Job Summary
The University of Utah Sports Nutrition Department is currently seeking applicants for the Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition position. The dietitian will provide comprehensive coverage of up to five teams under the supervision of the Executive Director of Sports Nutrition, among other responsibilities as defined.
Responsibilities
Team & Individual Counseling + Education
- Counsel athletes on optimal nutrition for exercise training, competition, recovery from exercise, weight management, hydration, immunity, travel, bone health, digestive health, supplementation, and more.
- Coordinate body composition testing dates for teams assigned. Conduct assessments and counsel student-athletes on achieving and maintaining a level of body mass, body fat, and lean mass that is consistent with good health and good performance.
- Conduct new athlete nutrition screenings for assigned teams
- Coordinate team sports nutrition services including team talks, hydration testing, grocery tours, cooking classes, travel nutrition, and meetings with sport performance teams
- Provide recommendations for vitamin and mineral supplementation guided by our policies.
- Prepare sports nutrition content on Utah Sports Nutrition social media
Collaboration
- Act as an integral part of your Sports Performance Team(s) and the multidisciplinary team. Attend Sports Performance Team meetings and CARE team meetings.
- Coordinate with team support staff members on competition meals and menus
- Act as a nutrition resource for staff athletic trainers, coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, medical staff and food service personnel
- Participate in Football + Olympic Sport Fall Camp
- Actively participate in and attend weekly Sports Nutrition Staff Meetings
Management
- Assist in managing a centralized fueling station for Olympic Sports - including staffing, training, ordering, stocking, etc.
- Coordinate inventory, ordering, stocking, and management of your team's additional nutrition product outside of the fuel station offerings, as needed.
- Assist in supervising two year-long sports nutrition dietetic interns and year-round sports nutrition volunteers
Other duties as assigned by the Sports Nutrition Team
- Stay abreast of current food, nutrition, and health issues and research related to sports nutrition
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors in nutrition / dietetics
- Registered Dietitian (RD) or RD eligible within 3 months of hire.
- 2+ years' experience in college athletics
- Thorough knowledge of nutritional principles as they relate to athletic performance
- Knowledge of identifying and caring for athletes with disordered eating and eating disorder behaviors and diagnoses
- Ability to work independently and follow through on assignments
- Ability to work a non-standard workweek which may include nights, weekends, and holidays
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of dietary supplements including safety, efficacy, and permissibility.
- Excellent time and priority management skills
- Ability to work as an integral part of the sports nutrition team
- Capability of delegating tasks/duties effectively and efficiently to student intern and volunteers
Preferences
Master's degree in nutritional science, exercise science, or health-related field
Special Instructions
Requisition Number: PRN45707B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Department: 00327 - Athletics Department
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: DOE
Close Date: 10/22/2026