:
- The workplace will be at the Life Science & Bioengineering buildings specifically designed to accommodate and facilitate our activities. The buildings are located at the DTU main campus in Kgs. Lyngby in the greater Copenhagen area, which is acknowledged for its excellent standards of living, childcare and welfare system.
- Starting date is March 1st 2022 (or according to mutual agreement).
- The period of employment is 16 months (37 hours/week).
Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than 4 February 2022.Open the “Apply online” link, fill out the form and attach your motivated application, CV, list of publications and exam certificates.
If you would like additional information about the position, please contact project leader, senior scientist Rikke Andersen +4540215377 or research group leader Morten Poulsen ([email protected]).
You can read more about DTU Food on www.food.dtu.dk
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear vision to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That vision lives on today. DTU has 12,900 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.
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