Sport Dietitian

Provide high quality, continuous and comprehensive nutrition services based on progressive knowledge to create and support an intercollegiate culture where athletes, coaches and staff recognize nutrition as a critical element in academic and athletic performance. Evaluate nutrition status and needs of individual student-athletes and athletic teams to develop, implement, and evaluate appropriate nutrition education, dietary plans in order to enhance athletic performance and general well-being. Coordinate consistent nutritional programing amongst all areas of athletics department (including athletic trainers, team physicians, strength coaches, sport coaches and other student services staff).

About the Work Unit

Vanderbilt University's Athletics Department prepares student-athletes to become leaders and champions in life by placing the highest values on integrity, character, sportsmanship and victory. Vanderbilt is a charter member of the Southeastern Conference and is the conference's only private school. The university fields 16 varsity teams (6 men's teams and 10 women's teams, a total of 351 student athletes), 14 of which compete in the Southeastern Conference.

Duties and Responsibilities

Services for Student-Athletes

• Manage all aspects of performance nutrition for assigned athletic teams.

• Develop effective eating strategies to enhance athletic performance including before, during, and after activity.

• Weight maintenance programs in-season and off-season.

• Educate on skills for meal planning, grocery shopping and meal preparation.

• Provide individual and team nutrition education and counseling to enhance the performance of the student athlete year-round.

• Coordinate nutrition plans aimed at maximizing performance based on specific dietary goals utilizing campus sponsored meal plans.

• In conjunction with other wellness team members, educate and help manage/treat student-athletes with food allergies or medical conditions relating to nutrition.

General Department

• Develop nutritional strategies essential to maximizing performance including enhancing and monitoring current nutrition resources and support, developing, and implementing policies and protocols that ensure compliance with NCAA and SEC rules and regulations.

• Coordinate with Hendrix Registered Dietitian to ensure meals provided fit dietary guidelines.

• Manage composition of the various nutrition stations and dietary supplements for assigned teams.

• Provide consultation for meals/nutritional needs for teams that will be traveling.

• Address a wide range of health issues including eating disorders, weight management, gastrointestinal complications, and diabetes.

• Collaborate with administrative, coaching, and support staff to enhance performance and well-being of student athletes.

• Collaborate and develop education materials for all athletes including social media efforts.

• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Sport Nutrition.

Supervisory Relationships

This position does not have direct supervisory responsibility and reports administratively and functionally to the Associate Athletic Director for Performance and Student Athlete Well-Being and is part of the department's Sport Performance team.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree is required.

• A Master's Degree is preferred.

• Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist; CSSD (Board Certified Sports Dietician);TN state licensure as a Registered Dietician/Nutritionist (if out of state then expected to initiate process once hired) is required.

• Additional accredited Sports Nutrition certification and/or course work in sports nutrition, working with the collegiate/elite athlete, etc. is preferred.

• A minimum of 2-3 years in the Sports Nutrition field and experience working with collegiate/elite athletes is necessary.

• 5+ years of experience working with collegiate/elite athletes is preferred.

Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Vanderbilt University, we are intentional about and assume accountability for fostering advancement and respect for equity, diversity, and inclusion for all students, faculty, and staff. Our commitment to diversity makes us who we are. We have created a community that celebrates differences and lets individuality thrive. As part of this commitment, we actively value diversity in our workplace and learning environments as we seek to take advantage of the rich backgrounds and abilities of everyone. The diverse voices of Vanderbilt represent an invaluable resource for the University in its efforts to fulfill its mission and strive to be an example of excellence in higher education.

Vanderbilt University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please note, all candidates selected for an offer of employment are subject to pre-employment background checks, which may include but are not limited to, based on the role for which they have been selected: criminal history, education verification, social media review, motor vehicle records, credit history, and professional license verification.