Overview
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is a federally funded program that teaches low-income families how to prepare healthy meals on a budget and engage in more physical activities to reduce the risk of chronic disease. The EFNEP Supervisor/Research Associate I/II contributes to the management of EFNEP, staff development of EFNEP peer (paraprofessional) educators and the development and maintenance of program materials. This position will be housed in the Denver metro area and serves as an EFNEP Supervisor and assists with EFNEP related research projects. A successful candidate will bring experience that provides evidence of drive and initiative; the individual in this position must be a self-starter. EFNEP Supervisor responsibilities include providing training and direct supervision for EFNEP peer educators in multiple Colorado counties within the Denver metro region, leading the implementation of approved nutrition education programs following EFNEP guidelines to ensure program fidelity and success and building successful and sustainable relationships with professionals from agencies such as WIC, SNAP, TANF, public housing, K12 schools and others, to establish EFNEP peer educator recruitment and teaching opportunities. Research support responsibilities include monitoring the implementation of research project protocols and assisting with data collection. This position supports the EFNEP Coordinator with curricula maintenance, EFNEP work plan development and grant reporting, and other duties as assigned. The classification of Research Associate I or II will be determined by qualifications and experience.
About Colorado State University
The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition has 27 faculty members and 12 research associates and administrative staff, ~500 undergraduate students and offers undergraduate degrees in Nutrition and Food Science, Hospitality Management and Fermentation Science and Technology. The department also offers MS and PhD degrees in Nutrition Science, Community Nutrition and Food Science and Safety and currently has ~35 graduate students. Department research is supported by federal grants from NIH, USDA, foundations, industry and two endowments that support a faculty chair and the Lillian Fountain-Smith Nutrition Conference hosted by the department. Research has focused on childhood obesity, community nutrition among limited resource audiences, molecular and metabolic nutrition targeted at chronic disease prevention, bioactive food components, and food safety. The department’s Extension faculty is responsible for numerous creative, high impact educational and engagement programs throughout the state, including EFNEP. A MPH program focus area in Public Health Nutrition within the School of Public Health provides new collaborative opportunities. The department offers an accredited B.S. dietetics program and an M.S. coordinated dietetic internship program. With the overall growth in the department, faculty and student diversity has increased. The department especially encourages those to apply who are eager to teach, conduct research, and advise in an environment committed to diversity.
