Sports Dietitian

Seeking a dynamic Sports Dietitian II who’s ready to elevate student‑athlete performance through cutting‑edge nutrition strategies, hands‑on education, and a passion for helping young competitors thrive on and off the field.

If you’re energized by high‑performance environments and driven to make a measurable impact, this is your opportunity to join a team where your expertise becomes a competitive advantage. (Initial sport assignment will be football, subject to change as needed).

What you’ll do

• Provide evidenced-based nutrition services via individualized and team assessment, counseling, and support.

• Deliver nutrition education to individuals, teams, recruits and coaches through a variety of methods.

• Plan and oversees all team meals and fueling for away football competitions. Collaborate with on-site culinary team and off-site food vendors to support execution of fueling services needs.

• Oversee procurement, inventory management, monitoring of inventory budget, and food safety standards for assigned sport.

• Collect, organize and present data in a way that is useful, collaborate and enhances sports performance decision making: manage student-athletes with high nutritional risk and behaviors, perform DEXA body composition assessments, conduct hydration and/or sweat rate testing, and more as assigned.

• Collaborate regularly with team staff and coaches on strategies and needs to enhance player performance.

• Lead strategic communication for assigned sport(s).

• Assist with identifying disordered eating and referring student to appropriate resources.

• Perform all duties in adherence with NCAA, Big 12, and university policies.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 1 year of related experience.

Registered dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

Must have and maintain licensure as a Licensed Dietitian in the State of Iowa.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience providing sports nutrition services to NFL or Division I collegiate football athletes.
Experience coordinating large group team meals on the road.

Application Instructions:

All applications must be submitted on-line in Workday by January 18th to guarantee consideration. For full job details, please refer to the application link.

Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Office of Equal Opportunity, 2680 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Tel. 515-294-7612, email eooffice@iastate.edu.

About the Athletics Department

As an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision athletics program and a founding member of the Big 12 Conference, Iowa State University sponsors 18 intercollegiate athletics teams and supports 450 student-athletes in their pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. ISU Athletics employs over 250 talented and dedicated full-time staff members, more than 500 temporary and student employees, and multiple auxiliary partners who collaboratively work within a culture to support and enhance the experiences of Cyclone student-athletes and their loyal fan base. Iowa State student-athletes have produced 10-consecutive years of record-setting Graduation Success Rate scores in the classroom, while athletically, the Cyclones have captured 19 national team championships, 140 national individual titles and 162 conference team championships in its rich history. www.cyclones.com