Dear all,



I have a PhD scholarship available for someone to work on sustainable
diets/sustainable food systems for Pacific Island countries. It's open to
NZ and international students and provides NZD 25,000 per year for three
years. Food composition work will necessarily feature in the research.



Website: http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/admission/
scholarships-bursaries-awards/other-scholarships/latest-
scholarships/latest-adverts_home.cfm





*PhD Scholarship in the College of Health -- Massey University Doctoral
Scholarships*
Massey University, Wellington Campus, School of Public Health and/or Food
and Nutrition invites applications for a *PhD scholarship to study
sustainable diets and food systems in Pacific Island countries*.

The ecosystems and agro-ecological zones of Pacific Island countries are
rich in terrestrial and marine biodiversity that would support sustainable
diets for the populations. Yet the nearly-11 million people in these
countries have the highest rates in the world of obesity and diabetes, and
other diet-related chronic diseases. Their diets are often dominated by
high fat/high sugar imported convenience foods, and agricultural
exploitation is leading to extensive loss of agro-biodiversity and
degradation of land.  Many of these Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
are precarious in terms of their vulnerabilities to various manifestations
of climate change, and other anthropogenic and natural phenomena.

Various research groups have worked on the development of methods, metrics
and indicators to characterise sustainable diets and food systems. These
remain largely theoretical, and to date have not been widely applied in
order to further develop, validate or use them as tools.  The aim of this
project is to investigate three methodological frameworks (see references)
which address sustainable diets and food systems, and to develop, validate,
customise and apply as a tool to the unique ecosystems of Pacific Island
countries. The processes employed will include transdisciplinary project
design and execution, and multi-sectoral involvement for policy
ramifications and development.

The outcomes will have application to national and regional policies and
interventions and to intergovernmental commitments including the
Sustainable Development Goals, Aichi Targets, the International Treaty on
Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Code of Conduct for
Responsible Fisheries, and more. It will addresses the issues elaborated in
December 2015 by the UN General Assembly (A/70/472/Add.2 - paragraph 11) in
the Small Island Developing States Partnership (SIDS) Framework, in
accordance with paragraph 101 of the SAMOA Pathway, to monitor and ensure
the full implementation of pledges and commitments through partnerships for
SIDS. This project will also contribute to the action-oriented,
results-focused Global Multi-stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue, and
will directly and indirectly address each of the UN’s Sustainable
Development Goals (2015) and the commitment of the Third International
Conference on Small Island Developing States (2014). Ultimately, the goal
is to realise tangible, long-lasting benefits for nutrition and food
security, public health, and for environmental sustainability, e.g.,
conservation of food biodiversity through sustainable use.

Research will be supervised by Professor Barbara Burlingame. The
scholarship provides a tax-free stipend of NZ$25,000 per annum for three
years.  Both international and domestic students are eligible.


Applicants should have or expect to receive a BSc(Hons) or MSc degree or
equivalent in nutrition, health science, public health, epidemiology, or
related field; coursework or project work in diet/health-related
sustainable development, *food composition*/consumption studies,
environmental toxicology/exposure assessments is highly desirable. Scholarship
regulations
<http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/admission/scholarships-bursaries-awards/other-scholarships/search-results/search-results_home.cfm?page=award_display&scholarship_id=1179>
should be reviewed prior to applying.

Applications close September 5. Starting date to be determined.
Applications including a CV, academic transcript, and letter of motivation
should be sent by email to Professor Burlingame,[log in to unmask]



Cheers,

Barbara



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Barbara Burlingame, Ph.D.
Professor of Nutrition and Food Systems
College of Health
Massey University <http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/home.cfm>
Wellington, New Zealand
Mobile NZ: +64 (0) 22 176 6016
Mobile Italy: +39 340 699 9545
Skype: barbara.burlingame
Email: [log in to unmask]
ResearchGate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/
Barbara_Burlingame

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