Colorado State University
Description
Position oversees the development, implementation and administration of all aspects of a sports nutrition program for the institution’s NCAA Division I (FBS) intercollegiate athletics program which sponsors 16 men’s and women’s sports.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in clinical nutrition, health/exercise science or nutrition-related field.
- Minimum of three years of experience administering a sports nutrition program preferably in intercollegiate/professional athletics or sports-related field.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with student-athletes, athletic trainers, coaches and academic staff regarding on-going issues.
- Expertise and certification in current literature relating to sport nutrition for high-level athletes.
- Understanding and knowledge of nutritional and herbal supplements to determine if permissible under NCAA regulations.
- Knowledge of NCAA rules/regulations and a commitment to the Department’s culture of compliance.
Essential Duties:
- Design individualized nutrition plans based on individual needs/circumstances.
- Monitor and determine effectiveness of programs.
- Address nutritional challenges to performance with special attention to food allergies, bone mineral density concerns, gastrointestinal disturbances, iron depletion or deficiency, vitamin D deficiency, gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance, and diabetes.
- Utilize body composition and nutritional measurements to educate and evaluate student-athletes on maintaining proper body composition consistent with good health and peak performance.
- Evaluate effectiveness of nutritional strategies toward meeting desired outcomes and maintains current and accurate documentation as it relates to student’s care current with medical privacy standards.
- Demonstrate an ability to positively influence and motivate student-athletes.
- Counsel student-athletes on optimal nutrition practices for training, competition, exercise recovery, injury and illness prevention and recovery, hydration, and supplementation.
