Director of Olympic Sports Nutrition, Department of Athletics

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Application Instructions:

External Applicants: Please upload your resume on the Apply screen. Your application will automatically populate your resume details, and you may verify and update data on the My Information page.

Please add your cover letter and any other documents required for the position to the Resume/CV document upload section at the bottom of the My Experience application page. Use the Select Files button to add multiple documents including your cover letter and supporting documents. The My Experience page is the only opportunity to add your cover letter and supporting document attachments. You will not be able to modify your application after you submit it.

Current Employees: Apply from your existing Workday account. Do not apply from the website. Log in to Workday. Click on the Jobs Hub and select Browse Jobs. Locate the position and click Apply. Update your Education and Job History.

** Cover letter required for all positions and optional for facilities, campus services, and hospitality positions unless otherwise specified.

Job Description Summary

The Director of Olympic Sports Nutrition manages the provision of nutrition-related services to Olympic sport and basketball student-athletes during training, practice, rehabilitation, competition and recovery.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Provide nutritional counseling and educational programming for Olympic sport and basketball individual student-athletes and teams.
• Counsel athletes on optimal nutrition for exercise training (match nutrition to training phases and goals), competition, weight goals, hydration, and supplementation.
• Identify and mitigate nutritional challenges to performance, such as food allergies and intolerances, gastrointestinal disturbances, and iron-deficiency anemia.
• Conduct body composition assessments (DEXA), interpret the data, and counsel athletes on achieving and maintaining values that maximize health and performance.
• Participate as the committee member of the Wake performance nutrition staff on the EAT team (committee for eating disorders for students and athletes comprised of physicians, dietitians, sports medicine, and psychologists)
• Assist with travel nutrition needs for sports, including but not limited to snack bags, performance menus, halftime/dugout snacks, and post-game meals.
• Manage inventory, ordering, receiving, distributing, and procuring goods for the Nutrition Zone and Olympic sportsin conjunction with the Nutrition Zone manager.
• Provide consistent communication to the coaching staff, sports performance staff, sports medicine staff, team physicians, and department psychologists regarding sports nutrition and performance-related issues.
• Effectively collaborates with the Assistant AD of Football Nutrition daily.
• Meets with prospective student-athletes as requested during unofficial and official visits.
• Attend various staff meetings as requested (e.g., medical, sport performance, etc.).

Other Functions:

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Ability to travel and work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Registered Dietitian with active registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN) in the state of North Carolina within 3 months of hire; required temporary license within 30 days to practice per state law.
• Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) within 1 year of hire.
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in collegiate athletics.
• Must possess problem-solving and critical thinking skills, innovation and creativity, adaptability, initiative, and stress tolerance to various situations in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Must be able to establish and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, coaches, student-athletes, physicians, and other allied health professionals.
• Ability to work a non-standard work-week, including early mornings, late nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, non-traditional work hours, and overnight travel as needed.
• Knowledge of food service quality and safety procedures.
• Ability and willingness to comply with disclosure regulations relative to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Master’s degree in sports nutrition, exercise physiology, sports psychology, or other health-related field.
• Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) upon hire or able to sit for test upon hire.
• Working knowledge of ACC and NCAA rules and regulations.

Accountabilities:

• Responsible for own work
• Supervision of nutrition intern and student staff
• Tracking and management of nutrition budget

Additional Job Description

Time Type Requirement

Full time

Note to Applicant:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.

WakeForestseeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate.In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on thebasis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran statusandencourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. ​