Overview
The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, established in 1981, is among the world's leading graduate and professional schools of nutrition. Its mission is to improve the nutritional well-being of people worldwide through the creation of new knowledge, its application and dissemination, and the education and training of future leaders in the field. Faculty, students and staff at the school include physicians and other health practitioners, biomedical and clinical scientists, nutritionists and epidemiologists, agricultural and environmental scientists, economists, psychologists and others whose work on food and nutrition contributes to the sustainable, equitable development of human societies.
What You'll Do
This is a grant funded and two year limited term position.
Under direction of faculty or senior research staff, the Assistant Researcher participates in design and development of research study, execution of protocols and plans, data analysis and reporting of results for research projects and studies.
- Participates in formulating research design, methodologies and study protocols
- Assists in maintaining data management systems, reviews data and trains users
- Performs data analysis and interprets results
- Assists in preparation of summaries, reports, manuscripts, presentations and other study literature
- Assists in writing proposals for continued or new funding sources
- Represents research study
- Provides study information and answers questions
- May present information at conferences, seminars
What We're Looking For
Basic Requirements:
- Knowledge and skills as typically acquired by a Bachelor’s degree and research experience in related discipline
- Research and data management skills
- Proficiency with statistical software
Preferred Qualifications:
Pay Range
Minimum $48,500.00, Midpoint $60,750.00, Maximum $73,000.00
Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.
