Program Aide (Research Dietitian)

About the role

The Research Dietitian will oversee the implementation of a dietary intervention for adolescents with PCOS living in Texas as part of a two-year grant. The role is open to remote and hybrid candidates for up to 15 hours per week for approximately two years and is contingent on continued grant funding and approval and/or eligibility. This role will include weekends and evenings and hours worked per week may range based on participant enrollment/interaction in accordance with the design of the research study.

Responsibilities

• Intervention preparation support - 15%
• Assist in the development of the intervention protocols and research documentation templates
• Develop a dietary intervention handbook to aid in the implementation of the dietary intervention across study participants and ensure
• Develop research nutrition notes and a protocol to document nutrition counseling meetings
• Support virtual/hybrid dietary intervention - 70%
• Coordinate with families to set-up bi-weekly nutrition counseling meetings, or weekly, if required
• Cover conduct and oversee dietary intervention counselling to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with the dietary intervention handbook
• Aid in coordination of food purchasing by families, recipe development, meal planning, and answering questions related to the dietary intervention from study staff and participants
• Track food purchasing expenditures
• Interpretation and publication - 15%
• Aid in the interpretation, analysis, and publication of nutrition-related study findings

Requirements

• Completed a minimum of a bachelor’s degree program approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
• Completed pre-professional experience approved by ACEND
• Passed or forthcoming within 3 months the national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
• Completed continuing professional education requirements
• Active Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) License within at least 3 months of hire date
• At least two years of related experience providing nutrition counseling to adolescents and/or patients with PCOS
• At least two years of related experience in research
• CITI training

Qualifications

• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing
• Ability to positively and professionally interact with participants and their families and the research study staff
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Working knowledge of office software and instructional programs
• Knowledge of principles and methods for dietary interventions
• Skilled in utilizing various learning and active listening strategies
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

Skills

• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing
• Ability to positively and professionally interact with participants and their families and the research study staff
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Working knowledge of office software and instructional programs
• Knowledge of principles and methods for dietary interventions
• Skilled in utilizing various learning and active listening strategies
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Estimated: $28,011 per year

Schedule

Not specified