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Part-Time Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Planetary Health, Nutrition and Food Security University of Exeter in United Kingdom

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Postdoc

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Participatory Action Research

Funding

This is a part-time 0.5 FTE, fixed-term post funded by the Wellcome Trust until 31 December 2029. The salary is £44,352 pro rata per annum on Grade F, subject to knowledge, skills and experience.

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Dec 9, 2026

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University of Exeter

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Keywords

Participatory Action Research
Environmental Science
Sociology
Agriculture
Nutrition
Salud Pública
Food Insecurity
Agroecology
Realist Evaluation

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About this position

The University of Exeter is recruiting a part-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join PHOENix: Planetary Health Optimisation for Enhancing Nutrition and Food Security Through School Feeding Programmes in Egypt. The five-year programme is funded by a Wellcome Early-Career Award and led by Dr Fatma Sabet.

PHOENix investigates how Egypt’s school feeding programmes work, for whom they work and in what circumstances. The project aims to co-produce school meals with communities that are nutritious, culturally relevant, affordable and compatible with planetary boundaries. Its interdisciplinary research combines realist review, realist evaluation of school-feeding case studies and agroecological co-production with farmers, cooks, parents, teachers and pupils.

The successful fellow will be the UK-based research fellow on the team. The role involves leading day-to-day realist evaluation research, combining qualitative interviews with nutritional, environmental and agroecological data. The fellow will coordinate researchers across the UK and Egypt, work closely with an Egypt-based postdoctoral researcher and fieldwork technicians, and collaborate with project partners in Egypt.

Co-production and creative methods are central to the programme, including photo essays, murals and Playback Theatre. The fellow will help design and run participatory activities, organise meetings of advisory and participatory groups, lead ethics applications and approvals for research involving children and other groups, and contribute to academic publications, conference presentations and future funding proposals.

The researcher will join a collaborative environment spanning the University of Exeter, community partners, policymakers and artists, with links to organisations including the School Meals Coalition and the World Food Programme. The project offers experience in mixed-methods, realist, participatory and creative research addressing food and nutrition equity.

Funding details

This is a part-time 0.5 FTE, fixed-term post funded by the Wellcome Trust until 31 December 2029. The salary is £44,352 pro rata per annum on Grade F, subject to knowledge, skills and experience.

What's required

Applicants should possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification or experience in public health, nutrition, food systems, social science or a related field. Candidates should be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify research-funding sources and contribute to securing funds; present at conferences and other events; work collaboratively; supervise others; and act as a team leader when required. Specialist knowledge sufficient to develop research programmes and methodologies is expected, along with research skills applicable to real-world problems and interdisciplinary work.

How to apply

Apply through the University of Exeter Careers vacancy page using the Apply button. Read the Job Description and Person Specification for full role details; contact HR Helpdesk for application support or Dr Fatma Sabet for informal enquiries.

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