Assistant Professor, Public Health & Nutrition

Position ID:	Colorado State University -Food Science and Human Nutrition -ASSISTANTPROFESSOR [#23301]
Position Title:
Position Type:	Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:	Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States [map ]
Subject Areas:	Public Health Nutrition / Community Nutrition
Appl Deadline:	2022/10/31 11:59PM (posted 2022/10/14, listed until 2022/10/31)
Position Description:

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Colorado State University (CSU) invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in Community/Public Health Nutrition. The 9-month tenure track appointment will begin on August 15, 2023. We are seeking applicants with expertise in behavioral sciences at the individual, population, policy, systems and/or environmental levels as it relates to nutrition, health promotion and disease prevention. All areas of community/public health nutrition will be considered, with emphasis on the candidate’s capability of directing an innovative and impactful research program. Examples of research areas include, but are not limited to, dissemination and implementation science; behavioral or environmental intervention strategies and methodology; dietetics; dietary patterns; food systems and sustainability; food security; health equity; rural health; systems science; translational research; and/or health outcomes. The successful candidate is expected to establish a nationally recognized, externally funded interdisciplinary research program, to integrate their research into existing Department and University priority areas, and to teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students. The position will have Department and College of Health and Human Sciences support, research and teaching infrastructure, and access to collaborative opportunities both within CSU and with its partners, including the Cooperative Extension, Center for Healthy Aging, Prevention Research Center, Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Colorado School of Public Health, the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and the Food Systems Institute. For more information on the breadth and depth of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition program, please refer to our website.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS
Applicants are encouraged to submit all application materials on the Colorado State University job website: https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/114338 . For full consideration please submit all materials in PDF format by 10/31/2022; incomplete applications will not be considered. Inquiries can be made to Sarah A. Johnson, PhD, RDN, Associate Professor, sarah.johnson@colostate.edu. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through diversity.

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