Posted 12 June, 2026
Research Assistant School of Public Health
University Vacancies Ireland
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Temporary
Reference: 384586352
Applications are invited for a Research Assistant position within the School of Public Health.
The SCOPE project is a Health Research Board funded international multidisciplinary project to develop a standardised set of outcome measurement tools for evaluation infant-feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity. The project builds on the previously developed core outcome set for infant feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity by determining how best we should measure the most important outcomes in this area.
The candidate will be expected to conduct research related to the project, including contributing to systematic reviews of outcome measurement properties, and to stakeholder engagement and consensus processes. The candidate will work with other members of the research team and will lead and contribute to publications and project dissemination.
Project title: A Standardised Approach to Measuring Infant Feeding Outcomes to Prevent Childhood Obesity (SCOPE)
Application Instructions
For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Karen Matvienko-Sikar, School of Public Health, Tel: + 353 (0) 21 4205512; Email: [email protected]
For further information on the Department: School of Public Health | University College Cork
Document
Candidate Brief_535.pdf 2.73 MB
Apply
The SCOPE project is a Health Research Board funded international multidisciplinary project to develop a standardised set of outcome measurement tools for evaluation infant-feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity. The project builds on the previously developed core outcome set for infant feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity by determining how best we should measure the most important outcomes in this area.
The candidate will be expected to conduct research related to the project, including contributing to systematic reviews of outcome measurement properties, and to stakeholder engagement and consensus processes. The candidate will work with other members of the research team and will lead and contribute to publications and project dissemination.
Project title: A Standardised Approach to Measuring Infant Feeding Outcomes to Prevent Childhood Obesity (SCOPE)
Application Instructions
For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Karen Matvienko-Sikar, School of Public Health, Tel: + 353 (0) 21 4205512; Email: [email protected]
For further information on the Department: School of Public Health | University College Cork
Document
Candidate Brief_535.pdf 2.73 MB
Apply
