Postdoc position in food-system modelling at the University of Oxford and University College London

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Subject: Postdoc position in food-system modelling at the University of Oxford and University College London
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:14:57 +0000
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Dear colleagues, I’m pleased to share with you a job ad for a new position in our interdisciplinary team of food-system researchers based in London and Oxford. Please consider applying if you’re interested! I’ve pasted the ad below and here
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Dear colleagues,

 

I’m pleased to share with you a job ad for a new position in our interdisciplinary team of food-system researchers based in London and Oxford. Please consider applying if you’re interested!  

 

I’ve pasted the ad below and here is the online link: https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=180825

 

In case you have any questions about the post or would like to chat more broadly about what London and Oxford have to offer, please do get in touch (marco.sp...@ouce.ox.ac.uk or marco.sp...@ucl.ac.uk).

 

Best wishes,

Marco

 

Dr Marco Springmann

Senior Researcher on Environment and Health | Environmental Change Institute | University of Oxford

Professorial Research Fellow in Climate Change, Food Systems and Health | Institute for Global Health | University College London 

Tel: +44-(0)7460202512 | Web: https://foodsystemsresearchgroup.github.io/website/

 

Postdoctoral Researcher in Food Systems

Environment Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY

We are seeking a research fellow to work on a project on global food systems analysis. This is an exciting opportunity to join a new multi-disciplinary research team on food systems analysis jointly based at University College London and the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, with offices in both London and Oxford. The new research group is supported by long-term funding from Wellcome Trust and by project-specific funding from the EU Horizon programme.

 

As part of a multi-disciplinary research team, you will contribute to analyses of the global food system. Some of the interests of the project will be to develop trajectories of dietary change towards healthier and more sustainable diets with a particular attention to alternative protein sources, and to integrate environmental, health, and nutritional assessments of dietary and food-system changes. You will also have the opportunity to develop your own research ideas and to collaborate with other members of the team on food system analyses.

 

You must hold, or be close to completion of a doctoral degree in a relevant field (e.g., data science, geography, environmental science, public health, economics). You will have experience relevant for food systems modelling including technical knowledge (e.g., in data science, input-output modelling, applied economic modelling, environmental and ecological assessments, GIS, comparative risk assessments), as well as proficiency in data analysis and coding. Your writing and communication skills allow you to interact effectively with different academic communities.

 

Applications should include responses to each of the selection criteria set out in the job description. Applications that do not include responses to all criteria will not be considered. Please note that the responsibilities listed below include those specific to the role, as well as those generic to a grade 7 postholder.

 

Informal enquiries are very welcome and can be addressed to Dr Marco Springmann (marco.sp...@ouce.ox.ac.uk).

 

This post is fixed-term until 31 October 2027 and offered on a full-time basis, with the possibility to extend by another year. 

 

What We Offer 

 

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ well-being, and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

  • An excellent contributory pension scheme
  • 38 days annual leave
  • A comprehensive range of childcare services
  • Family leave schemes
  • Cycle loan scheme
  • Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans.

 

Application Process

 

You will be required to upload a covering letter with a supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. In your supporting statement, please explain how you meet each of the selection criteria found in the job description, and why you would like to do this role. See guidance at  https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/cv-and-supporting-statement.

 

Any technical questions related to this vacancy can be sent to: rec...@ouce.ox.ac.uk  

 

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 12 August 2025. Only applications submitted by this time will be considered. 

 

The web link to the job ad can be found here: https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=180825

Thanks a lot for your interest!

 

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