Dietetic Research Assistant - CRC

Nutrition Research Institute-633300

Research Professionals

No

05/18/2026

06/01/2026

Permanent Staff (SHRA)

Nutrition Assistant - Journey

MH13 / GN03

Dietetic Research Assistant - CRC

20066952

P021039

Full-Time Time-Limited

1 year

40

Must be able to work a flexible work schedule as needed, including early morning/evening occasionally, and some Saturday hours (weekends occasionally).

KANNAPOLIS, NC

North Carolina, US

$37,723 - $41,600

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The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is a world-renowned center and a global leader in precision nutrition research. Our on-site facilities include multiple wet labs and clinical facilities as well as a vivarium and a metabolic chamber. Approximately two hours from UNC-Chapel Hill, the NRI is located on the beautiful North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis, NC, a mid-size city with a small-town feel. The institute is within walking distance of the city center which includes shops, restaurants, a minor-league ballpark, theater, and music hall of fame. We are also a short drive to Charlotte and Winston-Salem/Greensboro. The NRI offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life, and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance. We also offer professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development, and lifelong learning.

Learning how people can eat uniquely! The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is an internationally recognized center conducting innovative basic and translational science to establish how individual differences in nutrient requirements and responses to diet affect our nutritional needs. Our research contributes to the prevention and mitigation of chronic disease across the lifespan from periconception through aging.Our Mission is to lead precision nutrition research through understanding how genetics and environment affect an individual’s requirements for and responses to nutrients.NRI principal investigators hold faculty appointments in the departments of Nutrition and Psychology at UNC Chapel Hill. Their research interrogates nutrient roles in disease prevention, disease risk factors, and the impact of gene-environment and gene-nutrient interactions.The NRI promotes excellence in nutrition knowledge, teaching, and research. We seek and encourage a diversity of experiences and ideas and provide the tools and flexibility for all employees to achieve success and excellence within their chosen occupations and aspirations.We are committed to open dialogue, careful listening, becoming educated about the systems that hinder or prevent success, and taking action to ensure that all are equally acknowledged for their contributions and equally reap the benefits of being part of our community. Our Vision is to use scientific discovery to ensure optimal health through individualized nutrition.Everyone who works at the NRI supports this hopeful vision. Working at the NRI means doing good for the world. Join us! The NRI and this position are in Kannapolis, NC, in the Charlotte region.

We are seeking a highly motivated candidate for this Dietetic Research Assistant role. This position will be working as a part of the Clinical Research Core (CRC) at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI). The CRC provides clinical and dietary support to research studies conducted by researchers at the NRI as well as contracted external researchers. The metabolic kitchen component of the CRC offers precision dietary preparation and distribution. Come join our team as we work on innovative dietary studies.

Working under the general supervision of the Research Project Managers and Coordinators, the Dietetic Research Assistant will play a key role in dietary focused study interventions. The position will procure and prepare food products for research studies according to protocol, food safety, and sanitation guidelines. This includes strict control of ingredients and precise and accurate measurement. It is also critical to the integrity of the study data to practice the utmost precision in the calculation, labeling, recordkeeping and accuracy of research foods. Additional duties may include participant data collection including but not limited to providing instructions to study participants, distribution of food and/or beverages, and thorough participant data documentation. This position will work closely with various research teams.

Additional benefits associated with this position include the opportunity to join a research team that highly values professional development. We will work with the selected candidate to help build the skills and experiences desired to further their individual career goals.

THIS IS A FULL-TIME, TIME-LIMITED POSITION WITH AN EXPECTED DURATION OF ONE (1) YEAR.

High school diploma or equivalency and one year of experience in food service with special emphasis on health care dietetics or related health care work, or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Must be able to perform the following functions with or without reasonable accommodations:

• Must be comfortable using industrial kitchen appliances and tools.
• Ability to clean and maintain equipment appropriately to prolong the life of the equipment.
• Ability to move or lift objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to sit/stand for extended periods of time; bend, stoop, and pull to complete work.
• Must have strong hand-eye coordination and work with detailed precision while following established procedures and maintaining quality assurance expectations. This requires considerable mental concentration skills with precise attention to detail.
• Visual attention, mental concentration, and manipulative skills are critical when ordering materials, calculating units of measurement, and recording data.

Not Applicable.

Laboratory, Weekend work occasionally, Evening work