Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Position: Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
Effective Date: August 18, 2025 (Fall Semester)
Salary: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $71,100 - $151,128/per year. The anticipated hiring range is $94,000 to 97,000 annually. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin August 30, 2024. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled).

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). It also earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023, joining a distinctive group of colleges and universities who have been recognized for its commitment to Latine/x student success. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has established and actively supports the Black Excellence Collegium, dedicated to promoting Black excellence and advancing Black Student Success, and El Concilio for Latinx Success at the Beach, whose mission is to build capacity and promote inclusive servingness across initiatives and efforts towards Latine/x student, faculty, and staff success across campus. The President’s Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and to interrogate, disrupt, and transform systemic inequities throughout the university. CSULB’s Beach 2030 University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students; expanding access to higher education; promoting intellectual achievement; building community; and cultivating resilience.

College of Health and Human Services
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) in the College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Long Beach, is recruiting an Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics with a preferred emphasis in clinical nutrition. Applicants whose work incorporates a global perspective and evidence of a commitment to racial/ethnic diversity in practice are encouraged to apply. This position is an academic year (9-month) position. The mission of FCS is to prepare leaders for the family and consumer sciences professions, of which nutrition is one. We are an exemplary, comprehensive, and integrative unit in the California State University system that focuses on teaching, scholarship, and service to and about individuals, families, and communities in a diverse, dynamic society. The Nutrition and Food Science area within the FCS department supports minor certificates, undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, and accredited programs to train registered dietitian nutritionists.

Required Qualifications:             

• Ph.D. in nutrition, clinical nutrition, public health, or a related field (e.g., education, psychology, biology, etc.) or official certification to complete the doctoral degree by August 1, 2025.
• Current Registered Dietitian (RD)/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential
• Demonstrated teaching effectiveness at the college level
• Demonstrated potential for successfully conducting research
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including Black/African American, Latine/x, Native American/Indigenous, low-income, first-generation, and minoritized students

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
• Practice experience as a registered dietitian nutritionist in a clinical, food service, or community setting
• Active involvement in professional societies or service related to nutrition and dietetics
• Experience in mentoring or advising undergraduate and graduate students
• Evidence of communication skills, collegiality, and leadership consistent with the mission and goals of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence via training and/or application of pedagogical best practices (e.g. culturally responsive teaching, reflective learning)
• Evidence of expertise in one or more of the following: clinical nutrition, food service, management, or community nutrition
• Experience mentoring or supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom