Assistant Professor in Dietetics and Nutrition

Job no: 562688
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: San José
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA
- California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty
- Health Sciences, On-site (work in-person at business location)

School/Department Name: Department of Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging

Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule . Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $93,000-$99,000.

Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package.

Target

Start Date:

August 17, 2027

Final date to receive applications: December 1, 2026 (Applications accepted until filled or closed)

The Department of Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging at San José State University is pleased to announce a search for an Assistant Professor in Dietetics and Nutrition beginning in August 2027. We welcome teacher-scholars whose work applies emerging technologies to questions in nutrition, dietetics, and health. Relevant areas may include digital health, artificial intelligence and machine learning, nutrition informatics, health data science, computational or precision nutrition, mobile and wearable technologies, technology-supported nutrition care or education, and other related applications.

We welcome work spanning clinical, community, public health, food service, behavioral, population, and educational contexts.

The Department of Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging at San José State University is a dynamic, interdisciplinary academic community committed to preparing students for professional leadership in nutrition, dietetics, food science, food management, and packaging through high-quality teaching, applied research, experiential learning, and engagement with community and industry partners. Established in 1911, the department was the first nutrition department in the California State University system and today offers a B.S. in Nutritional Science with concentrations in Dietetics, and Applied Nutrition and Food Sciences;

a B.S. in Packaging; M.S. programs in Nutritional Science and Packaging; the Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE) Scholars Program in Nutritional Science and Packaging; an ACEND-accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics; and a Dietetic Internship. A distinctive strength of the department is its Packaging program, one of only a small number of packaging degree programs in the United States, which combines science, engineering, design, and business and benefits from SJSU’s location in Silicon Valley and strong connections with the medical device, pharmaceutical, food, technology, and packaging industries.

The department provides students with hands‑on learning through laboratories, applied research, internships, professional experiences, and community‑based activities, while fostering a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative environment in which faculty, staff, and students work across disciplinary boundaries. Recent student accomplishments in academic, professional, and culinary competitions reflect the department’s emphasis on student achievement and professional preparation. Faculty joining the department will have opportunities to contribute to innovative undergraduate and graduate education, mentor a diverse student population, develop interdisciplinary and applied research programs, collaborate with colleagues and external partners throughout Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area, and help shape the continued growth of programs addressing evolving challenges in nutrition, food systems, health, and…