Sports Dietitian

Sports Dietitian page is loaded## Sports Dietitian locations:
Ames, IAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R18442##

Position Title:

Sports Dietitian## Job Group:

Professional & Scientific## Required

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 1 year of related experience. Registered dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Must have and maintain licensure as a Licensed Dietitian in the State of Iowa.##

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience providing sports nutrition services to NFL or Division I collegiate football athletes.  Experience coordinating large group team meals on the road.##

Job Description:

Iowa State University is searching for a dynamic Sports Dietitian II who’s ready to elevate student‑athlete performance through cutting‑edge nutrition strategies, hands‑on education, and a passion for helping young competitors thrive on and off the field. If you’re energized by high‑performance environments and driven to make a measurable impact, this is your opportunity to join a team where your expertise becomes a competitive advantage.

(Initial sport assignment will be
** football**, subject to change as needed).
** What you’ll do
*** Provide evidenced-based nutrition services via individualized and team assessment, counseling, and support.
* Deliver nutrition education to individuals, teams, recruits and coaches through a variety of methods.
* Plan and oversees all team meals and fueling for away competitions. Collaborate with on-site culinary team and off-site food vendors to support execution of fueling services needs.
* Oversee procurement, inventory management, monitoring of inventory budget, and food safety standards for assigned sport.
* Collect, organize and present data in a way that is useful, collaborate and enhances sports performance decision making: manage student-athletes with high nutritional risk and behaviors, perform DEXA body composition assessments, conduct hydration and/or sweat rate testing, and more as assigned.
* Collaborate regularly with team staff and coaches on strategies and needs to enhance player performance.
* Lead strategic communication for assigned sport(s).
* Assist with identifying disordered eating and referring student to appropriate resources.
* Perform all duties in adherence with NCAA, Big 12, and university policies.

The successful candidate must have a good knowledge base of sport nutrition curriculum; possess exceptional communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively and help write effective educational materials and presentations; be highly organized; and maintain confidentiality. Candidates are expected to be committed to multiculturalism and working with a diverse student body. Requires the ability to work outside normal business hours with a flexible schedule that includes evenings and weekends and overnight travel with the team.

This is an in-person/on-sight position.
* Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.
*** Level Guidelines*
* • Intermediate-level position with solid professional and/or technical skills working under general supervision to achieve goals  
• Applies broad, working knowledge of the principles of the field to moderately complex, difficult, and varied problems and issues  
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action and resolve problems  
• Responds to a broad range of inquiries and requests  
• May provide training and/or direction to lower-level staff  
• May lead projects of moderate scope and complexity  
• Provides guidance to students
** About the Athletics Department
** As an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision athletics program and a founding member of the Big 12 Conference, Iowa State University sponsors 18 intercollegiate athletics teams and supports 450 student-athletes in their pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. ISU Athletics employs over 250 talented and dedicated full-time staff members, more than 500 temporary and student employees, and multiple auxiliary partners who collaboratively work within a culture to…