This position will provide individual and group/team nutrition counseling and education to enhance the performance of Olympic sport student-athletes. Primary responsibilities include counseling individuals and groups on daily nutrition for performance and health; translating the latest scientific evidence into practical sports nutrition recommendations; tracking and documenting outcomes of nutrition services; serving as a food and nutrition resources for coaches, athletic trainers, and strength coaches; providing sports nutrition education for athletic teams; and maintaining professional competency and skills required for practice.

What You'll Do:

1. Assess and analyze dietary practices, body composition and energy balance (intake and expenditure) of student-athletes in the context of athletic performance and health.
2. Counsel student-athletes, in conjunction with strength and conditioning coaches and athletic trainers, on optimal nutrition for exercise training (match nutrition to training phases and goals), competition, recovery from exercise, illness or injury, weight management, hydration, immunity, disordered eating, travel and supplementation.
3. Counsel student-athletes on achieving and maintaining a level of body mass, body fat and muscle mass that is consistent with good health and good performance.
4. Develop resources to support educational efforts; educate in food selection and food preparation. Provide personalized meal and snack plans to promote achieving short- and long-term goals for athletic performance and good health.
5. Counsel in hydration protocols. Recommend appropriate pre-, during and post-exercise fluids and snacks for individual training, team practices and competition.
6. Address nutritional challenges to performance, i.e. food allergies, bone mineral disturbances, gastrointestinal disturbances, iron depletion and iron-deficiency anemia.
7. Evaluate nutritional supplements, including herbal supplements, for legality, safety, quality and efficacy; monitor use of appropriate supplementation.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree, preferably in nutrition, exercise physiology or similar field.
2. At least one (1) year of experience working as a dietitian in a professional, collegiate, or comparable setting working directly with elite level athletes.
3. Graduate assistant experience is acceptable
4. Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.
5. All qualifications must be met by the time of employment.