Research Dietitian - Military Nutrition Research

Culmen International is seeking a Research Dietitian for Military Nutrition Research. You will be the operational link among principal investigators, study volunteers, metabolic-kitchen and laboratory personnel, regulatory reviewers, data staff, and research partners. This is a hands-on research role for an experienced dietitian who can move comfortably between clinical research coordination, specialized diet design, participant-facing procedures, regulatory documentation, and scientific reporting. Assist with research protocols, informed-consent forms, initial Institutional Review Board submissions, amendments, continuing reviews, final reports, and audit-ready regulatory files. Coordinate recruitment and daily operations for multiple nutrition-focused human-subjects studies while protecting participant rights, protocol fidelity, data integrity, and Good Clinical Practice. Design, formulate, analyze, and prepare specialized research diets and menus for controlled-feeding studies in a metabolic-kitchen environment using Food Processor or comparable approved software. Develop study-approved nutrition education and adherence materials and document planned versus actual dietary intake. Conduct body-composition and metabolic testing using DEXA, InBody, indirect calorimetry, cardiorespiratory testing, and other protocol-authorized methods. Perform phlebotomy and support nutrition and lifestyle intervention protocols, including randomized, placebo-controlled studies. Coordinate military ration field tests and research activities in heat, cold, altitude, or other demanding operational environments; travel within CONUS as required. Analyze study data using SPSS and nutrition-analysis software and prepare tables, figures, manuscripts, technical reports, posters, and presentations. Train study personnel in approved clinical data-collection procedures and protocol requirements and collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams. Graduate degree in nutrition, dietetics, nutritional sciences, public health, physiology, or a related field. Military, tactical, environmental-physiology, ration, or Warfighter-performance research experience. Experience with DEXA, InBody, indirect calorimetry, cardiorespiratory exercise testing, SPSS, and Food Processor. Experience preparing peer-reviewed manuscripts or presenting research at national scientific conferences. #J-18808-Ljbffr Culmen International