Entry-level Assistant Professor; Human Nutrition and Public Health

Entry-level Assistant Professor (Human Nutrition and Public Health)

Requisition :
# of Openings: 1
Location: US-UT-Logan
Category: Faculty
Position Type: Benefited Full-Time
Job Classification: Faculty
College: Quinney College of Agric & Nat Res
Department: Nutrition Dietetics & Food Sciences
Advertised Salary: Commensurate with experience

This Assistant Professor (Human Nutrition and Public Health) position is located in Logan, Utah, which is situated in a spectacular Rocky Mountain valley approximately one and one‑half hour drive north of Salt Lake City.

• Teach a full range of college courses in Human Nutrition and Public Health.
• Perform service for the department, college, and university.
• Mentor students inside and outside regular teaching hours.
• Maintain an active profile as a researcher in Nutrition and Public Health studies.

• Doctorate in human nutrition, dietetics, public health, or a closely related field.
• Evidence of published and/or externally funded research in the areas of human nutrition and/or public health.
• Evidence of commitment to teaching, advising, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.
• Ability to obtain Master of Public Health (MPH) and/or Registered Dietitian (RD) credential within the first year of hire.
• Preferred: experience with conducting observational, applied, or clinical nutrition or public health research.
• Preferred: experience mentoring students.
• Preferred: experience teaching at the collegiate level.

Applications, along with a cover letter, curriculum vita, and a list of at least three references, should be submitted online at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). at the "Join Us" link.

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Employees typically work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes.

More information about this position may be obtained by contacting the Utah State University Human Resources Office, 8800 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322‑8800; hr; phone: 435‑797‑0216; fax: 435‑797‑1816.

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