Assistant Professor, Nutrition

Faculty Position in the Practice PathwayThe incumbent will serve as a full-time, non-tenure earning faculty position in the Practice Pathway in the Department of Community and Health Sciences. As a ranked professorial faculty position at USF, the incumbent will have teaching, scholarship, and service responsibilities. In addition, the incumbent will serve as Coordinator of the COPH Nutrition Program responsible for providing day-to-day instructional leadership, program coordination, and administrative support for the growing Nutrition Program.The incumbent will report directly to the Chair of the Department of Community and Health Sciences who will meet annually with the incumbent to discuss the specific assignment for the upcoming assignment year and to review performance during the previous year. The Director of the Nutrition Program will provide day-to-day direction for the duties related to the role of Coordinator, as well as provide input into the incumbent's annual assignment and evaluation.Responsibilities include instructional duties, program coordinator duties, research/scholarship duties, service duties, and administrative duties.Minimum qualifications include a doctoral degree from an accredited institution or the highest degree appropriate in the field of specialization with a demonstrated record of achievement in teaching, academic research, and service. Additional minimum qualifications include five years as a public health or healthcare professional or master's degree and three years of professional public health or healthcare experience. Preferred qualifications include defined area of teaching expertise within nutrition or public health, innovation in curriculum design, online learning, competency-based education, or course development, experience coordinating or assisting with ACEND-accredited programs, minimum five years of professional practice as a Registered Dietitian, established record of scholarly activity consistent with practice-based scholarship, experience engaging diverse communities or leading practice-based initiatives aligned with public health nutrition, and demonstrated ability to collaborate in multi-disciplinary academic or practice environments.Working at USF includes a talented, engaged, and driven workforce that strives to be bold. Employees excel in USF's rich academic environment, which fosters their development and advancement. The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and USF Health. USF is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 50 public university and the best value in Florida. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine as the No. 1 medical school in Florida and in the highest tier nationwide. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $738 million in research funding in 2024 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. USF's Division I athletics teams compete in the American Athletic Conference. University of South Florida