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Full-time jobs in the field of Health Promotion

Management jobs

  • Chair of the Department of Health Promotion The Department of Health Promotion in The College of Health Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso seeks a Chair of the Department of Health Promotion at the Associate/Professor rank to lead a productive and multidisciplinary department faculty. Posted: February 13, Deadline: None given.

Health Educator and Professors

  • Assistant/Associate Professor - The University of Maryland - The College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Maryland in College Park http://www.hhp.umd.edu/ is developing a School of Public Health and searching for six open rank tenure track faculty to begin August 2006. Posted: February 13, Deadline: None given.
  • Assistant/Associate Professor - The University of Texas at Brownsville - Teach a variety of undergraduate health courses required of students in the community and school health education program with an emphasis on physical activity, nutrition and public health. Additional responsibilities include to assist with academic advisement; participate in curricular planning, implementation and evaluation; participate in research/scholarly activities in the field of health education. Posted: February 13, Deadline: None given.
  • Assistant/Associate Professor - Ithica College - Full time- Tenure eligible position Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in nutrition. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, teaching undergraduate classes in Human Nutrition, Nutrition and the Older Adult, Critical Assessment of Nutrition Programs, Nutritional Aspects of Biochemistry, and Nutrition and Sport. Also may include elective graduate courses, and coordination of Health Science lab. Posted: February 13, Deadline: None given.
     

    Fitness/Wellness

  • Group Exercise Instructors - The YMCA Arlington Virginia is looking for Group Exercise Instructors, Personal Trainers, and Fitness Center Floor Supervisors. Positions available immediately. Posted: June 10 Deadline: None given.
  • Health Fitness Specialists - Fitwell Associates is looking for 2 Full time Health Fitness Specialists  in the DC Metro Area Posted: December 9 Deadline: None given.
  • Personal Fitness Trainers - Looking for creative, friendly, professional, open-minded, and energetic fitness professionals to work in holistic, education based Lifestyle Center in Annapolis, MD. Posted: May 8 Deadline: None given.
  • Management and Fitness Specialists - Corporate Fitness Works has multiple positions in management and program services for fitness and health promotion programs in the Mid-Atlantic region, Kansas, Florida, and Wisconsin. Posted: April 18 Deadline: Ongoing.

    • Previous postings from agencies that often have positions to fill.

    • Health Fitness Supervisor(s) and Specialist(s) - at American University Corporate Fitness sites in Washington, DC Deadline: Ongoing.
      • Health Fitness Supervisor - Responsibilities of this Health Fitness Supervisor position (one of four) include supervision of the member services front desk and floor staff, member registration and computer system tracking, design of member exercise routines, member health and fitness counseling, exercise assessments, and maintenance and care of equipment.
      • Health Fitness Specialists - Performs day to day tasks such as addressing membership concerns, questions, and facility problems. The fitness specialist will design and coordinate programs which will heighten health and fitness awareness among employees of USPS, and provide quality customer service by safe exercise floor supervision.
    • Management and Fitness Specialists - Corporate Fitness Works has multiple positions in management and program services for fitness and health promotion programs in the Mid-Atlantic region, Kansas, Florida, and Wisconsin. Posted: April 18 Deadline: Ongoing.
    • Personal Trainers - 24 Hour Fitness Inc. - each proper form and technique and help motivate individuals looking to improve their fitness program. Trainers also work with intermediate and advanced individuals to help improve or vary their current fitness regiment. Posted: Ongoing.
    • Personal Trainers - Full-time and part-time personal trainer positions available with Arlington County Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources. Posted: Ongoing.
    • Fitness Specialists - The World Bank Fitness Center - internship and part-time employment opportunities- We are looking for Master' level or undergraduate students majoring in Exercise Science, Health Fitness Management, Corporate Fitness, Health Promotion, or Physical Education with current CPR and First Aid certifications. Posted: Ongoing.
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    • Health/Marketing Communication Specialists - Rockville, MD-based company seeks a marketing communications professional to work with a team supporting several initiatives focused on reducing youth violence, substance abuse, and suicide. The team provides training and technical assistance in communications and social marketing to recipients of Federal grants as well as planning and executing national campaigns. Ideal candidate must demonstrate excellent customer service, interpersonal, and presentation skills as well as expertise in social marketing and communications. Posted: January 25 Deadline: None given.

    Graduate Assistantships, Fellowships, and Scholarships

    • Internships - Two 2005 Summer Internships Available at CDC The Nutrition and Physical Activity Team in the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity at CDC has two 3-month paid internships available this summer, starting in June. Posted: April 12 Deadline: April 18, 2005.
    • Intern - Society for Nutrition Education in Washington DC - SNE seeks to encourage and foster interest and expertise in nutrition education public policy. The individual selected will experience policy development first hand working on SNE priority issues with our government relations firm on Capitol Hill. Posted: January 14 Deadline: January 31, 2005.

    Previous postings from agencies that often have positions to fill.

    • Internship - Montgomery Country Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) is implementing a total wellness/fitness program for their fire and rescue personnel. The fitness component of the wellness/fitness program will be comprised of three major areas, Exercise and Nutritional Programs, Education, and Research. Deadline: Ongoing.
    • Internship - Supervised Internship in Adolescent Health Behavior/Education. The Cancer Control Program of the Lombardi Cancer Center (Washington, DC) has an immediate opening for a paid 6-, 9-, or 12-month intern in adolescent health behavior/education. Deadline:Ongoing.
    • Research Intern - Prospect Center of the American Institutes for Research, a dynamic health research and communications organization located in Silver Spring, MD, is seeking a Research Intern to assist in conducting public health research and evaluation studies. Deadline: Ongoing.
    • Graduate Assistantships - Ball State University - The Department of Physiology and Health Science at Ball State University is offering graduate assistantships for Master's degrees in Community Health Education and School Health Education. Tuition is waived and a minimum stipend of $7100 is provided. Deadline: Ongoing.
    • Interns - Center for Health and Human Connection - a nonprofit charitable organization [501(c)(3) pending] dedicated to helping all people to have a healthy experience of life. Programs will be delivered to people in school, home, and community settings. Deadline: Ongoing.
    • Internships - The Washington, D.C. Office of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking candidates to fill two part-time Health Communication internships. The interns will provide day-to-day staff support for the CDC/Washington Office's Internet and Intranet website applications. In addition, the interns will participate in the planning, implementation, analysis and evaluation of communication efforts to support the mission of the CDC/Washington Office. Deadline: Ongoing.
    • Internships - NASPA's Health Education and Leadership Program (HELP) is currently accepting applications for the 2001 Summer Intern Position. The successful candidate will conduct research on current trends in student health and campus life, identify and review college health Internet resources, assist in the development of a collaboration plan to address student health between\ colleges/universities and local education agencies, review work to connect peer educators at the postsecondary and high school level and perform other duties as assigned.. Deadline: Ongoing
    • Internships - Center for Science in the Public Interest - Student internships of up to ten weeks are offered at the Center for Science in the Public Interest for undergraduate, graduate, law, and medical students. Focus is on health and nutritional issues in the following project areas: nutrition and public policy; nutrition action healthletter; legal affairs office; alcohol and public policy; food safety; marketing; and technology. Deadline: Ongoing
    • Corporate Fitness Works - Internships in fitness or health promotion programs. They can be contacted through their Website. Deadline: Ongoing.

     

     
Note: We are posting these opportunities as a service to the employers and potential employees. NCHF does not endorse or recommend any of the positions or employers listed Last Updated: February 13, 2006