Food choice and their determinants of children in Ireland.

TU Dublin is seeking to recruit a PhD student to work on a Project involving food choices among Irish children. Prof John Kearney, in collaboration with other Irish Universities through the Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance (www.iuna.net), will investigate food intakes of children in Ireland and its potential impact on nutrition and health. A particular strength of this study will be having data on diet, physical activity, anthropometry and socio-demographic variables in addition to data on food choice behaviour. The successful applicants will be an enthusiastic graduate in BSc Human Nutrition/Dietetics (or equivalent) with a minimum of a 2.1 honours degree or an MSc. The role will involve database construction and analyses and will be principally desk-based. Experience of working with food consumption databases and/or factors influencing food intake as well as SPSS would be a distinct advantage and a high level of initiative is expected. Enquiries can be made to Professor Kearney (John.kearney@tudublin.ie)

min. 2.1 in level 8 (nutrition or nutrition related degree) – experience in data analysis using SPSS desirable

Student Stipend per annum: €25,000

Fees covered by the funding per annum: € 6,000

Duration of Funding: 3.5 year

Deadline to submit an application: Friday 1^st May 2026 at  5PM

If you are interested in submitting an application for this project, please complete an Expression of Interest.