The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position beginning January 1, 2020. The candidate will be expected to contribute to the research mission of the center in nutrition, food marketing, and/or health disparities.  This is a full time, annually renewable position with a maximum duration of 2 years. 

This Postdoctoral Fellow will contribute to research on nutrition, food marketing and health disparities under Dr. Frances Fleming-Milici, Assistant Research Professor, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include nutritional analyses, quantitative and qualitative data collection, data analyses, literature reviews, grant writing, and writing scientific papers. Additional duties include supervising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, including dietetics interns’ research rotation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Ph.D. in Nutrition, Public Health, Public Policy, Psychology, or related field completed within the past 2 years
2. Registered Dietician
3. Proficient in SPSS, SAS, STATA or other statistical software programs
4. Strong analytical and statistical skills (e.g., multivariate analyses)
5. Strong oral and written communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Candidates whose research interests intersect with those of supervising faculty
2. Ability to work independently
3. Excellent organizational skills
4. Excellent interpersonal skills
5. Experience presenting research to a range of audiences
6. Experience computing and evaluating nutrient content and nutritional quality of food and dietary patterns (e.g., HEI, DQI-I, DRI)

APPOINTMENT TERMS

This is a full-time, annually renewable position based in Hartford CT.

TO APPLY

Please apply online via UConn Jobs (https://hr.uconn.edu/jobs/), Staff Positions, Search #2020144.  Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement and examples of recent publications, and names and contact information for three references. Evaluation of applicants will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.

Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check. (Search #2020144)

This job posting is scheduled to be removed at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on December 31, 2019.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics, which may be found at http://www.ct.gov/ethics/site/default.asp.

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