Sports Dietitian OR Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition

Purdue University Athletics
West Lafayette, IN

Job Summary

Work effectively with Sports Performance and Sports Medicine to provide a comprehensive approach to Student Athlete's health and performance. Provide nutrition counseling and medical nutrition therapy to individual student-athletes, teams, and coaches. Oversee and coordinate student workforce to maintain 10-13 fueling stations in an organized and food safe manner this includes maintenance, stocking and distribution of nutritional supplements to individual student-athletes and teams. This position will have a heavy emphasis on basketball, but will likely support additional sports as well.  

 

This position will be filled as a Sports Dietitian or as an Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition. The hiring manager will determine the job level based on the skills, experience and qualifications of the selected candidate.


What You'll Be Doing:

  • Provide nutrition counseling, medical nutrition therapy and nutrition education to individual student-athletes, teams, and coaches.
  • Serve as a resource to student-athletes during meals provided at the Purdue Student-Athlete Dining Hall. Assist with menu planning and coordinate team meals as needed. Provide plate- coaching, create educational information for team meals and ensure labeling system is up-to-date.
  • Help assist with and coordinate student workforce to maintain primary fueling stations and other satellite fueling areas in an organized and food safe manner - this includes maintenance, stocking and distribution of nutritional supplements to individual student-athletes and teams.
  • Interpret, summarize and share body composition and bone density data with student-athletes, coaches, sports medicine and sports performance staff.
  • Serve as department resource for dietary supplements. Evaluate dietary supplements for safety, legality, efficacy and cost.
  • Manage team nutrition budget for individual sports.
  • Maintain active media communications.

What We're Looking For:

Sports Dietitian

  • Bachelor's degree in Nutrition/Dietetics
  • One (1) year of experience as a Registered Dietitian working in the following areas: clinical nutrition, one-on-one nutrition counseling, sports nutrition, eating disorders, public speaking, budget management & procurement, food service & menu development 
  • Excellent communication skills with both individuals and groups
  • Ability to motivate constituents, including students, athletes, sports medicine staff, and administrators
  • Ability to work independently
  • Competence in a fast-paced and demanding environment
  • Understanding of athletes and their training, via coaching experience, previous employment or candidate’s own sports participation
  • Knowledge of various behavior change strategies
  • Knowledge and experience with dietary supplementation for athletes
  • Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations
  • Experience with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
  • Knowledge and experience using various types of media to reach constituents 
 

Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition

  • Bachelor's degree in Nutrition/Dietetics
  • Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Dietitian working in the following areas: clinical nutrition, one-on-one nutrition counseling, sports nutrition, eating disorders, public speaking, budget management & procurement, food service & menu development
  • Excellent communication skills with both individuals and groups
  • Ability to motivate constituents, including students, athletes, sports medicine staff, and administrators
  • Ability to work independently
  • Competence in a fast-paced and demanding environment
  • Understanding of athletes and their training, via coaching experience, previous employment or candidate’s own sports participation
  • Knowledge of various behavior change strategies
  • Knowledge and experience with dietary supplementation for athletes
  • Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations
  • Experience with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
  • Knowledge and experience using various types of media to reach constituents 

Who We Are:

Purdue is a community built on collaboration, with global perspectives, Boilermaker pride and endless opportunity to live, learn and grow. Join us and contribute to our culture.

Additional Information:

  • Purdue’s benefits summary https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/
  • Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position  
  • A background check will be required for employment in this position
  • FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
  • Retirement Eligibility:  Defined Contribution Waiting Period
  • Purdue University is an EO/EA University