Lecturer - Human Nutrition

About This Role

The Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences at Clemson University is seeking a Lecturer in Nutrition to teach undergraduate courses and provide academic advising to students within the department. This position involves full-time teaching and advising responsibilities for a 9-month non-tenure track appointment.

Responsibilities

• Teach six to seven, 3-credit courses per academic year in Nutrition
• Advise undergraduate students each semester
• Teach undergraduate nutrition classes that fulfill departmental needs and are within the candidate's expertise area
• Interact collegially and collaborate with faculty working in nutrition, food science, and packaging science
• Provide academic advising to students
• Teach NUTR 2030 Introduction to the Principles of Human Nutrition
• Teach NUTR 2040 Nutrition Across the Life Cycle
• Teach NUTR 3020/3021 Nutrition Assessment and Nutrition Assessment Labs
• Teach NUTR 4270 Nutrition Counseling

Requirements

• Background in human nutrition or related field
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills
• Ability to work in teams
• Ability to solve problems
• Demonstrated skills in electronic/information technology

Qualifications

• Doctorate or Master’s degree in the teaching discipline (nutrition or related field) or a Master’s degree with a concentration in the teaching discipline (minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline)
• 2-3 years of relevant work experience, university level teaching experience, and experience with distance education

Nice to Have

• Formal education and/or teaching experience in Nutrition Counseling, Nutrition for Nursing (includes some MNT content), Life Cycle Nutrition, and Introduction to Nutrition
• Proven effectiveness in university teaching

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