Sports Nutrition Dietitian

Job Description
Position Overview
A sports dietitian optimizes student-athlete performance and recovery by delivering individualized nutritional counseling and evidence-based fueling strategies tailored to collegiate training demands. Additionally, they collaborate with coaching and sports medicine staff to promote long-term health, injury prevention, and sustainable dietary habits across all Butler Athletics programs.
Responsibilities

Nutrition Coaching
Educating student-athletes on an individual and team level
Creative content creation for presentations, individual consults, informative handouts, signage, etc.
Aid in body composition testing, protocols, and solutions for players

Medical Nutrition Therapy
Injury protocols (pre-/post-surgery, soft tissue, concussion, etc.)
Vitamin guidance, evaluation, and recommendations
Eating disorder management

Food Service
Assisting with menu planning/design for home and away games
Assist in Nutrition Station design and implementation
Evaluate advancements needed to improve food service

Nutrition Station Management
Inventory and ordering of product
Recruiting and scheduling of student workers
Budget management

~ Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree
Professional Credential (e.g. RD, RDN)
Current licensure as a Dietitian in Indiana or the ability/eligibility to obtain it immediately upon hire
Minimum of 1-2 years of professional experience in nutritional counseling, with a strong preference for direct experience working with collegiate (NCAA), professional, or elite-level athletes
Thorough understanding of the BIG EAST and NCAA rules and regulations
Certifications (CPR/AED, First Aid)
Outstanding verbal communication and leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
~ Master's Degree

BU Benefits and Perks
~ Please check out Butler's Total Rewards website to learn more about our benefit offerings, which include:
~ Paid Time Off and Holidays :

• 20 days of paid time off (vacation and PTO days) per Fiscal year
• 8 Paid Holidays
• In addition, a paid Winter Break between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day
• Paid Parental Leave (after 1 year of full-time employment)

Health :
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans including disability and life insurance programs

~ Retirement :
~10% employer contribution after 1 year of full-time employment

Tuition Assistance :
Remission of tuition for classes taken at Butler for employees, spouses, and dependent children.
Eligibility after 9 months of full-time employment
Employees & spouses- undergraduate/graduate degrees
Dependents (under age 26)- undergraduate degree
Covers tuition only

~ Tuition Exchange Program for Dependents at participating institutions

Butler Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks :
Access to Butler's on-site fitness facility and libraries for full-time staff and faculty
LinkedIn Learning Courses
Free premium subscription to the Calm App
Free subscription to the WSJ, The Economist, and NYT
Discount at the College Bookstore
Discount on select Athletic and Arts/Events Center Performances