Overview:
Performance Nutrition Dietitian / Sports Nutrition Specialist
Join a collaborative sports performance team dedicated to helping student-athletes compete, recover, and thrive through evidence-based nutrition care. Our performance team includes physicians, sports PA/NPs, dietitians, physical therapists, and sports psychologists all in the same building. We will be providing wrap-around care that supports both elite performance and the long-term health of UNCW athletes.
We are seeking a part-time Registered Dietitian with a passion for sports nutrition, athlete development, and interdisciplinary care.
What You'll Do
* Provide individualized sports nutrition counseling for student-athletes
* Develop fueling, hydration, recovery, and body composition strategies to support training and competition demands
* Deliver team nutrition education sessions and performance-focused programming
* Support athletes with weight management, nutrient deficiencies, and special dietary needs
* Collaborate with coaches, athletic trainers, physicians, and performance staff to optimize athlete health and recovery
* Provide medical nutrition therapy for RED-S, disordered eating, Female Athlete Triad, bone stress and other injury recovery
* Evaluate supplements and educate athletes on safe, evidence-based use
* Assist with travel nutrition planning, dining hall guidance, grocery tours, and practical life-skills education
Qualifications
Required
* Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential
* Licensed or eligible for licensure in applicable state
* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Sports Nutrition, or related field
* Strong communication and relationship-building skills
Preferred
* Experience working with collegiate or competitive athletes
* Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) or interest in obtaining certification
* Experience with body composition assessment and performance nutrition programming
Schedule & Environment
* Part-time position (20 hours per week)
* Some evening, weekend, and team travel responsibilities may be required based on athletic schedules
* Collaborative interdisciplinary environment with athletics and sports medicine staff
Why Join Our Team
* Opportunity to directly impact student-athlete performance and well-being
* Supportive and collaborative team culture
* Ability to help shape and grow sports nutrition programming
* Professional development and specialization opportunities within performance nutrition
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package offered, including health insurance, retirement options, paid time off, and continuing education support.
Qualifications:
* Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, required. Bachelors in dietetics, nutrition, foods and nutrition.
* Graduate Degree, preferred.
* Experience: Minimum of one year of experience as a Registered Clinical Dietitian, preferred.
* Licensure/Certification: Registered Dietitian status by the commission on Dietetic Registration, required.
* Licensed Dietitian in appropriate state, required.
* Additional Skills (required): Ability to successfully complete generic and department-specific skills validation and competency testing. Knowledge, ability and skills to support patient education and patient engagement in self-care management to accommodate cultural diversity, age specific or behavior needs among the patients being served.
* Additional Skills (preferred): Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to relay information to diverse audiences for one-on-one consultations, small and large group presentations; dynamic presence for media interviews, health fairs and other invited presentations/appearances.
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