Position Overview

Position Title Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Director, Didactic Program in Nutrition (One Year Appointment) Department 217610 - Nutrition Program Position Status One-Year Appointment Position Classification Full-Time, 9 months (Faculty) Grant/Gift Funded (all or a portion)? No If Temporary or Grant Funded, Start Date and End Date  

Position Description/Posting Details

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posting Number | FA145PST | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Summary | The Department of Urban Public | | | Health and Nutrition of the | | | School of Nursing and Health | | | Sciences invites applications for | | | a Director of the | | | | | | ACEND-accredited Didactic Program | | | in Nutrition who will serve as a | | | full-time, benefits eligible | | | faculty member at the rank of | | | Assistant Professor. Director and | | | faculty responsibilities are | | | considered inseparable for this | | | appointee. The position is a one | | | year appointment with possibility | | | of renewal, effective for the | | | Fall 2024 semester. This position | | | will be a 9 month faculty | | | appointment with a 12 month | | | secondary appointment as | | | Director. This faculty position | | | is contingent on the incumbent | | | serving in the Director role. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Essential Duties | - * The successful candidate | | | will be expected to assume | | | the position of Program | | | Director and perform teaching | | | responsibilities within the | | | undergraduate and Master's | | | Coordinated Program in | | | Nutrition. | | | - * Additional | | | responsibilities include | | | student advisement and | | | recruitment; participation in | | | departmental, school, and | | | university committees and | | other university service; | | | participation in professional | | | service; scholarship; and | | | other contributions to | | | program initiatives. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Secondary Responsibilities |   | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Required Qualifications | - * Minimum qualifications | | | include a completed Master's | | | Degree, Registered Dietitian | | | Nutritionist credential, | | | Commission on Dietetic | | | Registration and licensure or | | | eligibility for licensure in | | | the Commonwealth of | | | Pennsylvania as a Licensed | | | Dietitian/Nutritionist. | | | - * The candidate is expected | | | to have a demonstrated record | | | of professional and practice | | | experience in | | | nutrition/dietetics/food | | | service management. | | | Membership in relevant | | | professional organizations, | | | including the Academy of | | | Nutrition and Dietetics is | | | also expected. | | | - * Candidate should have a | | | demonstrated record of | | | teaching experience in higher | | | education and familiarity | | | with varied instructional | | | delivery methods including | | | online and hybrid formats. | | | - * Ability to work with a | | | diverse staff, faculty, and | | | student population is | | | essential. | | | - * Knowledge of and | | | commitment to the mission of | | | La Salle University. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Preferred Qualifications | - * Doctoral degree. | | | - * Experience as a program | | | director and experience with | | | curriculum development and | | | outcomes assessment within an | | | ACEND-accredited program, and | | | nutrition-related | | | scholarship. | | | - * Established relationships | |