World Diet Initiative
World Diet Atlas: Regional Liaison
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Volunteer Role | Remote | Open to All Regions | ~5 Hours/Week
We’re building a working group of regional volunteers to grow and safeguard the Atlas. Each volunteer will act as a point of connection for their region — finding the people and knowledge that belong in the Atlas, supporting contributors through the submission process, and reviewing submissions for accuracy and completeness.
Key Responsibilities
- Stakeholder Mapping — Identify academics, researchers, NGOs, indigenous organisations, and community knowledge-holders working with or practicing heritage diets in your region
- Literature Search — Review published and grey literature to surface existing documentation of regional heritage diets, for potential inclusion in the Atlas
- Outreach — Reach out directly to these identified individuals/groups to introduce the Atlas, invite them to submit, and guide them through the submission process
- Submission Review — Review incoming submissions from your region for completeness and relevance, and work directly with contributors to refine and strengthen submissions before they’re approved and added to the Atlas for public view
Time Commitment & Ways of Working
- Approximately 5 hours a week, largely self-directed and flexible around your own schedule
- The role is entirely remote/online — all you need is a computer and an internet connection, you can work from anywhere
- Before starting, you'll join a <1 hour training/intake session with a member of the WDI team
- Periodic check-ins with the WDI coordinator (Carly Brown) and WDA working group lead (Adaleine Ferreira)
- Expectation to join occasional (maximum once monthly, <1 hour) time-zone-grouped calls to connect with other volunteers working on the Atlas globally
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Who We’re Looking For
- Background (study or work) in nutrition, dietetics, public health nutrition, food systems, food technology, or anthropology
- Early-career researchers or current master’s/PhD students welcome — this can count as a project or volunteering experience alongside your studies
- Genuine interest in heritage diets/food culture and willingness to engage with communities and stakeholders in your region
- Comfortable working independently and proactively reaching out to stakeholders
- Working proficiency in English (our application form and materials are currently English-only), plus command of local/regional language(s) needed to effectively communicate with stakeholders in your region
What You’ll Gain
This is currently an unfunded, volunteer role — we can’t yet offer monetary compensation for your work, though this may change as WDI secures funding.
What We Can Offer:
- Real experience contributing to an ambitious, global scientific initiative from its outset
- Direct collaboration with — and visibility to — world-leading scientists in the field
- A growing international network of peers working on the same mission
- A meaningful, citable contribution to a novel global resource
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How to Apply
Interested candidates can apply via this short form: Interest Form
Role applications will be reviewed by Carly Brown and Adaliene Ferreira, who will curate the working group from submissions received. We will then respond to your application within 5 working days and organise an onboarding.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis — we’ll be filling positions as we go rather than waiting for a cut-off date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
We are aiming to initially recruit 2-3 liaisons from each world region or key country, with a view to expand the team in future.
Anticipated Start Date: Around 1 August 2026 (flexible).
We’d appreciate a commitment of at least 6 months from your start date — this is an ongoing project without a fixed end date, and we hope many volunteers will continue well beyond that and become increasingly involved with the work of the WDI.
Questions?
Reach out to worlddietinitiative.a.ig@radboudumc.nl
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