PhD fellow in Nutrition and bone health

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Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science at University of Copenhagen is offering a PhD scholarship in nutrition commencing 01.06.2020 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Description of the scientific environment
The Section for Preventive and Clinical Nutrition possesses specialist expertise within the documentation of the health effects of foods, diets, clinical nutrition and the use and development of biomarkers.
The section conducts meal and long-term dietary intervention studies focusing on single foods, food components, and whole diets and involve adult subjects to investigate the possibilities to scientifically substantiate the cause effect relationship between dietary intake and particular health effects. The section also works with patients to find the most optimal diets as part of their treatment. The section develops new methods for measuring food consumption, nutrition and health outcomes using metabolomics and advanced statistical methods (Read more here).

Project description
This project examines the role of calcium in prevention of bone loss in postmenopausal women. The project specifically addresses the application of a novel calcium supplement to be tested in a 12 months randomized controlled intervention trial to be conducted at two centres. The tasks include a pilot study and a main study with recruitment, intervention and measurements of dietary intake and bone status. The PhD project is part of a larger study with cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Principal supervisor isProfessor Inge Tetens, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, E-mail: [email protected] , Direct Phone: +4535332127. Co-advisor is MD, PhD, Associate professor Mette Friberg Hitz, National Research Center for Bone Health, Zealand University Hospital.

Job description
The position is available for a 3-year period and your key tasks as a PhD student at SCIENCE are:

  • To manage and carry through your research project
  • Attend and complete PhD courses
  • Write scientific articles and your PhD thesis
  • Teach and disseminate your research
  • To stay at an external research institution for a few months, preferably abroad
  • Work for the department

mal requirements
Applicants should hold an MSc degree in nutrition or related areas with good results and good English skills. Fluency in Danish (Scandinavian) both written as spoken is required. As criteria for the assessment of your qualifications emphasis will also be laid on and relevant work experience and previous publications (if any).

Terms of employment
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.
Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

The starting salary is currently at a minimum DKK 328.355 (approx. €43,750) including annual supplement (+ pension at a minimum DKK 53,360). Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

Application Procedure
The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include

  • Cover Letter, stating which PhD project you are applying for and detailing your motivation and background for applying for the specific PhD project.
  • CV
  • Diploma and transcripts of records (BSc and MSc)
  • Other information for consideration, e.g. list of publications (if any),
  • Full contact details (Name, address, telephone & email) of 1-3 professional referee

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 22 March 2020, 23:59 GMT +1.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee. Afterwards an assessment committee will be appointed to evaluate the selected applications. The applicants will be notified of the composition of the committee and the final selection of a successful candidate will be made by the Head of Department, based on the recommendations of the assessment committee and the interview committee.

The main criterion for selection will be the research potential of the applicant and the above mentioned skills. The successful candidate will then be requested to formally apply for enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD school of Science. You can read more about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Questions
For specific information about the PhD scholarship, please contact the principal supervisor Professor Inge Tetens, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, E-mail: [email protected], Direct Phone: +4535332127.
General information about PhD programmes at SCIENCE is available at http://www.science.ku.dk/phd.

Kilde: Jobnet.dk


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Denne ledige stilling har jobtypen "Forsker", og befinder sig i kategorien "Sundhed og forskning".

Arbejdsstedet er beliggende i København N.

Jobbet er oprettet på vores service den 6.3.2020, men kan have været deaktiveret og genaktiveret igen.

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  • København N
  • Søndag den 22. marts 2020

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