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Center for Nutrition & Health Impact

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1973

🤝 Non-profit

🏥 Healthcare

🔬 Science

Non-profit • Healthcare • Science

Center for Nutrition & Health Impact is an independent non-profit research center specializing in rigorous measurement, evaluation, and technical assistance for nutrition-related programs and policies. CNHI develops and validates low-burden food insecurity and nutrition-security measures, leads national evaluations (including USDA-selected evaluations of nutrition incentive and produce prescription programs), and conducts applied research on Food is Medicine initiatives, WIC-related projects, medically tailored meals, and related public health nutrition efforts. The center provides evaluation, capacity building, and policy research to strengthen public health nutrition programs and partners with federal agencies and philanthropic funders.

📋 Description

• Support the implementation of research and evaluation projects • Conduct and document literature reviews • Develop valid and reliable measurement tools including assessments, surveys, and interview guides • Develop and submit IRB applications • Prepare quantitative measurement tools for distribution by formatting paper forms or building electronic surveys • Collect qualitative and quantitative data by conducting interviews/observations and administering surveys/assessments • Develop codebooks to ensure accurate data entry and storage • Enter quantitative data into spreadsheets ensuring the appropriate data structure and security • Prepare data for analysis by cleaning, coding, and merging data • Conduct qualitative (coding, theming) and quantitative data analysis (descriptives, ANOVA, regression, multivariate) • Support the development of deliverables, presentations, and manuscripts by participating in planning sessions, writing report sections, presenting deliverables, and supporting manuscript development

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s degree in nutrition or health-related field • One year of experience conducting research and evaluation studies in an academic or applied setting • Experience developing valid and reliable measurement tools such as interview guides, surveys, or assessments • Proficient in quantitative and qualitative research methods and data analysis • Proficient in data collection and analysis tools such as SurveyMonkey, Qualtrics, NVivo, and SAS • High level of attention to detail and ability to problem solve • Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and virtual meeting platforms (e.g., Zoom)

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive benefits package • Maintain a productive, comfortable, and distraction free remote work environment • Comply with the CNHI work schedule • Follow care and security standards for CNHI-issued equipment • Supply your own Internet connection, allowing for seamless communication for video conferencing