The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, established in 1981, is among the world's leading graduate and professional schools of nutrition. Its mission is to improve the nutritional well-being of people worldwide through the creation of new knowledge, its application and dissemination, and the education and training of future leaders in the field. Faculty, students and staff at the school include physicians and other health practitioners, biomedical and clinical scientists, nutritionists and epidemiologists, agricultural and environmental scientists, economists, psychologists and others whose work on food and nutrition contributes to the sustainable, equitable development of human societies.What You'll DoThis is a limited term position until October 31, 2029. This Policy Researcher position offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to inform food policy in Africa, South Asia and worldwide through a project entitled National Actions to Improve Affordability of Healthy Diets. The project will be implemented in close collaboration with the Faculty Affairs Officer (FAO) and country partners, using funds from the Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office to help identify the most promising steps towards universal access to sufficiently nutritious food for lifelong health. This National Actions project is a successor to Food Prices for Nutrition (2020-25) that developed the Cost and Affordability of Healthy Diets (CoAHD) metrics of food access published in its current form since 2022 by FAO and the World Bank for global monitoring, and since 2024 by national government agencies to monitor variation within Nigeria, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Pakistan and elsewhere.

About the roleWe are looking for an enthusiastic researcher to join the HESTIA farm trials team, working on practical solutions to help farmers improve sustainability and contribute to global climate and environmental goals. In this role, you’ll be part of a collaborative team designing useful advice and tools for farmers, managing and analysing agricultural data, and leading your own areas of research. You will be part of a team working on the environmental sustainability of farming, working directly with farmers to collect and understand data, and helping turn research into real-world change. You’ll have experience working in behaviour change, experimental design, farm advice or with data on the environmental impacts of farming. You’ll also write up findings for publications, share results at meetings, and present the team’s work to others.About youYou will hold, or be close to completion, of a PhD/DPhil, together with relevant experience. You should have knowledge and practical experience in farm sustainability and feel confident working with large datasets and work with other members of the team to develop tools or advice for farmers. Experience managing your own research projects, carrying out life cycle assessments - especially in agriculture - and working directly with farmers would be valuable. Knowledge of European farming systems is valuable, as are strong communication skills for writing, presenting, and collaborating.This is a great opportunity to work on meaningful research that supports farmers and contributes to a more sustainable future.