Sci Research Manager

Description:

The Prevention Research Center at the University of New Mexico is looking for a highly motivated and creative Scientific Research Manager to work with a multidisciplinary research team in the development, implementation and evaluation of social marketing campaigns for health promotion and disease prevention. Eat Smart to Play Hard (ESPH) is one of those social marketing campaigns funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program- Education (SNAP-Ed). ESPH works with children 8 - 11 years old and their families to support them in their healthy lives. The main goal is to make it convenient and fun for the children to eat more fruits and vegetables as a way to get to their goal of playing hard. Other social marketing initiatives developed at the Center are with teens and older adults.

As a member of the social marketing team, the successful
candidate will:

• Provide organizational leadership
  and coordination for SNAP-Ed social marketing field research projects
  involving state and federal agencies, school staff, community partners,
  vendors, and other external research entities.
• Design and implement new
  research and program concepts, protocols, and procedures to reduce obesity
  and chronic related diseases, applying diversified knowledge of nutrition,
  social marketing, and relevant scientific principles, practices, and
  methods.
• Maintain current
  knowledge in nutrition, social marketing, and graphic design since they
  will introduce and establish all relevant changes and adaptations to be
  current in the evidence-based approaches related to our research and
  programs.
• Collect, analyze, and
  interpret data; plan, organize, and moderate focus groups; develop and
  administer surveys; complete data entry; prepare and submit abstracts and
  presentations for scientific conferences and other groups; and help
  prepare manuscripts for publication.
• Prepare reports in the
  National Program Evaluation and Reporting System (N-PEARS) for SNAP-Ed
  funding.
• Provide supervision and
  leadership to project staff and state coordinators engaged in the
  execution of SNAP-Ed programming and research using the SNAP-Ed Plan
  Guidance and Institutional Review Board (IRB) scientific research
  regulations and requirements.
• Maintain relationships
  with community partners to implement SNAP-Ed programming, including field
  visits to elementary and middle schools, senior centers, and health
  community events throughout NM.
• Prepare quarterly and
  annual reports, grant proposals, and community expert contracts and manage
  the SNAP-Ed tools, success stories, and resources for the national SNAP-Ed
  library.
• Oversee and coordinate
  purchasing for program maintenance, operation, and troubleshooting of the
  program's equipment, materials, and promotion; ensuring project compliance
  with food safety regulations and standards.

See the Position Description for additional information.

Bachelor's degree; at least 3 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

• Experience with community-engaged research
• Experience working with rural communities in New Mexico.
• Experience with nutrition education.
• Experience in writing reports, grant proposals, and scientific journals.
• Experience with social marketing.
• Background in nutrition.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of individuals in diverse communities.

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visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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