Assistant or Associate Clinical Lecturer or Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

ID: 7293815 (Ref.No. BSU45720)
Posted: 1 month ago
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

We seek faculty candidates with a master’s degree or higher in dietetics, nutrition science, or other nutrition-related discipline. Candidates should also hold the RDN credential for at least 3 years by the time the position commences. Candidates should have good interpersonal communication skills, have the ability to work cooperatively and congenially, and be skilled in teaching dietetics and nutrition courses to students with a range of aptitude. Familiarity with Canvas or another Learning Management System is desirable.
Rank will be at the Assistant or Associate Clinical Lecturer level. For candidates who hold a doctorate in a related area, appointment can be considered at the Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor rank.

Now, more than ever, is a time of transformation in health care education. The COVID pandemic, escalating health disparities and concomitant racial injustice, and the Great Resignation have challenged health care systems and universities. At the Ball State University College of Health, we are embracing the opportunity to build innovative models of twinned education and community health services. We graduate health professionals who are clinically knowledgeable, committed to advancing inclusive excellence, and ready to collaborate on interprofessional teams. Our research embraces interdisciplinarity and community engagement.
We invite applications for Assistant or Associate Clinical Lecturer or Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics in the Department of Nutrition and Health Science to join us in preparing today’s public health and health services workforce.

Job Function:

We seek faculty candidates with a master’s degree or higher in dietetics, nutrition science, or other nutrition-related discipline. Candidates should also hold the RDN credential for at least 3 years by the time the position commences. Candidates should have good interpersonal communication skills, have the ability to work cooperatively and congenially, and be skilled in teaching dietetics and nutrition courses to students with a range of aptitude. Familiarity with Canvas or another Learning Management System is desirable.
Rank will be at the Assistant or Associate Clinical Lecturer level. For candidates who hold a doctorate in a related area, appointment can be considered at the Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor rank.

Minimum Experience:

1. Master’s Degree or doctorate in Nutrition Science, Dietetics or other Nutrition-related discipline from an accredited institution.
2. At least eight months (one academic year) of successful on-campus or online teaching experience at the university level among students with a range of aptitudes.
3. Have held RDN credential for three years by the date of hire
4. Effective written communication skills.
5. Effective oral communication skill

Preferred Experience:

  1. More than eight months (one academic year) of successful campus or online university teaching experience
  2. Experience with Canvas or other Learning Management System.
  3. More than one year of clinical nutrition-related experience.
  4. Doctorate in Nutrition, Nutrition Science, Dietetics or other Nutrition-related discipline.



At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.