Academic Coordinator and Adjunct Professor in Clinical Nutrition

Academic Coordinator and Adjunct Professor in Clinical Nutrition

Position Overview:
Academic Coordinator: The salary range for this position is $66,798-$170,688. "Off-scale salaries", i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions, qualifications, and experience.
Adjunct Professor: The salary range for this position is $93,700-$. "Off-scale salaries", i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions, qualifications, and experience.

Academic Coordinator (20%) and Adjunct Professor (80%)

This position opening is for an individual to serve, as both, a part-time Academic Coordinator (20%) and part-time Adjunct Professor (80%) position. Each position description is detailed below:
Academic Coordinator duties (20%)

NATURE AND PURPOSE

Academic Coordinator titles are for appointees who administer academic programs that provide service closely related to the teaching or research mission of the University. The Academic Coordinator provides service to the campus  Nutrition Department related to accredited programs, for example, serving as liaison between the Department and the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), and works closely or jointly with faculty.
An Academic Coordinator is primarily an administrative position. Any contributions to teaching would be considered part of the University and Public Service and evaluated as part of service. An Academic Coordinator is not a faculty title and as such is not eligible to be an Instructor of Record. Appointees in the Academic Coordinator title series cannot be independently responsible for conducting regular courses but may provide a guest lecture in their area of expertise.
An appointee in the Academic Coordinator title series is not provided automatic Principal Investigator status. This position serves in the Department of Nutrition as the Assistant Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD), which is embedded within the Clinical Nutrition major at UC Davis.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESIGNATED AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Responsibilities include administration, coordination and management of programs, professional competence and activity, and university and public service.

I. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS (90%)

The appointee will be responsible for the administration and coordination of the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in close collaboration with the DPD Director. The DPD is embedded within the Clinical Nutrition major at UC Davis and is one of two undergraduate major tracks (Nutritional Biology and Clinical Nutrition) in the Department of Nutrition. The DPD is an integral part of the academic program of the department and is consistent with the mission of the department.

The DPD must meet standards set by the Academy and ACEND, the national professional accrediting body within the field of dietetics. The DPD represents a program of moderate complexity. For example, independent judgments and coordination are required at a variety of levels external to the university.
A primary responsibility of this position is to manage the academic program in collaboration with the DPD Director to assure that the curriculum, program outcomes and management activities meet or exceed the ACEND standards necessary to maintain accreditation status and fulfill the mission of the university department. The duties of this position include participation in:

• Academic program planning and development (e.g. coordination of course content among faculty who teach DPD-specific courses and implementation of curriculum changes)

• Coordination of laboratory practicum at a variety of sites external to the Davis campus for 50-100 students per year (e.g. Davis and Sacramento area hospitals, schools and food service establishments)

• Organize and carry out program evaluations; implement procedures and activities to continually improve outcomes and program quality; implement procedures to track student learning objectives and…