The Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University seeks to fill a USDA-funded Postdoctoral Associate position focused on childhood obesity interventions.  This individual will be supervised by Dr. Laura Bellows and join a multi-institutional interdisciplinary research team focused on the development of healthful eating and activity behaviors and environments for young children.  The successful applicant will have a demonstrated research record in one or more of the following areas: public health nutrition, physical activity, childhood obesity, intervention development, m-/e-health, health disparities, psychology or child development.

Qualifications:

• Ph.D., D.Ph. or equivalent degree at time of appointment.
• Experience and knowledge in community-based interventions, eating and/or physical activity behaviors and assessment, intervention development.
• Skills in applied qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.
• Strong work ethic and commitment to becoming an independent scientist.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

The position will work primarily on collaborative projects with some effort directed towards the development of independent research products. S/he will engage in day-to-day decisions related to intervention content development (web and digital platforms); identification of assessment tools; creation and execution of data collection protocols for testing of intervention components; data analysis and dissemination of research results. The postdoctoral associate will have opportunities for grant writing, scientific communications, and teaching/mentoring.  This is a 2-year position with the possibility of renewal.

Application Procedure: 

Please apply through Academic Jobs Online, https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18000, and include a cover letter clearly outlining your research interests, a CV, a statement of diversity, and names/contact information for 3 references.  Applications are now being accepted and will be reviewed until the position is filled.