Athletics Performance Dietitian, Olympic Sports

Job Title

Athletics Performance Dietitian, Olympic Sports

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Athletic Director

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Who We Are

Texas A&M Athletics department is committed to building champions through academic achievement, athletic excellence, and national recognition of student-athletes, teams, and programs. We are a proud member of the Southeastern Conference, with more than 650 Texas A&M student-athletes competing at the NCAA Division 1-A level in 20 varsity sports.

What We Want

Under supervision of the Director of Olympic Performance Nutrition the Nutritionist will support the health, performance, and well-being of student-athletes at Texas A&M University. The Nutritionist will work in compliance with the policies and protocols in place, and will assist in the planning, evaluation, implementation and management of the Performance Nutrition Services provided to Texas A&M student-athletes.

What You Need To Know

Salary: Commensurate based on selected candidates experience.

Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended and will help in our review. You may upload them on the application under the CV/Resume section. 

Responsibilities

Team and Athlete Nutrition Support

• Provides evidence-based nutrition counseling and education through one-on-one nutrition counseling, team talks, development and distribution of educational materials, and other educational activities to support the health and performance of Texas A&M student-athletes. Practices medical nutrition therapy to manage nutrition-related clinical concerns in an athletic setting in conjunction with sports medicine staff. Maintains knowledge of special diets, allergies, and intolerances and communicates this information with the sports medicine team and student athletes to allow them to meet unique needs to compete at an elite level.  Evaluates nutrition-related bloodwork and provides supplementation to correct micronutrient deficiencies. Stays up to date with ongoing nutrition research related to performance nutrition, weight management, and supplementation. Responsible for nutrition, fueling, and recovery needs with assigned sports. Collaborates with operations staff for support of travel nutrition, gameday nutrition, and overall team nutrition needs. This may include travel.

Nutrition Department Operations

• Oversees fueling stations for assigned sports and assists in management of Olympic Sports PDC fueling stations, including oversight of inventory, ordering, and execution. Assists in the hiring, delegation of responsibilities, and scheduling of the student workforce. Directly manages performance nutrition student workers assisting with assigned sports to help execute food service-related tasks and operations for the Performance Nutrition Department. Assists Director of Olympic Performance Nutrition with coordination of Clark Nutrition Center meals and events.

Interdisciplinary Team

• Works as an active member of sport performance and wellness teams in collaboration with team physicians, athletic trainers, sport performance coaches, sport science, and sports psychology staff to discuss how individual athlete and team nutrition practices contribute to overall health and performance.  Serves as an active member of a high risk committee for high risk student-athlete monitoring.

Assessments

• Performs body composition testing via DXA with assigned teams. Communicates athlete data with the student athlete as well as appropriate sport staff in a performance team setting. Performs hydration testing, sweat testing, and other assessments as needed with