Research Associate - Exploring Surplus Food Redistribution (Milton Keynes, ENG, GB, MK7 6AA)
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About the Role
Academics from the Faculty of Business & Law (FBL) are inviting applications for a Research Associate role to support the Open Societal Challenges project Exploring Surplus Food Redistribution . This project aims to develop a self-sustaining surplus food redistribution (SFR) framework, co-creating it with project partners in Milton Keynes and Eastbourne who are food charities. This will start with a mapping to identify the different business models involved (e.g. food banks, community fridges, garden allotments, pantries, larders), understand the local challenges,
and explore more collaborative and efficient redistribution practices. The information collected at this stage will feed into a data analytics and discrete-event simulation modelling stage, where we aim to explore local operations and visualise opportunities for more collaborative and efficient management of surplus food. We envisage that this framework will be applicable to other UK communities, helping strengthen equitable, collaborative, and sustainable local food systems.
You will work with three academics in the operations and supply chain management field (two from the OU and one from the State University of So Paulo, Brazil). Its expected that the selected person will take part and conduct interviews with different non-profit organisations and eventually will have to travel to East Sussex for data collection and field observations.
There is the potential opportunity to support the team in writing outcomes, such as conferen
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