Project Manager - Friedman School of Nutrition

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The Project Manager will support the Supporting Physical Literacy at School and Home (SPLASH) Study. SPLASH is a five-year research study co-led by Dr. Erin Hennessy and Dr. Jennifer Sacheck (Brown University) and is designed to increase children's physical literacy as well as their total daily physical activity. Funded by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health, the SPLASH study will design and test an innovative program to reach children both at school and home to increase their physical activity.

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This is a grant funded and limited term position ending February 8^th, 2026. This is renewable based upon continued funding. It is also a part-time position at 17.5 hours per week and is benefits eligible.

In coordination with the investigators, under the supervision of the principal investigators, and in conjunction with other staff, The Project Manager will:

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the study, including recruitment and retention of schools, data collection, collaboration with New York Road Runners, and communication between study schools and research staff.
• Assist in the development of data collection instruments and other study materials and will assist the investigators in manuscript preparation and publication.
• Develop goals and strategies for the project in collaboration with the principal investigators.
• Implement plans and evaluates progress; refines plans or changes policies and procedures as necessary.
• Develop and oversees data management and filing systems and oversees entry and maintenance of data and data collection forms.
• Manage and analyzes budgets and prepares reports and projections.
• Assist the principal investigators in writing grants and proposals for new funding opportunities or continued support.
• Design, and may deliver, seminars, lectures and other special events.
• Conduct research and drafts reports and results.
• Present information and results to management, constituents, and sponsors.

Basic Requirements:

• Knowledge and experience as typically acquired by a Master's degree in public health, nutrition, exercise physiology or related discipline
• Clinical/human subjects research experience preferred
• Knowledge of clinical trials, IRB protocols and human subjects' research; clinical trial recruitment, data collection; school-based interventions; physical activity assessment

Additional Preferred Experience, Education, etc.:

• MS or MS/MPH