June 29, 2022
Summary of Position:
The project coordinator will assist in the implementation, data collection, and management of two ongoing research studies in the Bigornia and Dao Labs. One study will examine the relationship between body weight, fiber consumption, the gut microbiota, and health. The other project aims to develop culturally-tailored nutrition education for fish consumption. Both studies involve working with Hispanic adults residing in New Hampshire, primarily in the Cities of Nashua, Manchester, and Concord.
Responsibilities include:
- Recruitment of project participants
- Screen and schedule participant visits
- Conduct focus group and key informant interviews
- Lead nutrition education sessions
- Oversee biological sample collection and transportation
- Carryout project visits and administer project-related questionnaires
- Maintain participant confidentiality and privacy
- Data entry and cleaning
Acceptable minimum level of education: Associate’s
Acceptable minimum years of experience: 2 years
Additional Job Information:
UNH is a federal contractor within the meaning of the Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors. This position may require that you be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the future, unless you apply for and receive a religious or medical exemption. You may not test out of this requirement.
Posting Number: PS3289FY22
- Other minimum qualifications:
- Speaking and writing fluency in Spanish and English
- Associate degree or higher or 2-3 years of work experience in community-based research
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous work coordinating community-based research
- Experience working with Hispanic communities living in New England Within driving distance of Concord, Nashua, and Manchester, NH
- Access to a motor vehicle
Salary Information:
Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.
EEO Statement: The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Institution Information: The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry. The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide
Please visit https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/48593 to apply.