Registered Dietitian, University Housing & Dining
Position Summary:
The role of the Dietitian is to plan, organize, supervises coordinate, and evaluates nutrition education and awareness activities for University Housing and Dining. This role meets with students to determine individual dietary/nutrition requirements. They will also assist in creating exciting menus featuring flavorful and high-quality nutritious foods, along with engaging students in live wellness events. The Dietitian will evaluate menus and food products for taste and trends along with chefs as well as create outreach program for dining nutrition while collaborating with other departments on campus.
Specific Job Duties & Tasks:
- Meet with students to determine individual dietary/nutritional needs, including medical restrictions, allergies, and eating disorders.
- Provide referral information and assistance as needed.
- Research specialty foods, beverages, and supplies to ensure compliance.
- Oversee appropriate level of specialty foods, beverages, and supplies associated with individual student dietary/nutritional requirements.
- Advise management on budgetary needs.
- Recommend purchase of informational needs including printed and visual media materials.
- Create and maintain a comprehensive nutrition education and awareness program.
- Develop nutrition educational materials for students, faculty, staff, and University guests.
- Recommend measure to improve production/service methods, equipment performance, scheduling, quality, and cost control, and suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency and safety.
- Test food items served for cross contact due to allergies.
For a detailed job description, please email Alaysia McAtee at alaysia-mcatee@uiowa.edu
About the Division of Student Life:
The Division of Student Life is comprised of staff that embrace new ideas and thoughts, works together to keep our students safe, and provides them with life-changing experiences. The Division of Student Life includes 15 departments that span from Recreation Services to the Office of Leadership, Service and Civic Engagement and everything in between. We believe in working together as one team to achieve our mission: fostering student success by creating and promoting educationally purposeful services and activities within and beyond the classroom.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or related experience in Foods and Nutrition, Dietetics, Nutritional Science or a related field.
- Completion of approved dietetic internship program or equivalent combination of education and practicum experience.
- Typically 6 months – 1 year experience providing dietetic services.
- Registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration within six (6) months following the start of employment.
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively transmit, receive and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through appropriate communication methods and behaviors at a working proficiency level.
- Demonstrates a working proficiency in the ability to work with variety of individuals and groups while appreciating the unique contribution of individuals.
- Demonstrates a working proficiency in the ability to provide excellent customer and to meet or exceed customer service needs.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office computer software applications, (including, Excel, Word, Outlook).
- Familiarity with current issues in nutrition research and have experience performing nutrient analyses of quantity recipes.
- Ability to meet and maintain ServSafe certification.
- Working knowledge of web based food and nutrition systems.
Desirable Qualifications:
- College/University dining operation experience.
- Experience working with complex food allergies.
Application Details:
- In order to be considered, applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions or additional information, please contact Alaysia McAtee at alaysia-mcatee@uiowa.edu.
Joining the University of Iowa means becoming a vital part of the Hawkeye community, where your work directly impacts education, research, and student success.
Enjoy exceptional health coverage, university-paid life insurance, robust retirement plans, and generous leave policies. Benefit from 24/7 support services, well-being resources, and access to UI Health Care specialists. Grow professionally with advanced training, leadership development, and tuition assistance.
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Join us in making a difference at a leading Big Ten university and premier public research institution.
Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu. For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543.
