Director of Sports Nutrition

The Director of Olympic Sports Nutrition will work in collaboration with the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Nutrition in the planning, implementation management and evaluation of the NC State Olympic Sports Nutrition Program. This position will have a fall and winter sport responsibilities which will include Men’s Basketball.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Apply the nutrition care process to provide individualized, culturally appropriate, evidence based Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT), education and nutrition counseling for student athletes.
• Engage in preparticipation physical examinations and develop screening tools to identify student-athletes at risk for nutrition-related medical and mental health diagnoses, such as the athlete triad and energy deficiency, eating disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, and other functional gut disorders, metabolic disorders and chronic disease.
• Apply evidence-based sports nutrition guidelines and MNT protocols for nutrition-related diagnoses in collaboration with the athletic medicine team.
• Conduct sports nutrition educational sessions for teams, coaches, sports medicine and sports performance staff and the broader athletics/university community when feasible.
• Instruct in the practical application of nutrition education via grocery store tours and cooking demonstrations.
• Develop/lead the development of culturally appropriate nutrition education materials, web content and social media programs as tools.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition or related field required.
• RDN credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) credential in the state of North Carolina or LDN eligible.
• Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) through the Commission on Dietetic Registration or CSSD eligible.
• Expert practitioner of sports nutrition and dietetics.