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Project Title
Food systems and trends, risk intelligence and food safety accountability

Description
The RA will be asked to conduct a literature review on consumer-based food trends in North America and Canada. The review will be complimented by an online survey which will need to be designed by using Qualtrics. The data will need to be analyzed, and reported.

Responsibilities

The RA will be involved in the conduct of a systematic review of academic and grey literature. The person will need to be autonomous and knowledge of Qualtrics would be ideal. The person will need to have the ability to write academic journal articles.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate must have a graduate level degree, or be in the final stages of completing a research-based graduate level degree, and have demonstrated experience with quantitative methods. Preference will be given to those with a demonstrated food related research focus, but other research backgrounds will also be considered. Previous involvement in the conduct of systematic reviews will be an asset.

The RA will have flexibility in terms of task assignment. The RA must be willing to work to deadlines, with the expectations that at time, this might mean working outside of standard work hours. The ideal candidate will commit to the project and project outcomes. The first month of the position is probationary.

To apply, please forward your application letter, current CV, and the names of at least two referees who can speak to your academic research to Sylvain Charlebois at sylvain.charlebois@dal.ca. Deadline is May 23rd, 2016. Only the selected candidates will be contacted.