WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking a dedicated professional with interest in culinary medicine and nutrition to support clinical, educational, and community-based public health initiatives. This role focuses on relationship building and partnerships, coordinating volunteers, and managing data and schedules to ensure the successful implementation and management of programs. The ideal candidate will have some experience in public health education, community engagement, and research, with a focus on nutrition and food-based interventions. Strong organizational skills and a passion for community wellness, food as medicine, and preventive healthcare are essential.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required

• Education
  
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Social Work, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Nutrition, or related field -OR- 
  • Master’s Degree in related field 

• Experience
  
  • 4 years experience in the appropriate field with a Bachelor’s Degree -OR-
  • 2 years experience supporting behavioral, educational, social science, or public health programs with a Master’s Degree 

Preferred

• Experience
  Training or experience in community engagement, medical education, kitchen management, research project coordination, grant writing, and/or non-profit sector

JOB DUTIES

• Works with Director of the Culinary Medicine (CM) Program and CM lead dietitian at UT Southwestern to organize and coordinate current CM programming for students, residents, fellows, and other learners.
• Works closely with CM Program leaders to plan strategic priorities for growth of the Program.
• Partners with the Office of Community Health and Research Engagement (OCHRE) in the UTSW CTSA program to optimize community partnerships in the food and nutrition realm, ensuring their inclusion in the institution-wide database (Community Engagement Directory).
• Assists the CM Program leaders in coordinating interprofessional student interns and other trainees functioning as rotating learners or research students.
• Assists the CM Program Student Peer Leaders in coordinating and securing volunteers for CM events on campus and in the community.
• Plans and maintains a CM Program process to ensure that details about events, classes, scholarship, speaking engagements, and internal and external consulting are tracked.
• Supports supply acquisition, set-up, and tear-down of CM Program teaching kitchen classes occurring on average 2 times weekly.
• Develops tools and resources to increase awareness and understanding of the CM Programs contributions, including infographics, annual reports, expanded website content, and other tools for internal and external audiences.
• Supports current and future partnerships with community organizations to advance collaborative work.
• Supports communication of CM Program expectations with team members and other stakeholders; delegates tasks to appropriate personnel; identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within the program team.
• Performs other duties as assigned and mutually identified to achieve the goals of the CM Program.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

EEO Statement
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.