GFRP Research Project Manager

Department

Carolina Population Center-631100

Career Area

Research Professionals

Posting Open Date

11/13/2025

Final date to receive applications

12/01/2025

Open Until Filled

No

Position Type

Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)

Working Title

GFRP Research Project Manager

Appointment Type

EHRA Non-Faculty

Position Number

,

Vacancy

NF0009395

Full Time/Part Time

Full-Time Permanent

FTE

1

Hours per week

40

Position Location

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

dependent on qualifications

Proposed Start Date

12/15/2025

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Primary

Purpose of Organizational Unit

Since 1966, researchers at the Carolina Population Center have pioneered data collection and research techniques that move population science forward by emphasizing life course approaches, longitudinal surveys, the integration of biological measurement into social surveys, and attention to context and environment. We are also at the forefront of creating interdisciplinary training programs that integrate approaches from the social and biological sciences, building research capacity and training the next generation of scholars.

Our faculty fellows address pressing research questions about population dynamics, fertility, health, mortality, migration, and the environment. Faculty come from multiple disciplines, benefit ting from the cross‑pollination of ideas. Our dedicated research and programming staff support fellows at every stage of project development, from conception through data collection or acquisition, analysis and dissemination, and project administration. https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Position Summary

This posting is for two identical positions (position numbers  and ). By applying you will be considered for both available positions. As a member of the Global Food Research Program (GFRP) team, the Research Specialist (Project Manager) will have primary responsibility for leading GFRP’s data procedure & protocol design evaluating global regulations and policy impacts. This Project Manager will independently plan, organize, coordinate, and direct nutrition/food policy research activities for multiple concurrent, complex multi‑faced long‑term research projects within GFRP: studies funded to evaluate the impact of policies including health warning labels, taxes, and marketing restrictions for ultra‑processed foods, policies affecting food waste and sustainability, and policies to reduce global diet‑ and income‑related disparities and improve population health.

This position works closely with our interdisciplinary research team from the Gillings School of Global Public Health under projects led by Dr. Lindsey Smith Taillie (faculty in Nutrition). The Project Manager will plan, assign, and review work of others, including UNC team members and global collaborators, and will independently monitor, assess, and modify activities, timelines, protocols, processes, workflow, and/or assignments to meet the needs of the projects.

This position will define work plans, objectives, and deadlines, collaborating closely with colleagues at global collaborators’ research institutions to develop and coordinate instruction and…