Details
Posted: 28-Jun-24
Location: Reno, Nevada
Type: Part-time
Salary: DOE
Categories:
Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine – Nutritionist
Sector:
Collegiate Sports
Required Education:
2 Year Degree
Internal Number: R0143304
The University of Nevada Athletics Department is recruiting for the position of Graduate Assistant – Sports Nutrition, Nevada Athletics. This position will support the Olympic Sports Nutrition Department. This Graduate Assistant – Sports Nutrition will play a crucial role in assisting with fueling station management, nutrition education, and outreach to student-athletes, coaches, and staff of Nevada Athletics.
Responsibilities
Oversee all aspects of the Olympic Nutrition program to support optimal athletic performance.
Educate student-athletes on optimal nutritional practices for exercise training, competition, recovery, weight management, and hydration.
Assist in providing personalized meal and snack plans to promote athletic performance and health goals.
Participate in meal monitoring and nutrition education for student-athlete breakfast.
Support in the development of menus for teams and execute fueling needs.
Assist in creating outreach education opportunities such as grocery store tours and cooking classes.
Support consistent communication with coaching staff, athletic trainers, and other relevant personnel regarding sports nutrition and performance-related issues.
Assist in making referrals when appropriate and collaborating with allied healthcare providers.
Contribute to the coordination, development, and oversight of nutrition education materials.
Manage Olympic Fueling station which includes but is not limited to:
Training and managing student interns
Manage fueling station daily operations
Food inventory and input food orders
Create educational materials Assist in managing the annual Olympic nutrition budget in collaboration with the Chief Financial Officer.
Maintain knowledge of and comply with all relevant rules, regulations, and policies of the University of Nevada, the Mountain West Conference, and the NCAA.
Engage in yearly continuing education in the field of sports dietetics.
Work as part of an interdisciplinary, integrated performance team.
Assist in creating and maintaining relationships with community organizations and leaders for the benefit of the department.
Support in recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and scheduling undergraduate volunteers.
Assist in supervising and training student workers, interns, and fellows.
Required Qualifications Candidate must be enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno Candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or related field.
To be eligible for an assistantship, student must be: Admitted to a degree-granting program and be in good academic standing.
Have an overall GPA of at least 3.0
Be continuously enrolled in at least 6 graduate level credits (600-700) throughout the duration of the assistantship. Candidate must have CPR and First Aid certification at hire or within six months of hire
Candidate must have previous experience working with athletes or in a sports nutrition setting
Preferred Qualifications Registered Dietitian (RD) or RD-eligible preferred
Strong knowledge of sports nutrition principles and practices
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work effectively in a team environment
Willingness to adhere to a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends as needed
Schedule Expected hours to work per week: 20
Compensation Grade Graduate Assistant https://www.unr.edu/hr/compensation-evaluation/salary-schedules
Contact Information Search Coordinator – Cindy Bowling, cbowling@unr.edu
Department Information
The University of Nevada, Reno, has a student body of approximately 21,000. Nevada is a member of the Mountain West Conference and sponsors 16 intercollegiate sports featuring more than 400 student-athletes. The University is situated in Reno, a metropolitan area of 350,000, on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The city is conveniently located 38 miles from Lake Tahoe, a world-class skiing area with limitless summer and winter recreational opportunities. Sacramento and San Francisco are, respectively, two and four hour drives away.
Exempt Yes
Full-Time Equivalent 50.0%
Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at jobs@unr.edu.
Attach the following attachment(s) to your application
Resume/CV – (required) List a detailed description of the major duties that you performed as part of each job. You must demonstrate that you qualify for the position and your education and experience must be clearly documented.
Cover Letter – (optional)
Contact Information for Three Supervisory References – (required) Please include name, contact information, and relationship.
This posting is open until filled
Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Lists of eligible candidates will be established and hiring may occur early in the recruiting process. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.
About University of Nevada
The University of Nevada has been perennially ranked in the top 10 in the nation in the Gender Equity Scorecard, including best in the country for its commitment to gender equity in 2006 and 2007. The University has also been recognized as a Diversity in Athletics award winner by the Laboratory for Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M University. The Wolf Pack has participated in successful legislative lobbying for gender equity funding and private fundraising to add three women’s sports. Nevada added women’s golf in 1998 and women’s soccer in 2000, while the University also brought back its women’s softball program in 2003 after a 14-year hiatus. A total of 116 Wolf Pack student-athletes earned academic all-conference distinction from the Mountain West during the 2013-14 season. Nevada’s volleyball team holds a near perfect four-year APR of 989. The program has made five NCAA Championship appearances, most recently in 2005. The University of Nevada, Reno has a growing and increasingly diverse student enrollment of approximately 20,000 including over 2,800 graduate students. The university has been recognized as a Tier I Institution by US News and World Report. Located in the pic…turesque base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the University is a 45 minute drive from Lake Tahoe and four hours from San Francisco and the Napa-Sonoma wine country. The Pacific Crest Trail is nearby for hiking and biking, while fantastic ski areas abound. The city offers an excellent living environment, due to its mountains, short commutes, growing arts community, increasing international flavor, and strong academic ties through the presence of Nevada’s oldest University. Nevada has no state income tax, and Reno has a comparatively low property tax. The University offers excellent benefits, including faculty tuition benefits for university employees and their dependents.
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