Position Overview

Position Title Assistant Professor, Nutrition Program (One-Year Appointment) Department 217610 - Nutrition Program Position Status One-Year Appointment Position Classification Full-Time, 9 months (Faculty) Grant/Gift Funded (all or a portion)? No If Temporary or Grant Funded, Start Date and End Date  

Position Description/Posting Details

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posting Number | FA142PST | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Summary | The Department of Urban Public | | | Health and Nutrition of the | | | School of Nursing and Health | | | Sciences invites applications for | | | a full-time 9-month faculty | | | position at the Assistant | | | Professor level within the | | | | | | ACEND-accredited Didactic and | | | Master's Coordinated Programs in | | | Nutrition. | | | La Salle offers two nutrition | | | programs: a Didactic Program and | | | a Master's Coordinated Program. | | | Graduates of the Didactic Program | | | earn a Bachelor of Science in | | | Nutrition and will be prepared | | | for a job, graduate studies, or a | | | dietetic internship program that | | | will provide eligibility for the | | | Registered Dietitian Nutritionist | | | credential. | | | Graduates of the five-year | | | accelerated Master's Coordinated | | | Program will earn a Bachelor of | | | Science in Nutrition plus a | | | Master of Science in Nutrition | | | and Dietetics Practice, and will | | | be qualified to sit for the | | | Registered Examination for | | | Dietitians to obtain the | | | Registered Dietitian Nutritionist | | | credential immediately upon | | | completing the degree and | | | supervised practice | | | requirements. | | | La Salle University, located in | | | Philadelphia, PA, is a Lasallian | | | Catholic university committed to | | | the principle that all knowledge | | | is practical and empowering, | | | filled with the capacity to | | | transform lives. In association | | | with a diverse and inclusive | | | learning community, our mission | | | is to educate the whole person. | | | La Salle's mission is focused on | | | advocacy, community, and social | | | justice, and therefore prepares | | | students to lead to engaged and | | | fulfilling lives marked by a | | | commitment to the common good. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Essential Duties | - * Develops and teaches | | | undergraduate and graduate | | | courses in nutrition in a | | | variety of content areas. | | | - * Performs student | | | advisement and recruitment | | | activities | | | - * Contributes to program | | | initiatives. | | | - * Acts as a member of | | | university, school, | | | department and program | | | committees and participates | | | in other university service. | | | - * Engages in service to the | | | profession. | | | - * Engages in scholarly work. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Secondary Responsibilities | - * Other duties as assigned. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Required Qualifications | - * Registered Dietitian, | | | Commission on Dietetic | | | Registration---absolutely | | | required, no exceptions will | | | be considered. | | | - * Master's degree in | | | nutrition or a related field. | | | - * Licensed in the | | | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | | | as a Licensed | | | Dietitian/Nutritionist or | | | eligible for licensure at | | | time of hire. | | | - * Demonstrated record of | | | teaching experience in higher | | | education, particularly in | | | the field of nutrition. | | | - * Ability to utilize current | | | and relevant technology in | | | higher education.