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January 30, 2012

Assistant Professor in Food and Nutrition at The Department of Food and Nutrition at Indiana University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a nine-month tenure track position at the Assistant Professor rank beginning August 2012. Review of applications begins March 15, 2012.

About: The Department is one of nine units in the College of Health and Human Services with six tenure track faculty lines. The department offers a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, a Master of Science in Food and Nutrition, and a Dietetic Internship. At the undergraduate level the B.S. curriculum includes three major tracks: culinary dietetics, dietetics, and nutrition. The culinary dietetics, dietetics, and dietetic internship are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetic Education. The graduate program emphasizes applied nutrition.

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February 01, 2012

I'll admit that back in 2004, no one was using social media the way it is used today. If I'm correct, Facebook was still only for college students, Twitter was nonexistent, and social bookmarking was just becoming popular (Del.ici.ous?). When I was job searching for my first job, I used Google (today I've expanded that to include Bing). Now you can follow organizations via Twitter, subscribe to RSS feeds, and utilize email to make search efforts easier.

What are the best strategies at finding relevant jobs? Listserves? E-mail? Twitter? RSS? Personal acquaintances/networks/referrals? Interning? Volunteering? I'm not sure there is one best answer, but as you become more specialized and experienced the avenues in which you search may shrink. When I pose this question to friends, "How did you find your job, or how are you searching?" I can never get a straight answer. I think there are so many different ways, it makes the job seeker feel inadequate, as if this very question poses a threat to everything they've learned so far. Perhaps it exposes a weakness of not knowing where to look, or not searching hard or long enough. I can't seem to get a straight answer, or a confident answer from anyone. So I went over to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Finding and Applying for Jobs and Evaluating Offers. They have a bulleted list on how to search and where to search. At the top of the list: personal contacts, school career planning and placement services, and employers.

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February 01, 2012

Program Analyst positions within the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service within the Child Nutrition Division in Alexandria, VA, USA. Deadline February 27, 2012.

About: The Child Nutrition Division within the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has several challenging and rewarding full-time Program Analyst positions for individuals that seek to serve Americans through food program activities. The mission of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is to increase food security and reduce hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and low-income people with access to food, a healthy diet, and nutrition education in a manner that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence. If you are looking to apply your knowledge and skills to food program activities that seek to strengthen America, this is an exciting career opportunity for you. Information about the Nutrition Assistance Programs offered by FNS is available at http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns.

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February 01, 2012

Nutritionist III (WIC Director) in Nashville, NC; Deadline February 5, 2012.

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February 01, 2012

Workshop on community gardening at the Dig In community garden summit, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Registration is open for the third annual Dig In community garden summit. If you are interested in starting a community garden, or if you already have a community garden and would like to network with other gardeners or learn how to take your garden to the next level, this would be a great event for you. The event will be held on March 10 at Marbles Kids Museum. Registration this year is $10. You can find more information at advocatesforhealthinaction.org

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February 01, 2012

Call for papers at the Belgian Nutrition Society's 3rd Annual Meeting. Brussels, Belgium; Deadline to submit February 15, 2012.

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February 04, 2012

Cornell Garden-Based Learning (CGBL) program offers two on-line, intensive learning opportunities, through distance courses using the Moodle interface. First course: February 20 - March 30, 2012; second course: March 26 to May 3, 2012.

These courses are intended for educators or volunteers interested in starting a community or school garden, or looking to improve their existing program, including volunteers, teachers, and community partners. These are fully online courses, featuring a solid foundation with practical, hands-on activities. We recommend taking both courses be taken, since they build upon another. Please contact Donna Cooke, whose signature follows, with questions.

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February 04, 2012

The Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion (CNAP) at California State University, Chico, Chico, CA, USA, is hiring 2 to 3 Nutrition/Health Education Specialists.

The position is for a full-time (1.0 FTE) Nutrition Education Specialist/Health Education Specialist I/II. Application here.

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February 04, 2012

Program Analyst position within USAID. Deadline to apply February 10, 2012.

Job Title: Program Analyst (Food Security Adv)

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February 04, 2012

Program Analyst position with USAID. Deadline to apply February 10, 2012.

Job Title: Program Analyst (Vulnerability/Poverty Reduction)

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