Post Doctoral Scholar, Food Marketing, Policy and Children’s Health

We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.

Position Description

Area: Child Health 

Duration: 9 months

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: $50,000 plus University of Calgary Plan C Health Benefits

The Department of Communication, Media and Film in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in Food Marketing, Policy and Children’s Health.

Job Description:

Seeking an exceptional, hard-working and outcomes-oriented postdoctoral scholar to advance two related grant projects on food marketing, policy and children’s health. Reporting to the PI, the PDS will develop a monitoring protocol for tracking child-targeted foods, execute and coordinate data collection, engage in data cleaning, and develop manuscripts of the data. The successful applicant will also conduct relevant literature reviews and engage in grant preparation/writing related to the project. Analysis/manuscript drafting of an already collected dataset on teen-teen-targeted food marketing will also be involved.  

Qualifications:
•    PhD in health sciences, health communication, public health or closely related field, completed within the last 5 years (or will be complete upon PDS start date)
•    Strong track record of scholarly activities including publication of research findings in reputable peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations
•    Professional; self-driven and outcomes oriented
•    Excellent organizational and time management skills
•    Excellent oral and written communication skills, particularly as evidenced via public health journal publications
•    Demonstrated experience with grant preparation/writing
•    Experience in content analysis
•    Track record of excellence (demonstrated outcomes in quantitative or qualitative analysis)
•    Must be a strong team player, and able to work within a collaborative setting with others to set clear priorities while managing multiple timelines and objectives

* Please review the Postdoc Eligibility Guidelines for more information prior to applying for this position.

Application Details:
Candidates shall send a brief letter of application, resumé and references with contact information to Dr. Charlene Elliott (celliott@ucalgary.ca ).

Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted further. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.

Additional Information

To learn more about postdoctoral scholar opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Postdoc Careers website . For more information visit Careers in the Faculty of Arts .

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About the University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca

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To succeed as one of Canada’s top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs. We’re increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone. For more information visit research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs .

About Calgary, Alberta

Calgary is one of the world’s cleanest cities and has been named one of the world’s most livable cities for years. Calgary is a city of leaders – in business, community, philanthropy and volunteerism. Calgarians benefit from the strongest economy in the nation and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. Calgary is less than an hour’s drive from the Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America.

The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy in line with the foundational goals of Eyes High , committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do.

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