miss akay

Job interview at University of Pennsylvania

Yesterday, I had a job interview at University of Pennsylvania for a research position. Actually, it's an interesting study that has been on-going for 12 years now. The study follows 80 infants, (now 12-year olds) who were identified as being at high-risk for obesity and developing diabetes based on mothers' weight before pregnancy. The kids come in once a year and we get to feed them for two days and observe their eating habits, plus weigh them, check bone density, glucose levels, etc. One of the meals is a McDonald's meal. One is a spaghetti dinner. And another is a food buffet, where the kids are videoed to investigate the eating behaviors of sweet, pudgey, little 12-year olds. I basically get to play with them, fix their meals, make them laugh to see if milk comes out their noses and probably crunch some statistics on it. You ask about the perks? Well, I'm hoping to get a free McDonalds meal out of it, of course. Though I haven't been offered the job yet, I think it's safe to say from my mean peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, that I am most qualified for this job!

posted by miss akay @ 11:10 PM