Visiting Research Associate ; Nutrition Interventionist

Visiting Research Associate I (Nutrition Interventionist)

Visiting Research Associate I (Nutrition Interventionist)

Hiring Department
:
Institute for Health Research and Policy

Location
:
Chicago, IL USA

Requisition : 1039438

Posting Close Date
: 3/2/2026

Salary: The wage for this position is $55,000 - $65,000 / year

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities.

UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits . This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Position Summary

This position contributes to the design & delivery of a lifestyle/nutrition program as part of a research project and collaborates with researchers to develop, execute, and interpret research projects, including nutrition education with human research subjects, subject eligibility screening and recruitment and complex data collection methods for clinical trials and cohort studies.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Implement a lifestyle/weight loss intervention for obese adults aged 50-80 via synchronous remote and in-person interactions.
• Oversee and coordinate the implementation of lifestyle interventions including ordering supplies and reviewing content to assess dose consistency across arms.
• Communicate progress, successes and issues with intervention in a timely fashion to study leadership, inkling the study manager and the PI’s.
• Teaching a nutrition lifestyle curriculum in-person and virtual in a group setting to older adults in Chicago.
• Track individual dietary and exercise changes for those research participants.
• Perform all screening interviews, observations and entry/collection/verification of accuracy/cleaning /management in compliance with the BRIDGE & Friends research project and IRB regulations.
• Maintain written records of participant progress.
• Assist in conceptualizing, developing, revising, and maintaining databases and study records.
• Recruit study participants and conduct informed consent.
• Other related duties as assigned.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social science or related field required.
• Experience in community-based health education.
• Knowledge of fundamental research concepts, practices and procedures.
• Entry level knowledge of research methods.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in nutrition education

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.