CDC opening for school nutrition behavioral specialist

[Kuester, Sarah]

Note: Several people have had trouble with the website address I gave
earlier.  Another website to check is USA Jobs at
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/. Click on "Job Search", then "Agency."  Select
CDC.  Enter the words "Health Scientist" in the field asking for title and
click on "submit".  When the job selections come up, look for announcement
number DE1-03-004.
Thank you.


>  -----Original Message-----

> From: 	Kuester, Sarah  

> Sent:	Thursday, October 03, 2002 8:33 AM

> To:	mealtalk (E-mail); phnutr-l at u. washington. edu (E-mail); Fnspec

> (E-mail); sneeze (E-mail)

> Subject:	CDC opening for school nutrition behavioral specialist

> 

> Please share this announcement with interested colleagues.  The closing

> date

> for applications is October 28th.  Thank you!

> 

> The Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) at the Centers for

> Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is searching for a behavioral

> scientist

> who will provide scientific guidance for the division's research,

> programmatic, and policy initiatives related to nutrition and obesity

> prevention.  Desirable qualities include a master's or doctoral degree in

> a

> behavioral science discipline, experience in conducting and/or

> synthesizing

> research on interventions designed to promote healthy eating and/or

> prevent

> obesity among youth, and a strong interest in public policy.

> 

> Responsibilities for this position might include:

> *  staying up-to-date on the latest research findings related to youth

> nutrition and obesity and evaluations of programs designed to address

> those

> issues;

> *  managing a comprehensive database of reports on evaluated interventions

> that have targeted promotion of healthy eating;

> *  providing scientific guidance for DASH's strategic planning efforts

> related to promoting healthy eating and preventing obesity;

> *  advising the Division Director on policy issues related to nutrition

> and

> obesity, based on a strong understanding of scientific evidence;

> *  guiding the design of nutrition and weight control items on DASH

> surveillance instruments (e.g., Youth Risk Behavior Survey, School Health

> Policies and Programs Study) and analyzing data obtained from these items;

> *  representing the Division at expert panels and other meetings

> addressing

> nutrition and obesity;

> *  managing the Division's collaboration with the US Department of

> Agriculture; and

> *  developing technical assistance materials to help schools implement the

> CDC Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy

> Eating

> (and eventually producing an updated version of these guidelines).

> 

> For more information about this position and for information on how

> to apply for it, please see the official job announcement at:

> http://vaps.hrmo.cdc.gov/viewdetail.asp?AnnouncementNumber=1-03-004