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Job Position: Programme officer (Food safety and nutrition)

Consumers International (CI) is an independent global campaigning voice for consumers. With over 220 member organisations in 115 countries, we are building a powerful international consumer movement to help protect and empower consumers everywhere. They are looking for a Programme officer (Food safety and nutrition).

As Programme Officer you will be responsible for developing and delivering an international programme of work addressing consumer concerns in the area of food safety and nutrition. A significant proportion of the work will be delivered in the context of a joint work programme agreed with the World Health Organisation.

The candidate should have at least two years of experience in the subject area and at least one year’s experience of working on multi partner projects.

Consumers International is an equal opportunities employer with a policy to ensure that no job applicant or employee should receive less favourable treatment on any grounds not relevant to good employment practice.

Consumers International is a not for profit company

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title: Programme officer (4 days per week)

(Food safety and nutrition)

Location: London

Managed by: Head of Campaigns

Duration: Permanent.

Salary: 27,404 pro rata

For more information on this job and to apply visit Consumers International’s website

www.consumersinternational.org/jobs

Contact

Kate Scott

HR Officer

Consumers International

24 Highbury Crescent

London N5 1RX

UK

Tel: 00 44 20 7226 6663

Fax: 00 44 20 7354 0607

Email: kscott@consint.org

Closing date for applications: 5pm Thursday 24 June

Interviews will be held the week beginning 5 July 2010.

PhD studentship available to start in October 2010

*Healthy Environments Research Programme PhD Studentship*

*Neighbourhood food environment and diet in Pittsburgh, USA*

The Healthy Environments Research Programme (HERP) in the Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London in collaboration with RAND, Pittsburgh, USA invites applications for a three-year Queen Mary College Studentship commencing in October 2010.

This studentship will capitalise on an exciting opportunity to be involved in a large 5-year project funded by the US National Institutes of Health investigating the role of the neighbourhood environment on diet in Pittsburgh, USA. This studentship will capitalise on data generated by this project and/or allows scope for a complementary study to take place within the context of the larger project. The final project will be defined by the student in collaboration with the supervisors. The project will involve travel and fieldwork in Pittsburgh and there may be significant opportunities to work with a number US colleagues at RAND, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Illinois, Chicago.

The award is available as a three year Queen Mary College Studentship.
The project will be supervised by Dr Steven Cummins and Dr Dianna Smith (Queen Mary) and Dr Tamara Dubowitz (RAND Pittsburgh, USA).

Candidates should have a good first degree with a strong social scientific component (minimum 2.1). A relevant Masters degree would also be preferred (Geography, GIS, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental Psychology, Medical Sociology, Public Health Nutrition and related areas). Applications from individuals with applied or business and industrial experience are also welcome.

Closing Dates :Friday 11th June.

Interviews will be held the week beginning Monday 28th June

Further details are available from here:

http://webspace.qmul.ac.uk/healthyenvironments/opportunities.html
http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduate/humangeography/index.html