GFRP Dissemination Director

UNC-Chapel Hill•Chapel Hill, NC

10h

About The Position

The Carolina Population Center ( CPC ) is a community of scholars and professionals who collaborate on interdisciplinary research and methods that advance understanding of population issues. The Global Food Research Program ( GFRP ) is located within the CPC and focuses on nutrition policy research, both domestic and global. A large part of GFRP’s work revolves around informing on and evaluating policies and programs aimed at improving dietary intake and preventing obesity and related chronic diseases in countries where such regulations or programs may be implemented, including the US, Latin America, and Africa. GFRP is funded by approximately $37 million in grants from the US government and foundation sources such as National Institutes of Health, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Wellcome Trust. The GFRP Research Dissemination Director is responsible for the management and strategic direction of the Global Food Research Program’s (GFRP’s) research translation and dissemination. This position will translate complex policy, nutrition research, and technical information into a variety of formats for external audiences and promote use of research and evaluation results. This position will create materials including research briefs, technical reports, case studies, blogs, feature articles, factsheets, and social media and web content of varying styles and length to support program objectives and strategic goals of GFRP , CPC , and UNC -Chapel Hill. This position will also provide technical assistance to research faculty, staff, and students and around content development and catering products to specific audiences. This will include both written and designed content such as figures, presentations, and other graphics. They will be responsible for developing dissemination strategies that will ensure research products reach intended audiences and encouraging use of research findings by a variety of U.S. and international audiences. This position will also supervise a team of professional staff and consultants who will be responsible for assisting researchers with the development of dissemination products. The GFRP Research Dissemination Director must be adept at interpreting public health data and research as well as policy documents and nutrition science to identify salient points and synthesize and analyze findings to produce high quality dissemination products. This position will also substantially rework documents written by others to improve organization, coherence, clarity, accuracy, and ensure effective messaging. They will also establish or contribute to networks for strategic translation, dissemination, and use of global health evaluation and research data with other projects and organizations, to ensure collaboration and synergies. This position will also have an active role in aspects of GFRP’s research program. They will support GFRP’s front-of-package labeling policy research projects by designing experimental stimuli such as different warning label designs and mock food and beverage products. This will require both advanced graphic design skills and understanding of front-of-package policy and experimental design. This position will also conduct or oversee ongoing data collection, cleaning, and interpretation from a global market research database to support a variety of research projects. They will also support research by collecting data on global policy adoption, implementation, and specific dimensions. They will contribute to research development by drafting, editing, formatting, and submitting grant proposals, research project progress reports, and journal manuscripts. This position will be expected to juggle competing demands and make independent decisions about how to best meet project priorities. They are expected to participate in management and research team meetings and to understand and implement project targets and contractual requirements regarding production of deliverables.

Requirements

Experience in nutrition and/or public health research
Content development and graphic design experience in a research setting within an educational institution or nonprofit organization
Demonstrated experience developing high-level strategies for research translation and dissemination
Expert understanding of global public health issues, nutrition epidemiology, social and commercial determinants of health, and food policy
Strong public health research skills (e.g., reviewing scientific literature, creating data collection instruments, managing databases)
Demonstrated experience distilling complex public health data into visual representations
Experience collaborating with and providing technical assistance to U.S. and low- and middle-income country research partners and policy advocates in strategic research translation
Demonstrated attention to detail, accuracy, and tone of writing
Superior writing skills, with demonstrated skills in technical and scientific writing, and ability to write in various formats for various audiences and purposes; demonstrated skill in the uses and presentation of data to communicate a highly technical research project’s successes and outcomes
Excellent project management, follow-through, supervisory, and time-management skills and experience, with ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities; ability to work well under pressure, produce high volume of work, and meet tight deadlines; excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
Advanced knowledge of and experience working in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, WordPress, social media platforms, and data visualization tools.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with culturally diverse colleagues and contacts

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in nutrition
Registered Dietitian (RD/ RDN ) credential
Three or more years of experience in nutrition and/or public health research
Three or more years of content development and graphic design experience in a research setting within an educational institution or nonprofit organization
Experience in data visualization
Experience in publication design
Experience in website and social media management

Responsibilities

Management and strategic direction of the Global Food Research Program’s (GFRP’s) research translation and dissemination.
Translate complex policy, nutrition research, and technical information into a variety of formats for external audiences and promote use of research and evaluation results.
Create materials including research briefs, technical reports, case studies, blogs, feature articles, factsheets, and social media and web content of varying styles and length to support program objectives and strategic goals of GFRP , CPC , and UNC -Chapel Hill.
Provide technical assistance to research faculty, staff, and students and around content development and catering products to specific audiences.
Develop dissemination strategies that will ensure research products reach intended audiences and encouraging use of research findings by a variety of U.S. and international audiences.
Supervise a team of professional staff and consultants who will be responsible for assisting researchers with the development of dissemination products.
Interpret public health data and research as well as policy documents and nutrition science to identify salient points and synthesize and analyze findings to produce high quality dissemination products.
Substantially rework documents written by others to improve organization, coherence, clarity, accuracy, and ensure effective messaging.
Establish or contribute to networks for strategic translation, dissemination, and use of global health evaluation and research data with other projects and organizations, to ensure collaboration and synergies.
Support GFRP’s front-of-package labeling policy research projects by designing experimental stimuli such as different warning label designs and mock food and beverage products.
Conduct or oversee ongoing data collection, cleaning, and interpretation from a global market research database to support a variety of research projects.
Support research by collecting data on global policy adoption, implementation, and specific dimensions.
Contribute to research development by drafting, editing, formatting, and submitting grant proposals, research project progress reports, and journal manuscripts.
Participate in management and research team meetings and to understand and implement project targets and contractual requirements regarding production of deliverables.