JOB SUMMARY 

The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health at the University of Connecticut invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position beginning in the Spring semester or Summer of 2023. The mission of the Rudd Center is to promote solutions to food insecurity, poor diet quality, and weight bias through research and policy. This is a full-time, annually renewable position with a maximum duration of 2 years.

This Postdoctoral Research Associate will contribute to research on topics related to food policy and health, including early childhood nutrition, breastfeeding, food insecurity, charitable food, childhood obesity, and health equity under Drs. Tatiana Andreyeva and Marlene Schwartz.

Responsibilities include data collection, management and analysis, community engagement throughout the research process, literature reviews, manuscript writing, and contributing to the mission of the Rudd Center.

For more information regarding the Rudd Center please visit the Center’s website at www.uconnruddcenter.org

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

APPOINTMENT TERMS

This is a full-time, 12-month annually renewable position based in Hartford, CT. 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check.

TO APPLY

Please apply online at https://hr.uconn.edu/jobs , Staff Positions, Search #496882: a cover letter including names and contact information for three references, curriculum vitae, research statement, and examples of recent publications. Evaluation of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

This job posting is scheduled to be removed at 11:55 p.m. Eastern time on November 20, 2022.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics, which may be found at http://www.ct.gov/ethics/site/default.asp .

The University of Connecticut is committed to building and supporting a multicultural and diverse community of students, faculty and staff. The diversity of students, faculty and staff continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. More than 100 research centers and institutes serve the University’s teaching, research, diversity, and outreach missions, leading to UConn’s ranking as one of the nation’s top research universities. UConn’s faculty and staff are the critical link to fostering and expanding our vibrant, multicultural and diverse University community. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, UConn encourages applications from women, veterans, people with disabilities and members of traditionally underrepresented populations.