Assistant/Associate Collegiate Professor and Assistant Director, Nutrition and Dietetics

Job Description

The Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise (HNFE)
(http://hnfe.vt.edu) invites applications for a calendar year,
non-tenure-track collegiate faculty position at the assistant or
associate professor level. Candidates must have a doctoral degree
in nutrition or a closely related field, with two years or more of
experience in dietetics practice being preferred. The Registered
Dietitian (RD)/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential
is required. Collegiate faculty members have a primary commitment
to the instructional mission of the department, including graduate
and undergraduate teaching, curricular and program development, and
the design and integration of innovative and inclusive pedagogy,
including supervised experiential learning in professional work
settings. Successful candidates should provide evidence of
potential to take a lead role in enhancing curricula and promoting
teaching excellence for the Master of Science in Nutrition and
Dietetics (MSND) program
(https://www.hnfe.vt.edu/graduate/MSnutrition.html). Candidates are
also expected to participate in department, college, university,
and professional service activities.

The position’s responsibilities are anticipated to be 70%
instruction and mentorship, 20% administrative (assistant director
of the MSND program), 5% pedagogical scholarship, and 5% service,
to include:

• Instruction for multiple MSND and HNFE courses (3 to 4 courses

per semester)

• Assisting the MSND director with the general operations of the

MSND program (as assistant director of the MSND program)

• Participation in curricular innovation and transformation
• Engagement in the scholarship of teaching and learning in

HNFE

• Mentorship of students from diverse backgrounds and

identities

• Continuing development of professional capabilities and scholarly

activities, including travel to professional conferences;
participation in department, college, and university service; and
professional service

• Enhancing experiential learning opportunities (i.e., supervised

practice) for dietetics graduate students in HNFE

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Nutrition (or a closely related field)
• RD/RDN credential
• Demonstrated experience in professional practice, which may

include clinical, community, foodservice management,
sustainability, extension, agriculture, industry, education or
related areas

• Demonstrated experience instructing a broad scope of nutrition

and nutrition-related courses

• Demonstrated scholarship and/or leadership (e.g., publications in

peer-reviewed journals, presentations at professional meetings,
invited presentations, and/or professional leadership roles,
etc.)

• Experience in higher education instructional and pedagogical

activities, with strong potential for being a leader in the
instructional mission

• Excellent communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in online instruction
• Experience with accredited academic or healthcare programs
• Demonstrated mentorship of nutrition and dietetics or other

healthcare students

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

75,000 - 86,000; Commensurate with Experience

Hours per week

40

Review Date

12/04/2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal
conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

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Graduate School , and
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