NUTRITIONIST, Sargent College, Administration

Nutritionist Job Description:

Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is one of the country’s leading schools of health and rehabilitation sciences. Home to more than 1,300 undergraduate and 600+ graduate students, Sargent College combines outstanding faculty and cutting-edge research to provide superb education and clinical experiences. The college has more than 25 on-campus research facilities, clinical centers, and labs. It offers top-ranked degree programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech, language and hearing sciences, health science, human physiology, behavior and health, and nutrition.

Sargent College’s Sargent Choice Nutrition Center (SCNC) provides high quality, evidence-based nutrition services to Boston University faculty, staff, and students, and to the greater Boston community, and offers clinical training opportunities for Boston University undergraduate and graduate nutrition students. The SCNC Team includes registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) with advanced degrees and specialized training in eating disorders, weight-related concerns, digestive disorders, food allergies and intolerances, and sports nutrition.

The SCNC is seeking a full-time Nutritionist to join a team of RDNs. This position will contribute to a broad range of team responsibilities, with a primary focus on collaborating with BU Dining Services and the leader of SCNC’s Food-Related Medical Conditions specialty area, to support students with food allergies, intolerances, and other food-related medical conditions on campus. The Nutritionist will assist the team in fulfilling a variety of other responsibilities, including some, but not all, of the following:

• Partner with BU Student Health Services to support students through group education, interactive nutrition workshops, and individual counseling.
• Collaborate with BU Dining Services to promote and support the Sargent Choice Healthy Food and Education Program.
• Design and deliver customized group nutrition seminars.
• Provide wellness programming and services for BU faculty and staff.
• Deliver fee-for-service medical nutrition therapy for non-BU affiliated referrals.
• Precept nutrition students and trainees from Sargent College’s nutrition programs.

The Nutritionist will sustain and support a culture which celebrates the diversity of individuals and ideas, which values accountability, collaboration, and innovation. Sargent College believes the cultural and social diversity of our faculty, staff, and students is vitally important to our academic mission of excellence. We welcome candidates who support our commitment to ensuring BU is an inclusive, equitable, and diverse place where everyone can thrive.

Required Skills

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Master’s degree in nutrition
• Registered Dietitian (RD) and Licensed Dietitian (LD)
• 1-3 years of experience

Skills & Attributes:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexible, team-oriented, collaborative and growth-minded
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and adaptability
• Willingness to work occasional non-standard hours, as needed

Pay Range : $60,000 to $65,000

Within the pay range above, the starting salary will depend on several factors which may include direct related experience, expertise, education, skills, and location as well as internal equity.

Boston University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, age, national origin, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law or identified in the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Retaliation is also prohibited. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Under Massachusetts law, we may not require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.

Boston University, consistent with the AAU’s Principles on Preventing Sexual Harassment, conducts background checks for final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. As part of this process, we ask current and past employers of the last seven years whether there has been a substantiated finding of sexual misconduct under their policies. To move forward, final candidates must complete and sign an “Authorization to Release Information” form after receiving an offer to enable this background check.

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