Details
1106654
Liverpool John Moores University
02/02/2026
Other - See Job
140 hours between February and June 2026
Smart Casual
Pay
£12.83
£1.55
Description
Role
*Ringfenced to LJMU Level 5, Level 6 and MSc Public Health Students only*
School of Public and Allied Health: Research and Knowledge Exchange undergraduate and post graduate student funded internships
You will be responsible for undertaking a scoping review focusing on infant feeding.
Background: Breastfeeding is recommended as the optimum infant feeding method (WHO 2023). However, there may be instances where an alternative feeding method is required alongside breastfeeding for healthy term infants. Such instances include maternal illness or maternal-infant separation.
At present the ‘default’ alternative feeding method to breastfeeding is bottle feeding. However, evidence shows that introduction of a bottle to a breastfed baby can negatively impact breastfeeding duration (O’Connor et al. 2018, Isaia et al. 2017) reducing the health benefits to mothers/infants. Additionally, there is a strong correlation between bottle feeding and childhood obesity/type 2 diabetes, creating problems later in life (Horta et al 2022, Zheng et al 2021).
There are alternative feeding methods to a bottle, however there are no reviews of these methods pertaining to healthy term breastfed infants. Given the negative impact of bottle feeding on breastfeeding and maternal and infant health and the importance of this from a public health perspective, alternative infant feeding methods to a bottle for healthy term breastfeeding infants require investigation
Aim: to undertake a scoping review on alternative infant feeding methods to a bottle for healthy term breastfeed infants up to 1 year of age.
Objectives include:
• To build student expertise and experience in relation to RKE.
• To enhance student knowledge on public health approaches to health and well-being issues.
• To enhance student experience, academic progression and future employment prospects.
Internship details:
This advert is one of the five RKE internships during 25/26 academic within the School of Public and Allied Health. The internship duration will be 140 hours, which can be completed part-time alongside your studies (between February to June 2026).
Internships are advertised via Unitemps at LJMU, so you must be registered with Unitemps to be eligible to apply.
Duties and responsibilities
The main duties of the internsip are as follows:
Stage 1 – month 1 Finalise JBI scoping review protocol (already completed, requires final review and testing of data extraction tool). Submit protocol to Open Science Framework
Stage 2 - months 2-3 Commence searches, save to Endnote, remove duplicates, upload final publications to Rayyan (free version)
Stage 3 - month 4 Review publications with research team
Stage 4 - month 5 Write up results, commence final report
This internship is an opportunity for you to:
• Gain invaluable RKE skills and experience including the collection, cleaning and analyses of quantitative and/or qualitative data; conducting literature reviews; output production; and set up and delivery of RKE activities.
• Enhance your knowledge of public health approach to responding to substance use, and supporting the well-being of the LGBTQ+ community, through supporting research, engagement in informal training and events within and external to LJMU.
• Test out your RKE ideas and discover if this is the type of work you want to pursue in future.
• Have examples/evidence to reference on future application forms and during interviews and show your commitment and enthusiasm to any future employer.
Skills and experience
Skills and experience:
Location
LJMU
Additional information
*Ringfenced to LJMU Level 5, Level 6 and MSc Public Health Students only*Applications will close at 11:59pm on Sunday 18th January 2026.