Job Title

Assistant Research Scientist

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department

Evidence Center

Proposed Minimum Salary

$4,583.34 monthly

Job Location

Fort Worth, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

The Assistant Research Scientist, under general supervision, designs, performs, and analyzes evidence synthesis projects.

Who We Are:

As the largest comprehensive agriculture and life sciences program nationally, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies within The Texas A&M University System. Texas A&M AgriLife Research is one of these agencies. With over 5,000 employees, and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, the environment, and the economy of Texas and the nation through education, research, extension, and service.

Texas A&M Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center is a newly created center with the mission to become an authoritative source of objective information and analysis on the Agri-Food system’s effects on health, the environment, and the economy. The Evidence Center will conduct and publish state-of-the-art research synthesis studies of different types (e.g., systematic reviews, meta-analyses) important for understanding the impact of agriculture, food, nutrition, and natural resource policies on human, environmental, and economic health and sustainability. The Evidence Center will also drive the next generation of research synthesis methodologies that are rigorous and transparent, and be a leading convener in gaining global consensus on standards of evidence, as well as promoting and strengthening public trust in science-informed policies and solutions.

What We Want:

The Texas A&M Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center seeks a scientist with experience in research synthesis methodologies related to diet, nutrition, food and health. Under the direction of the Nutrition & Health Program Lead, this Assistant Research Scientist designs, performs, and analyzes evidence synthesis projects. This role will conduct and publish evidence review. This role will also be required to follow and meet project quality standards and contribute to methodology advancement. The Assistant Research Scientist will work with data management software and may have other technical responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with proposal development for new scientific evidence review projects on diet, nutrition, food and health topics.

• Contribute to nutrition and health scientific evidence review projects including adhering to quality standards, meeting deadlines, and writing reports and publications.

• Ensure projects are conducted following state-of-the-art methods and best practices, including prospective publication of protocols and engaging in data transparency initiatives.

• Contribute to collaborative cross-functional teams addressing evidence across the agri-food-health system, providing advice to assure key nutrition and health implications and outcomes are identified and included in assessments.

• Support topic expert panels and co-investigators on projects, including generation of protocols, determining scope, question refinement and criteria, as well as contributing to publications and presentations.

• Other duties as required.

Required Education and Experience:

• Doctoral degree in nutrition or related field

• Relevant professional experience in nutrition or related field

Preferred Education and Experience:

• At least 2 years of experience as a research scientist in nutrition or related field

• Experience conducting systematic evidence reviews

• Experience with reference management software (e.g. Endnote, etc.)

• Experience with systematic review data management software (e.g., Covidence, DistillerSR, etc.)

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.