Research assistant

We are looking for a Research assistant with focus on dietary assessment for a fixed-term position until 30 June 2022 at the School of Medical Sciences.

Background
A full-time nutritional research assistant is required to assist with the development and validation of dietary assessment instruments. An important aspect of this work will be to assist in creating instruments that are suitable for a culturally and ethnically diverse population (especially dietary behaviour among Swedish, Syrian, Iraqi and Somali women).  The development of the instruments will take place during 2020-22.

Duties and responsibilities
The duties of the research assistant will include assisting with the following:


• Organisational aspects and communication with participants, including: planning appointments according to protocol, organising the presence of interpreters, answering phone calls and sending reminders using a questionnaire management system
• Assist participants where necessary during follow-up questionnaires in the form of an interview, including helping participants to complete 24h diet recall (using the instrument from the national diet survey) and a food frequency questionnaire. This may include travel to a variety of communities within Örebro, with some participants living in the larger area of Örebro län.
• Cleaning and managing data from the various dietary assessment instruments
• Participation in development/improvement of the nutrient calculation of the dietary assessment instruments, such as finding nutritional composition of foods, common recipes, as well as common names of foods and dishes, portion sizes and food photography

Qualifications
Applicants should have completed an undergraduate degree or equivalent, preferably in the area of nutrition. Key aspects of the job include data collection through interviews and therefore good communication skills are essential.  Experience of interviewing is desirable.  Knowledge and experience of research in the area of nutrition is essential.  Knowledge of Swedish, Middle-Eastern or Northern African cooking and culture is desirable.  Knowledge of managing a database is desirable.  Research support experience is desirable, but more recently qualified applicants may be considered if they can demonstrate competence.

Close attention will be paid to your personal qualities, your ability to perform duties autonomously, your interpersonal skills and ability to cooperate, as well as your ability to relate to people in a way that inspires trust and confidence.

We expect you to be flexible and open to change with the ability to assume a quality-conscious and responsible approach towards your duties.

Information
The position is full-time and temporary until 30th of June 2022.

The salary depends on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience.

For more information, please contact Dr Marleen Lentjes: maria.lentjes@oru.se

At Örebro University, we expect each member of staff to be open to development and change; take responsibility for their work and performance; demonstrate a keen interest in collaboration and contribute to development; as well as to show respect for others by adopting a constructive and professional approach.

Örebro University actively pursues equal opportunities and gender equality as well as a work environment characterised by openness, trust and respect. We value the qualities that diversity adds to our operations.

Application
The application is made online. Click the button “Apply” to begin the application procedure.

For the application to be complete, the following electronic documents must be included:


• Covering letter, outlining how you believe you can contribute to the continued development of Örebro University
• CV with a relevant description of your overall qualifications and experience
• Copies of relevant course/degree certificates and references verifying your knowledge and skills

Only documents written in Swedish, English, Norwegian and Danish can be reviewed.

The application deadline is 2022-02-23. We look forward to receiving your application!

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As directed by the National Archives of Sweden (Riksarkivet), we are required to deposit one file copy of the application documents, excluding publications, for a period of two years after the appointment decision has gained legal force.