Consultant Animal Nutritionist

Scope Of Work - The Nutritionist will serve as consultant and subject area expert for the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP). The incumbent will serve as advisor to the NIH Animal Program Director¿s Feed and Bedding Subcommittee which establishes surveillance parameters, contract requirements, and program dynamics within the allocated budget, for the oversight of research animal feed and bedding used throughout the IRP.

The incumbent will provide subject matter expert guidance to improve NIH nutrition program and provide consultation services to specific research studies when requested by investigators. Interpret feed and bedding analysis reports and provide guidance on steps to take to refine standardized diet requirements. The minimum service requirement will be 48 hours/year and the maximum hours per year is 118 hours. Specialized consultation is billed at the same rate to the specific customer and is not factored into the minimum or maximum hours.