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0.1 About the role

ISBNPA is seeking a highly organized and proactive Assistant to support the Executive Director in the day-to-day management of society operations, communications, membership support, and annual meeting activities. This role also includes support for ISBNPA’s website, social media, newsletters, and selected journal-related activities.

The position is well suited to a PhD student or PhD holder in exercise and health, sport science, or a related field who has strong administrative, communication, and digital content skills, and who is comfortable working in an international scientific environment.

0.2 Eligibility requirements

Applicants must have:

• PhD student status or a completed PhD in exercise and health, sport science, or a closely related field.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

0.3 Preferred qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates with:

• Experience managing social media content related to behavioral nutrition, physical activity, or health science.
• Experience providing editorial or secretariat support for scientific journals.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Experience working with academic, scientific, or professional societies.

0.4 Key responsibilities

Executive support and office operations

• Support the Executive Director in the daily management of ISBNPA activities and administrative operations.
• Route mail, invitations, referrals, requests, and other correspondence to the Executive Director within two to five working days; urgent items should be handled on the same day or within one working day.
• Provide administrative support for Executive Committee conference calls.
• Maintain, in consultation with the Executive Director, a database of current and former ISBNPA members. This database and its contents remain the property of ISBNPA.
• Attend meetings as requested by the Executive Director or Executive Committee. Travel and related expenses will be covered by ISBNPA when applicable.
• Collaborate with the Secretary and Executive Director to record minutes of ISBNPA Board conference calls.
• Assist the Executive Director, President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Executive Committee with additional administrative tasks as needed.

Membership and special interest group support

• Respond to membership-related enquiries by email or phone within two to four working days.
• Support the Membership Committee Chair in preparing analyses of membership trends, needs, and desired services.
• Assist ISBNPA Special Interest Groups with funding requests.
• Support Special Interest Groups with requests related to their activities, social media, newsletters, and webinars.

Website, social media, and communications

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the ISBNPA website and social media channels to ensure regular weekly activity.
• Prepare 4 to 6 ISBNPA newsletters per year in coordination with the Executive Director.

Annual meeting and journal support

• Provide administrative and organizational support to the Executive Director and the Annual Meeting Committee in coordination with the ISBNPA Executive Committee.
• Support the Editors and secretariat of the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical ActivityIJBNPA
• Assist in the development of a new ISBNPA publication outlet.

CIDEFES-related support

• Provide support for CIDEFES activities related to social media and events.
• Provide support for CIDEFES activities related to the management of the Revista Portuguesa de Ciências do Desporto or similar activities.
• Time allocated to CIDEFES support must not exceed 4 hours per week.

Contract and compensation

• Contract period: June 15, 2026 to June 14, 2027.
• Compensation: USD 1700 per month.
• The contract may be renewed for subsequent two-year periods, subject to performance and organizational needs, at a rate to be determined.

Work location

• The work location will be at CIDEFES, the University Lusófona Lisbon Campus, Portugal.

Application process

Applications should be sent by email to executivedirector@isbnpa.org no later than May 15, 2026.

Please include:

• A motivation letter.
• A current curriculum vitae

Selection process

• Applications will be evaluated between May 15 and June 1, 2026.
• Shortlisted candidates may be invited for an interview.
• Final results will be published on the CIDEFES website.

Equal opportunity

ISBNPA welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences and is committed to fostering an inclusive and international scientific community.

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The Ageing Special Interest Group (SIG) of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) invites nominations for two Publication Awards recognizing impactful research that advances solutions to improve physical activity and/or nutrition for healthy ageing.

These awards aim to highlight research that contributes to interventions, programs, strategies, or actionable approaches, rather than research that solely documents problems.

Awards are given to the author team of the publication.

Two awards will be presented:

• Outstanding Publication (2025): For papers published in 2025
• Outstanding Publication (Past 5 Years): For papers published between 2020–2024

Recipients will be featured in the SIG newsletter and one member of the team will also be awarded an annual membership with ISBNPA.

Nominations due: May 15, 2026

Submit applications to: ageing_sig@isbnpa.org

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. The publication must be a peer-reviewed publication with a focus on solutions to improve physical activity and/or nutrition among middle-aged or older adults, or strategies that support healthy ageing.
2. Any study design is eligible, provided the focus is on interventions, programs, strategies, or actionable approaches.
3. At least one author must be a member of the Ageing SIG.
4. The nominating author must hold active membership in the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
5. Publications may be self-nominated or nominated by colleagues.

Selection Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on two criteria:

1. Quality of the Research

Reviewers will consider:

• Scientific rigor and methodological quality
• Innovation or contribution to advancing solutions for healthy ageing
• Strength and clarity of the evidence presented

2. Impact of the Publication

Reviewers will consider evidence that the publication has contributed to advancing research, policy, or practice related to healthy ageing.

Applicants should provide evidence demonstrating the impact of the work where possible. Impact may include, but is not limited to:

• Influence on policy or guidelines
• Implementation or uptake in programs or services
• Scaling or adaptation of the intervention
• Influence on subsequent research
• Citations or scholarly influence
• Media engagement or public dissemination
• Partnerships with communities, practitioners, or organizations

Application Requirements

Applications should include:

1. Completed application form (see file below)
2. Full citation of the publication
3. PDF of the publication
4. Short statement (maximum 400 words) including:
5. Description of the solution
   Briefly describe the intervention, program, strategy, or actionable approach addressed in the publication.
6. Quality of the research
   Describe the scientific strengths and contribution of the research.
7. Impact of the publication
   Describe the impact of the work and provide evidence demonstrating this impact where possible.

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Rethinking Malnutrition in Oncology: Considerations for Patients Living with Overweight or Obesity

When

March 25, 2026, 1600 UTC

Who:

Speakers:

Shelly Coe

Tracy Crane

Moderators:

Emily Hill

SIG Leaders

Cindy Forbes and Jordan Curry

Abstract

Malnutrition remains a pervasive yet under‑recognized challenge in oncology, particularly among individuals living with overweight or obesity. Although clinical guidelines endorse universal malnutrition screening, most existing tools were designed to identify undernutrition and frequently fail to detect risk in higher‑BMI patients whose body weight may mask nutritional decline. This webinar will explore opportunities to address malnutrition screening and intervention in an effort to improve outcomes for those living with cancer and overweight or obesity and will provide valuable insights, practical takeaways, and real-world applications you can take into your own work. Our first speaker, Dr. Shelly Coe, will highlight major gaps in commonly used screening methods, underscoring inconsistent study designs, heterogeneous reference standards, and limited evidence supporting tools that rely heavily on weight‑based indicators and demonstrating the need for combined approaches that integrate subjective and objective measures beyond BMI alone.

Our second speaker, Dr. Tracy Crane, will share evidence from her ongoing clinical trials to highlight emerging approaches exploring the role diet may have in helping to identify those at risk of malnutrition and to enhance treatment efficacy and reduce side effects, with the ultimate goal to improve health and quality of life for this population.

The design, development, and implementation of community-based physical activity programs for mental health

When

April 13, 2026, 14:00 UTC (NOTE: UPDATED TIME)

Who:

Speakers: (NOTE: UPDATED SPEAKERS, 2026-04-07)

Joseph Firth, University of Manchester

Gareth Jones, Sheffield Hallam University

Matt Waugh, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Moderators:

Victoria Whiteford, University of British Columbia

SIG Leaders:

Jacinta Brinsley, Masha Remskar

Abstract

Research examining the relationship between physical activity and mental health has grown substantially in recent years, demonstrating the beneficial role that physical activity can have in the prevention, management, and treatment of mental health concerns. As this evidence base expands, there is increasing recognition of the need to shift focus toward translating evidence into practice. To do so requires the design, development, and effective implementation of programs within community settings. This emphasises the need for multidisciplinary collaboration. This timely webinar will explore a variety of community-based physical activity interventions for mental health with a focus on the design, development, and effective implementation of such programs.