The School of Health Sciences, within the College of Health and Human Sciences, seeks a 12-month Instructor or Teaching Assistant Professor to serve as the Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics. This position will teach undergraduate nutrition and dietetics courses while collaborating with the school’s Master’s in Dietetics Internship. This position will report to the school’s associate director.
The ideal candidate will be eligible for graduate faculty status and teach senior-level and graduate-level clinical nutrition courses. The School is willing to support a candidate earning the Ph.D. needed to do this. Tenths may be negotiable from 0.5 to 1.0 FTE for the selected candidate if pursuing their Ph.D., with the expectation of a 0.9-1.0 FTE appointment upon completion of Ph.D.
This 12-month position at the rank of instructor or teaching assistant professor has a preferred starting date of July or August 2025, with a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The Bachelor of Science in Dietetics is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) as a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD). Graduates of the DPD are eligible to receive an ACEND Didactic Program Verification Statement. This verification statement allows them to apply to accredited supervised practice programs, which is a required step in the pathway to becoming eligible to sit for the RDN credentialing exam. The verification statement also immediately qualifies graduates to take the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) credentialing exam to become a Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR).
The College of Health and Human Sciences inspires and prepares passionate and caring individuals for a meaningful life and a career that promotes human well-being in the areas of business, design, teacher education, human behavior, and health sciences. Home to 16 undergraduate and 22 graduate degree programs housed in the Schools of Consumer Sciences, Health Sciences, and Human Sciences, we provide students with the education and skills needed to make an impact in the lives of individuals, families and communities.
This position is on-site.
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Inquiries about the position should be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Linda Yarrow, at lyarrow@ksu.edu with the subject line: DPD Director Search.
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