Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Job no: 559848
Work type: Instructional Faculty - Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Long Beach
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA
- California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty
- Family/Consumer Sciences

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB ) is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). CSULB earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023, joining a distinctive group of colleges and universities who have been recognized for its commitment to Latine/x student success. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has established and actively supports the Black Excellence Collegium, dedicated to promoting Black excellence and advancing Black Student Success, and El Concilio for Latinx Success at the Beach, whose mission is to build capacity and promote inclusive servingness across initiatives and efforts for the benefit of all students.

The President's Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and throughout the university. CSULB's Beach 2030 University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students; expanding access to higher education; promoting intellectual achievement; building community; and cultivating resilience.

• Ph.D. in nutrition, clinical nutrition, public health, or a related field (e.g., education, psychology, biology, etc.). Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2027.
• Current Registered Dietitian (RD)/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential or evidence to be credentialed by August 1, 2027
• Demonstrated teaching effectiveness at the college level
• Demonstrated potential for successfully conducting research
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students.

• Practice experience as a registered dietitian nutritionist in a clinical, food service, or community setting
• Active involvement in professional societies or service related to nutrition and dietetics
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence via training and/or application of pedagogical best practices (e.g. culturally responsive teaching, reflective learning)
• Evidence of expertise in one or more of the following: clinical nutrition, food service, management, or community nutrition
• Experience successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomicallysimilar tothe CSULB student body
• Experience mentoring or supporting students using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom

Depending on the expertise of the incoming faculty member, may focus on the application of three possible areas, including:
1) clinical nutrition (Medical Nutrition Therapy I, Medical Nutrition Therapy II, Nutritional Genomics, Pharmacology, and Supplements),
2) food service management (Food service for a Diverse Population or Managing People, Budgets, and Problems in Food and Nutrition Settings), or
3) community nutrition (Culturally Sensitive Nutrition Counseling and Education, Dreams to Dollars: Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Grant Writing for Nutrition).

• Teach and develop a selection of undergraduate and graduate level courses within the bachelor’s degree program in Nutrition and Food Science as well as our new ACEND-Accredited Graduate Program (GP) in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics (Modes of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.)
• Develop courses within the Nutrition program based upon one’s area(s) of expertise in emerging and innovative areas…