Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health – Knox County, MO

About the role

The Nutrition and Health Specialist is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating educational programs in nutrition, health, community health, food safety, food resource management, and physical activity promotion education for Missourians.

Responsibilities

• Deliver research-based information via meetings, in-person and online courses, continuing education classes, technical assistance, volunteer training, media, websites, consultation, and other educational methods.
• Teach new and foundational concepts, link people to resources, support partner organizations, participate in research, train volunteers, evaluate programs, foster innovation, and serve communities.
• Create innovative and research-informed educational products, services, materials, and other scholarly works, including curricula, publications, presentations, educational tools, websites, and similar resources.
• Engage with learners, stakeholders, volunteers, and communities, including county extension councils, government officials and agencies, partners, and University and professional organizations.
• Represent the University of Missouri on boards and committees as assigned.
• Participate in professional development events to improve both technical and leadership skills.

Requirements

• An earned PhD or master’s degree at time of appointment.
• Demonstrated ability to translate research into educational programs in nutrition, health, food science, and physical activity promotion for audiences of all age groups is critical.
• Successful administrative and leadership experience, particularly in managing fiscal, human, and data resources.
• Effective and innovative teaching strategies that engage others, including strong listening, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience designing, conducting, and evaluating educational programs, and applying research-based knowledge in subject matter areas related to community cooperation and collaboration, capacity assessment and action planning, needs assessment, citizen participation, leadership, resource management, and volunteerism.

Qualifications

• An earned PhD or master’s degree at time of appointment.
• Degree in nutrition, dietetics, health, exercise physiology, food science or related area with appropriate coursework exhibited.
• Demonstrated ability to translate research into educational programs in nutrition, health, food science, and physical activity promotion for audiences of all age groups is critical.
• Successful administrative and leadership experience, particularly in managing fiscal, human, and data resources.
• Effective and innovative teaching strategies that engage others, including strong listening, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience designing, conducting, and evaluating educational programs, and applying research-based knowledge in subject matter areas related to community cooperation and collaboration, capacity assessment and action planning, needs assessment, citizen participation, leadership, resource management, and volunteerism.

Skills

• Strong communication, educational programming, subject matter knowledge, educational delivery, volunteer management, grant acquisition, teamwork, interpersonal relations, organization knowledge, leadership, and professionalism skills.
• The ability to integrate new and emerging technology into teaching strategies.
• The ability to offer timely, research-based information during times of natural disasters or similar events.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Retailer retirement plan.
• University of Missouri System educational fee discounts.

Pay

This position offers a minimum starting salary of $58,000, with the final salary determined based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Schedule

This is a 12-month, ranked, non-tenure track appointment at the rank of assistant, associate, or full Extension Professional. Rank will be determined at the time of appointment based on qualifications and experience in accordance with the MU Extension faculty standards.

Contact Information

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Director of Accessibility and ADA at 573-884-7278. For questions regarding the online application process, contact MUHR@missouri.edu or call 573-882-7976. For technical problems with the online application process, contact Helpdesk@missouri.edu or call 573-882-5000.