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Position Title:
Assistant Professor - Nutrition
Job Category:
Faculty
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Assistant Professor
Job Duties:
The Department of Human Biology at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay seeks applicants for a tenure-track position in Nutrition Sciences. The Department has an undergraduate Nutrition Sciences program, as well as an accredited Nutrition and Integrated Health Master’s program . Candidates with expertise in nutrition sciences are strongly encouraged to apply. Candidates will be hired at the rank of Assistant Professor.
This position will be responsible for enhancing UW-Green Bay’s mission-driven inclusive teaching efforts and creating and maintaining an educational environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates those with diverse identities, beliefs, and cultural backgrounds.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Advise and mentor students with opportunities to support graduate student capstone projects.
Teaching course load of 24 contact hours (approximately 8 courses per academic year).
Contribute to ongoing program development in both the undergraduate and graduate programs in nutrition science/dietetics, including contribution to the management of the accredited Dietetics graduate program.
Perform institutional and community service
Develop a strong research program involving collaboration with students and/or faculty.
Perform scholarly activities consistent with rank
Teach lower- and upper-level undergraduate courses (both online and in-person) and graduate courses in Nutrition Sciences, such as Human Nutrition, Nutritional Biochemistry, Lifespan Nutrition, Culinary Medicine, Nutrigenomics, Advanced Nutrient Metabolism and other food and nutrition-related courses based on applicant’s expertise
Implement inclusive instructional strategies to increase support for students from underrepresented and first-generation backgrounds at UW-Green Bay
Start Date:
August 23, 2027
Department:
Human Biology
Compensation:
Competitive compensation commensurate with qualifications and experience
Required Qualifications:
Earned doctorate in Nutrition, Food Science or closely related field from an accredited institution by the end of the first academic year. Candidates who have not completed their doctorate by the start date will be hired into a terminal appointment at the rank of Instructor with a rate determined at the time of hire. Upon degree conferral, the title will change to Assistant Professor. The contract will not be renewed if the degree is not conferred by the end of the terminal appointment
Preferred Qualifications:
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential preferred, but not required.
Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching.
Demonstrated potential for excellence in scholarship.
Conditions of Appointment:
The home campus of this position is Green Bay and the successful candidate may occasionally be required to teach a course or work at the Sheboygan or Manitowoc Campus, based on operational needs.
Position is an academic year, tenure-track appointment. Applicants must be considered for tenure and promotion in six years, although tenure decisions may be at any time. Promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor is simultaneous with tenure. Excellence in teaching, sustained scholarly activity, and institutional service required for retention and promotion. A pre-employment education check which includes, but is not limited to, the verification of academic credentials will be conducted on the finalist(s). A criminal conviction investigation will be conducted on the finalist(s). In compliance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, the university does not discriminate on the basis of arrest or conviction record. In addition, if the final selected candidate has prior work…