Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Program Assistant

Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Program Assistant

This is a pooled position. Applicants are selected from the pool as positions become available. After a period of time, the pool will expire and applicants will be notified. To apply, complete the online application and fill in the names and contact information for three references on your application. Attach a resume and transcripts.

If you are hired, please keep in mind that you will need to complete the appropriate payroll and HR documents prior to beginning work. The screening of applicants will begin immediately and will remain open until filled. This position is 50/50 eligible, student must be enrolled full-time and have at least a 2.0 GPA in order to qualify.

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Position Information:
Position Title Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Program Assistant. The department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences (ENS) within the Moyes College of Education has many programs that can provide a 50/50 student and other hourly employees with a valuable employment opportunity that would support the student’s career objectives.

Exercise Science and Nutrition faculty members teach many hands-on learning activities and practical laboratory experiences in the human performance lab, food lab, and nutritional biochemistry lab. A student assistant for setting up and cleaning up class and lab spaces is needed and helps the student learn proper care and handling of sensitive equipment used in the profession.

Specific duties:
Communicate with faculty, staff, and students engaged in undergraduate and graduate research. Set up and clean up of classroom laboratory sessions. Assisting NUTR faculty with creating and managing videos for our cooking demo database and website. Assisting ENS faculty members with research projects. Participate in set up and cleanup of ENS and/or NUTR laboratory classes. Compiling data using excel and other database software.

Formatting assessments for delivery and outcome measurement.

Required Qualifications:

n/a.

Preferred Qualifications:

For the 50/50 program, the student hourly worker must be an undergraduate student in good standing with the University (minimum of 2.0 GPA) continuously enrolled full-time. Junior or Senior with a GPA of 3.0 or higher; exercise assessment, fitness testing, food handling, and gardening experience; basic science laboratory skills; computer and technology skills; data entry and analysis experience or coursework; proficient in MS word, excel, and canvas;

experience using sensitive equipment in the human performance lab and/or nutritional biochemistry lab.

Physical Activity of this position:
Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Standing for sustained periods of time. Grasping, feeling, and expressing or exchanging ideas.

Physical Requirements of this position:
Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally. Visual Acuity Requirements: preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, using a computer terminal, extensive reading.