A Graduate School of Education, Health & Psychology

Posting Summary:

The Program in Nutrition is seeking a full-time Project Manager to support the implementation of Creating Resources Uplifting Culture, Nutrition and Health at Lunch (CRUNCH Lunch), a program being implemented in New York City Public Schools.

Job Summary/Basic Function:

Under the direction of the Program in Nutrition faculty member, Dr. Pamela Koch, the Project Manager has full-time responsibility for implementing a National Institutes of Health Science Education Partnership Award grant, Creating Resources Uplifting Culture, Nutrition and Health at Lunch (CRUNCH Lunch) that is being implemented in New York City Public Schools. The Project Manager will oversee day-to-day implementation of the project, develop educational materials, and serve as the primary contact with teachers, principals, and others who work for the New York City Department of Education.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The role will support the Director and Faculty Director of the Laurie M. Tisch Center in the management of the CRUNCH Lunch grant, including the following:

• Create classroom materials
• Help identify schools for implementation of project activities and be the primary contact with teachers, principals, and other New York City Department of Education employees to schedule project activities in schools.
• Support project management by tracking milestones, deliverables, and issues.
• Support data collection as needed
• Manage project website
• Plan regular project meetings
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in education, nutrition, food studies, STEM, public health, social sciences, or a related field
• Experience working with school students in relation to food and nutrition education or school meals.
• Excellent oral/written communication skills.
• Available between 8 am and 5 pm to travel to New York City Public Schools in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens as needed.
• Strong communication, writing, and technology skills (e.g. Google Drive, Google Apps, Zoom, Canva, Microsoft Office Suite, and basic website maintenance).
• Team Player with the ability to work independently with exceptional follow-up skills.
• Exercise professional judgment, work independently, show initiative, communicate effectively, and demonstrate excellent organizational skills.
• Comfort and desire to work in racially and ethnically diverse communities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in education, nutrition, food studies, or STEM-related fields preferred.
• Experience with human subjects research.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills as a team player.
• Ability to work with conflicting demands and to meet deadlines.
• Detail-oriented and excellent organizational and time management skills.

Salary Range:

$72,000 - $72,000

Work Modality:

Hybrid

Competitive Compensation and Benefits 

The salary range reflects the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting.  Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Our benefits contribute significantly to the total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance plans; flexible and hybrid work schedules; tuition remission; life insurance; short and long-term disability insurance; an exceptional employer retirement matching program; health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility, and a robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Hybrid/Remote

Teachers College maintains a hybrid work environment, which provides employees with flexible work arrangements while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person college-campus culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite or in a hybrid model (a combination of in-office and virtual days). Employees are expected to live within a 150-mile radius of the College.