Grace L. Ostenso Nutrition and Public Policy Fellowship

Overview

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation is excited to be collaborating with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Research, International, and Scientific Affairs team and other stakeholders and partners to create and offer fellowship opportunities for current and future credentialed food and nutrition practitioners at all career levels that advance fellow skills, knowledge, and visibility, hone the fellow's expertise, and advance the Foundation and Academy strategic plans. Any person may apply for Foundation fellowships and will be given fair and protected-class-neutral consideration for a fellowship.

Our Foundation has invested more than $2.3 million in our 33 fellows as well as over $5.3 million in their related projects over the last 12 years. Fellows conduct research and provide nutrition education that improves and sustains nutritional health locally and globally, including robust dissemination activities.

The Foundation's successful fellowship model is currently being scaled to:

* Accelerate improvements in the health of the public, including prevention and well-being, health care and health systems, and food and nutrition safety and security

* Create unique educational opportunities for credentialed and future practitioners at all levels
* Expand practitioner expertise, including leadership skills
* Demonstrate the value of credentialed practitioners and nutrition interventions in a variety of settings and areas of practice, both in the U.S. and globally

Grace L. Ostenso Nutrition and Public Policy Fellowship

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation is seeking a doctoral-prepared member of the Academy to apply for the Grace L. Ostenso Nutrition and Public Policy Fellowship. In collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, this opportunity allows the fellow to spend one year serving on the staff of a member of Congress or on a congressional committee as a special assistant in the legislative area that will benefit from scientific input. This is a full-time fellowship that requires the fellow be onsite in Washington DC throughout the duration of the fellowship from September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025.

Fellowship Award

The Foundation will provide funding support for the fellowship as four, quarterly payments as follows:

* $104,104 Fellowship Stipend, which includes:

* $8,400 allowance for health insurance
* $2,150 allowance for professional development
* The fund does not provide for living or relocation expenses. Additional benefits (retirement, etc.) are not available for this fellowship.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Required criteria:
* Must be a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
* Must have a PhD or an equivalent doctoral-level degree
* Credentialed status as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist strongly preferred
* Must be a U.S. citizen
* Must not be a federal employee
* Should be mid-career, with three or more years’ experience in the field
* Additional requirements:
* Must be committed to operate as a “free agent,” without any agenda provided by their employer or sponsoring organization, and must endeavor to avoid both real and perceived conflicts of interest. Please see more on AAAS’s ethics policy here.

* Must be sensitive to possible conflict of interest concerns and should not be active on any policy committees or be actively participating in lobbying activities.
* Must be willing and able to make a one-year commitment, if selected, to complete the AAAS program as a Fellow from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025.
* Fellows must demonstrate:
* Exceptional competence in the field of nutrition and his/her related field
* Interest in public policy, such as previously completed academic coursework
* Solid scientific and technical credentials
* The endorsement of two or more qualified references
* A strong interest in applying their knowledge to the solution of societal challenges
* Awareness of the ways in which science, engineering and technology affect a range of non-scientific issues, and sensitivity to political, economic and social factors
* Willingness and flexibility to collaborate across sectors and disciplines to tackle problems beyond the scope of their specific area(s) of scientific or engineering expertise
* Integrity and good judgment
* The ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing, to non-scientific audiences
* The capacity to work effectively with decision makers and others outside the scientific and engineering communities
* Maturity and self-direction, with the initiative and flexibility to work well independently as well as in groups
* Additional Fellow Requirements
* Willingness to travel as needed, such as to Academy conferences (costs covered by the Foundation).
* Willingness to participate fully in the expectations of the Academy and Foundation, including project reports and professional presentations.
* Availability and commitment to the full-time position beginning September 1, 2024 for one year.

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