_-- Public Policy Network - Posting to [log in to unmask] --_ Please reply to: [log in to unmask] ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Wed, 10 Jun 98 13:12:31 EST From: "Ted Macaluso" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] Subject: please post on PUBPOL Please post the following job announcement on PUBPOL. Thank you. OFFICE OF ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE/USDA INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL OPPORTUNITIES The Office of Analysis and Evaluation (OAE) of the Food and Nutrition Service, USDA invites letters of interest for intergovernmental personnel act (IPA) mobility assignments during 1998/1999. OAE is seeking two-to-five experienced researchers and/or state/local program staff to serve as policy analysts and evaluators for periods ranging from six months to two years. Individuals may participate in studies and evaluations of the nation's domestic food and nutrition assistance programs (including Food Stamps, School Lunch and Breakfast, WIC, and the Child and Adult Care Feeding Programs), policy development on those programs, or special projects. The Office provides program analysis and policy support to the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, and the policy research community. OAE offers researchers and analysts the opportunity to contribute to major developments in food assistance policy and program evaluations; it further offers state and local program staff the opportunity to work with policy and program staff at the national level. We particularly encourage applications from individuals with interests in one or more of the following broad areas: 1. Food Security, Dietary and Nutrition Outcomes among low-income populations (e.g., food security measurement/analysis; the effects of participation in FNS programs - such as Food Stamps, School Lunch, and Child Feeding - on access to and choice of healthful diets, nutrition and health status; and tools/techniques for nutrition education evaluation); 2. Program Operations, Targeting and Delivery (success at servicing needy, at-risk populations; program gaps and overlaps; urban-rural delivery); 3. Program Integrity (reducing waste, fraud and abuse; improving detection and sanctioning systems, appropriate application of biometrics and alternative technologies); 4. Program Forecasting and Budget Analysis (program participation dynamics, program interactions, projections of budgetary needs). Interested candidates should be either: 1. College or university faculty members or policy analysts in nonprofit organizations with appropriate substantive expertise and methodological skills, with training in such areas as public policy, public health, nutrition, public administration, statistics, sociology, economics, econometrics, public finance and other related disciplines; 2. Staff in state or local departments of human service, social service, welfare, or public health with expertise in food assistance or nutrition program delivery and some training or experience with social science research methods. In most instances, a selected candidate's salary and benefits at the home organization will remain in place and will be paid by the federal government according to the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Mobility Program. Following the mobility assignment, candidates return to their home organization. Please address letters of interest to: Office of Analysis and Evaluation Attn: Theodore F. Macaluso, Ph.D. Food and Nutrition Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 208 Alexandria, VA 22302 Please include a curriculum vitae/resume, list of publications and/or relevant accomplishments, names of three references, and a brief description of one or two topics or areas in which you would like to work. Please also explain why you would like to spend time in a policy analysis/program evaluation/policy-making environment and the particular contributions you hope to make. Positions are open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. If you have questions, please call either Dr. Ted Macaluso or Dr. Leslie Christovich at (703) 305-2019 Equal Employment Opportunity: -------------------------------------- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). 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