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PhD / doctoral candidate in health and food (Healthy Nutrition group)
UIC Barcelona's Healthy Nutrition group in the Department of Medicine is offering a three-year doctoral research position in health and food. The work covers healthy dietary patterns, nutrition and the prevention of chronic disease, plus some science communication and outreach.
- Country
- ES
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Funded position (amount not stated)
- Apply by
- 05 Dec 2026
- Job type
- Contract
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Research
- Openings
- 1
Who can apply
Master's degree in a health discipline or equivalent
Review the original notice to confirm the requirements. Related degrees are not automatically equivalent; the recruiting organisation decides eligibility.
What you’ll do
- Carry out three years of doctoral research on healthy dietary patterns and nutrition
- Study links between diet and chronic disease prevention
- Analyse research data with statistical software
- Contribute to science communication and outreach activities
What the employer asks for
- Master's degree in a health field or equivalent
- Knowledge of research methods and data analysis (required)
- Qualitative research experience is valued
- Proficiency with R, SPSS or Stata and reference managers
- High level of English; Catalan or Spanish is an advantage
- Science communication, time management and teamwork skills
- Responsible use of AI tools
Selection process
- Review of applications
- Interview of shortlisted candidates
Documents to keep ready
Not stated in the source. Review the original notice.
Pay, benefits and perks
Three-year funded doctoral position
About the employer
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona) is a private university whose health sciences faculties are based on the Sant Cugat campus near Barcelona.
How to apply
Read the full notice and follow the instructions on the original application page.
Apply by 5 Dec 2026; shortlisted candidates will be interviewed
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. named in this notice
- Nutrition and dietary patterns research
- Statistics (R
- SPSS or Stata)
- Qualitative research
- Science communication
- PhD
- Junior Research Fellow
- JRF
- Senior Research Fellow
- SRF
- Postdoctoral
- Research Associate
- Food Technology research
- GATE XL
- ICAR NET
- ASRB
Pay on similar vacancies
From 3 Research & Academia vacancies on FSD in the same role family that publish pay. Monthly, before deductions.
Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- Summarise your dissertation or main research project in two minutes for a non-specialist panel.
- Why this group or lab, and how does your experience fit the project described in the call?
- How did you design your experiments and choose the statistical analysis?
- Which analytical techniques have you used hands-on, and what were their limitations?
- What would be the first three months of work on this project if you were selected?
- Tell us about a result that did not work and what you did next.
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Prepare a short research statementOne page on your project experience and why this group or call fits.
- Line up refereesMost calls ask for two or three referees; tell them in advance.
- Check the funding termsFellowship amount, duration, HRA and eligibility (NET / GATE) differ between calls.
Source & editorial check
Apply by email to the addresses given on the listing (including the second address in its additional comments). Shortlisted applicants are interviewed.
Original posting: 2026-11-06
Checked 2026-11-07 · Updated 2026-11-07
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