Assistant Professor, Nutrition Specialist (Las Vegas, NV)
Core
Develop, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based nutrition education programs and interventions to improve the nutritional health of school-age children and adolescents across Nevada.
Role type
Tenure-track Assistant Professor (Nutrition Specialist)
Builds
Statewide Extension programming, research agenda, and community partnerships
Domain
Public Health / Nutrition / Community Health
Required skills
Program development and implementation, Research design and execution, Grant writing and funding acquisition, Community engagement and partnership building, Policy and systems change, Data analysis and interpretation, Teaching and curriculum development, Supervision and mentorship
Preferred skills
Children's nutrition expertise, Food security and health disparities knowledge, Translational research experience, Bilingual (English/Spanish), Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential, Cooperative Extension System experience
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Develop and implement evidence-based nutrition education programs for youth and families; Investigate dietary risk behaviors and social determinants of health; Secure extramural funding for research and Extension activities; Publish scholarly work in peer-reviewed journals; Supervise programmatic staff, students, and volunteers; Travel throughout Nevada to support programming.
Seniority
Assistant Professor (Tenure track)