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Jobs and Funding Opportunities

Time Use Research PhD Studentship, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Application deadline: 28 February 2010
Please note this course will be conducted in German
Further details (PDF)

Funding Opportunity for Obesity Policy Research in the USA:
Evaluation and Measures (R01/R03/R21)
Applications using the ATUS and Eating Module Welcome

The USA National Cancer Insitute is delighted to announce new obesity policy-related research funding opportunities, issued by NCI, NHLBI, NIDDK, NICHD, OBSSR, and CDC.

Grant applications are encouraged that propose to:

Conduct evaluation research of obesity-related “natural experiments” (defined here as research on community and other population-level policy interventions) that may affect diet and physical activity behavior, and/or
Develop and/or validate relevant community-level measures (instruments and methodologies to assess the food and physical activity environments at the community level).

Additional details are available at the links below. Note that standard receipt dates apply.

Research funding opportunity using ATUS and Eating module

The Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) of the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) announces the availability of funds and a request for applications to conduct research that focuses on USDA's domestic food assistance and nutrition programs. The three priority research areas are (1) Food Assistance and Children's Well-Being, (2) Interactions Between the Built Environment and Food Assistance Programs, and (3) Using Behavioral Economics and Incentives To Promote Child Nutrition. ERS will accept proposals under this program for funding levels, inclusive of indirect cost when applicable, between $100,000 and $400,000 (for the duration of the grant and/or the cooperative agreement, not to exceed 3 years). Total funding available for this research is approximately $2.2-$2.7 million. The deadline for proposal submission is April 12, 2010. The complete announcement is at: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/AP/AP044/

Note that although these priority research areas do not easily lend themselves to time use research, the American Time Use Survey and the Eating & Health Module are suggested data sources, and in addition to the priority topics, "Applicants may propose other policy-relevant topics with justification."

School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies
Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes
Applications using the ATUS and Eating Module Welcome

National Cancer Institute is delighted to announce new obesity policy-related research funding opportunities, issued by NCI, NHLBI, NICHD, OBSSR, and CDC.

Grant applications are encouraged that propose to:

Foster multidisciplinary research that will evaluate how policies (federal, state and school district levels) can influence school physical activity and nutrition environments, youths’ obesogenic behaviors (e.g., nutrition and physical activity behaviors), and weight outcomes;
Understand how schools are implementing these policies and examine multi-level influences on adoption and implementation at various levels (e.g. federal, state, school district, and school); and
Understand the synergistic or counteractive effect of school nutrition and physical activity polices on the home and community environment and body weight.

Additional details are available at the links below. Note that standard receipt dates apply.

If you know of a time use jobs or funding which is not listed here and would like to share with other researchers, please contact Kimberly Fisher.