HES - Instructor, Human Nutrition, Renewable Faculty - 530672

Job Description

Job Description

Department/Organization
217701 - HNHSM-Food & Nutrition

Rank
Instructor

Position Summary
The Department of Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management, a growing Department with a thriving faculty, seeks to fill a full-time non-tenure track renewable contract instructor position in Human Nutrition to teach core classes in nutrition.

Detailed Position Information
The Department of Human Nutrition, Hospitality and Sport Management, a growing Department with a thriving faculty, seeks to fill a full-time non-tenure track renewable contract instructor position in Human Nutrition to teach core classes in nutrition. The Department is one of five in the College of Human Environmental Sciences (CHES) at The University of Alabama. We offer an undergraduate degree in Food and Nutrition, a Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics, and a Didactic Program in Dietetics. Additionally, the Department offers a MS and PhD in Human Nutrition.

Minimum Qualifications
Qualifications: Applicants should have a strong background, training, and expertise in human nutrition or a closely related field.
• MS in Nutrition, Dietetics, or a closely-related field from an accredited four-year college or university (required)
• Registered Dietitian (required)
• Must have completed at least 18 hours of graduate level nutrition courses.
• Evidence of the ability to teach at the collegiate level.

Responsibilities: Teaching and service to articulate the mission of the University including:
• Teach courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels to support the nutrition programs as needed in one or more of the following areas: nutrition, leadership and management, entrepreneurship, and food service management.
• Recruit, mentor, and advise students.
• Serve on Department, College, and University committees.

Preferred Qualifications
• Foodservice management and/or clinical management experience desired. • The ideal candidate will bring both academic knowledge and practical experience to the classroom.

Instructions and Required Materials for Application
Applications must include the following: o Cover letter o Curriculum vitae o Transcripts of graduate coursework o Teaching philosophy (1 page) o List of three professional references including their qualifications as the referent Start Date: The selected candidate can begin as early as January 16, 2027. • Application reviews will begin October 26, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. • For further information contact: Mrs. Morgan Milstead, Sr. Instructor and Search Committee Chair, View email address on us.fitly.work

About the Division/College/School
At the College of Human Environmental Sciences, we empower students to bring about positive change in the world. Our faculty conduct advanced research, provide outreach and prepare a new generation of professionals with a shared goal of improving lives.

CHES brings together a wide range of disciplines which focus on the interaction between individuals, families and the environment. Five distinct departments cover a multitude of human science programs that help individuals across the lifespan improve their mental, physical and financial well-being. We touch people’s lives in the home, at school, in the workplace, at the dinner table, on the athletic field, and in a myriad of other arenas.

About the University
The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure’s 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation’s premier universities, UA offers bachelor’s, master's and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree-lined academic core campus and over 300 state-of-the art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.

In Fall 2023, the Capstone set a new enrollment record with more than 39,000 students, including more than 8,200 in the freshman class. The current enrollment includes students from every county in Alabama, every state in the nation and 92 countries around the world. More than 1,100 National Merit Scholars are currently enrolled, making UA one of the largest enrolling institutions of the scholars in the country.

UA was recently recognized as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. students for the seventh time in nine years, as well as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the first time. UA is one of only 12 universities in the nation to receive both honors.

For reasons like this, the University made Forbes list of America’s Top Colleges for 2023 and Time magazine’s list of Top 50 Best Colleges for Future Leaders. It also made Princeton Review’s list of Top Value Colleges.

UA is also designated among the top doctoral research universities in the United States in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. One of the fastest growing major research institutions in the nation, UA saw a 21% increase in sponsored awards in the 2023 fiscal year.

Since 2015, UA has invested over $1.1 billion in the physical campus, adding more than 2.55 million gross square feet of space, over 150 new research-intensive faculty, signature research areas (e.g., “The Alabama Research Institutes”), and a growing number of partnerships with industry and with state and federal agencies.

The University employs nearly 2,100 faculty and over 4,500 staff, with 52 UA researchers included in the National Academy of Inventors. An additional 40 current faculty have received the NSF CAREER Award, the nation’s most prestigious recognition of top performing young scientists in disciplines ranging from nanoscience and engineering to biological sciences.

Background Investigation and EEO Statement
Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. More information is available in the EEOC’s Know Your Rights: Workplace (-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) discrimination is illegal poster.

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