Description
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Department of Pediatrics | Section of Nutrition
Job Title: Open Rank- Associate Professor to Professor
Position #:00838113 – Requisition #:37463
Job Summary:
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition has an opening for a full-time (1.0 FTE) Associate Professor or Professor position.
The Department is seeking an advanced researcher to further expand and complement its program of extramurally funded basic, translational, clinical, and outcomes research in the field of the World Health Organization designated spectrum of nutrition – from undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency to overnutrition/obesity and related conditions and comorbidities e.g., cardiovascular disease, preventive medicine across the entire life course.
This position is full-time (40h/week) appointment at the Associate Professor or Professor level.
This position is a tenure-track eligible, regular series faculty position.
Duties will include independent research, teaching, scholarly activities, and service responsibilities.
Established in 1993, the CU School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics was the first independent program dedicated to addressing and promoting best practices for nutrition and physical activity with a focus on disease, health and well-being for infants and children.
Through clinical services, research, education, community outreach and advocacy, the section offers a wealth of expertise in obesity, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies.
Areas of emphasis include micronutrients, precision nutrition, developmental origins of adult disease, early infant feeding, epigenetics and global health.
The Section of Nutrition has a strong commitment to research and education.
In 2024, the section had over $24 million in research funding; and their nutrition training programs include the nation’s longest-serving NIH-funded T32 program.
Key Responsibilities:
Plan, perform, and analyze research related to the overall mission of an extramurally funded research program.
Conduct public health outcomes and translational research in the field of nutrition (undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency, overnutrition/obesity), and related conditions and comorbidities e.g., type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and preventive medicine across the entire life course.
In collaboration with Section of Nutrition, the Department of Pediatrics (DOP), NORC, Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH) and CHCO faculty members facilitate the development of multidisciplinary collaborations in these areas.
Establish an independent program of extramurally funded research and contribute scholarly work in the form of original publications, manuscripts, and presentations.
Provide mentorship and research supervision to graduate and postdoctoral trainees, including those on the T32 Nutrition Training Grant and Clinical Nutrition Fellowship
Provide thought and recognized leadership to emerging national approaches to understanding contributors to nutrition, epidemics of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases in diverse populations.
Share expertise that involve global research networks
Work Location:
Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.
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