Research Dietitian - Military Nutrition Research

About the Role

Culmen International is seeking a Research Dietitian for Military Nutrition Research.

You will be the operational link among principal investigators, study volunteers, metabolic-kitchen and laboratory personnel, regulatory reviewers, data staff, and research partners. This is a hands‑on research role for an experienced dietitian who can move comfortably between clinical research coordination, specialized diet design, participant‑facing procedures, regulatory documentation, and scientific reporting.

• Assist with research protocols, informed‑consent forms, initial Institutional Review Board submissions, amendments, continuing reviews, final reports, and audit‑ready regulatory files.
• Coordinate recruitment and daily operations for multiple nutrition‑focused human‑subjects studies while protecting participant rights, protocol fidelity, data integrity, and Good Clinical Practice.
• Design, formulate, analyze, and prepare specialized research diets and menus for controlled‑feeding studies in a metabolic‑kitchen environment using Food Processor or comparable approved software.
• Develop study‑approved nutrition education and adherence materials and document planned versus actual dietary intake.
• Conduct body‑composition and metabolic testing using DEXA, InBody, indirect calorimetry, cardiorespiratory testing, and other protocol‑authorized methods.
• Perform phlebotomy and support nutrition and lifestyle intervention protocols, including randomized, placebo‑controlled studies.
• Coordinate military ration field tests and research activities in heat, cold, altitude, or other demanding operational environments; travel within CONUS as required.
• Analyze study data using SPSS and nutrition‑analysis software and prepare tables, figures, manuscripts, technical reports, posters, and presentations.
• Train study personnel in approved clinical data‑collection procedures and protocol requirements and collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams.

• Active Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Current Certified Clinical Research Professional certification.
• Current CITI Program certifications for Biomedical Research Investigators and Study Coordinators and Research Monitors.
• Current Basic Life Support certification.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating human‑subjects or clinical research and maintaining GCP‑compliant, audit‑ready study documentation.
• Experience designing controlled research diets and working in a metabolic kitchen, including nutrition analysis and precise menu/portion control.
• Hands‑on experience with physiological testing and phlebotomy.
• Knowledge of nutrition interventions—including probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics—and their potential effects on health and performance.
• Ability to work on‑site during USARIEM core hours and support field studies, travel, nights, or weekends when protocol schedules require.

• Graduate degree in nutrition, dietetics, nutritional sciences, public health, physiology, or a related field.
• Military, tactical, environmental‑physiology, ration, or Warfighter‑performance research experience.
• Experience with DEXA, InBody, indirect calorimetry, cardiorespiratory exercise testing, SPSS, and Food Processor.
• Experience preparing peer‑reviewed manuscripts or presenting research at national scientific conferences.

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