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Posting Number

20121492Staff

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Position Information

Posting Number

20121492Staff

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Working Title

Director of Sports Nutrition

Pay Rate

Salary is competitive and commensurate with education and experience.

Employment Category

Administrative/Professional

Regular/Temporary

Regular

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Type of Appointment

Fiscal

Contract Period

12 month

Position Summary Information

| Position Summary |
The Director of Sports Nutrition will assist in providing our students with an exceptional student-athlete experience. This position will ensure our nutrition department is student-athlete focused and operating with integrity. The Director of Sports Nutrition is responsible for the leadership and development of nutritional programs for over 350 student-athletes including design, implementation, and evaluation of nutrition and health programs to maximize athletic performance and the overall well-being of the whole person.

Austin Peay State University is a four-year public, doctoral-level university, with six colleges and four Chairs of Excellence. The University has an enrollment of over 9,000 students and is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, a community of an estimated 166,000 people located approximately 40 miles northwest of Nashville, TN. | | Primary Duties and Responsibilities |
- Develop, lead, and manage effective programs to maximize the nutritional health and sports performance of all student-athletes. - Develop and provide strategies that will enhance student-athlete performance, reduce the risk of fatigue and injury, and increase the motivation to continue with healthy nutritional habits. - Working in collaboration with our mental health team, provide psychoeducation to student athletes and coaches. - Conduct individual sessions, feedback assessment and training, comprehensive nutrition focused assessments for both the student-athlete and team. - Maintain required certifications. - Ensure documentation and compliance with dietary plans, assessments and progress. - Provide brief interventions and counseling to address a range of health and wellness issues, which may result in providing resources and referring individuals to professionals to assist with confidential and sensitive matters. - Participate in the collection and analysis of tactical and statistical data and assist in designing plans and strategies. - Identify and offer solutions to complex problems that may impact the overall performance of student-athletes and ultimately, the team. - Provide ideas, strategies, and leadership to implement change and ensure effective stakeholder collaboration. Consult with leaders and stakeholders to evolve the nutritional programs and vision into results. | | Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
- Ability to provide ideas, strategies, and leadership to implement change and ensure effective stakeholder collaboration. - Ability to demonstrate knowledge of eating disorders and ability to effectively implement interventions to reduce the frequency, intensity, and duration of presenting symptoms. - Ability to support and lead initiatives that enhance student-athlete performance, retention, and life-long success. | | Physical Requirements |
- Light work- Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

| | Required Minimum Qualifications |
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or related field; - Registered dietitian by the commission on dietetic registration (CDR); - Licensed dietitian (per state requirements); - Previous experience working in collegiate or professional sports.

Preferred

• Certified specialist in sports dietetics (CSSD) |

Posting Detail Information

| Open Date | 01/09/2024 | | Close Date | | | Open Until Filled | Yes | | Special Instructions to Applicants |
An official transcript will be required of the selected candidate before the candidate will be offered a position. You will not be able to modify your application after it has been submitted. |

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Do you have a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or related field?
   • yes
   • no

Applicant Documents

Required Documents 1. Resume Optional Documents 1. Cover Letter 2. Unofficial Transcript 3. Letter of Recommendation 1 4. Letter of Recommendation 2 5. Letter of Recommendation 3

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