Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Effective Date: August 17, 2027 (Fall Semester)

Pay

The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $6,221 to $13,224 per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $7,200 to $7,800 per month. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

About the University

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). CSULB earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023, joining a distinctive group of colleges and universities recognized for its commitment to Latine/x student success. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has established and actively supports the Black Excellence Collegium, dedicated to promoting Black excellence and advancing Black Student Success, and El Concilio for Latinx Success at the Beach, whose mission is to build capacity and promote inclusive servingness across initiatives and efforts for the benefit of all students. The President’s Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and throughout the university. CSULB’s Beach 2030 University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students; expanding access to higher education; promoting intellectual achievement; building community; and cultivating resilience.

About the Department

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) in the College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Long Beach is recruiting an Assistant Professor of Nutrition & Dietetics with a preferred emphasis in clinical nutrition. This is a tenure-track 9-month academic year position. The mission of FCS is to advance equity, embrace diversity, and promote social justice to enhance quality of life for all individuals, families, and communities. The Nutrition and Food Science area within the FCS department supports two minors, undergraduate degrees, and an accredited graduate program to train registered dietitian nutritionists.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in nutrition, clinical nutrition, public health, or a related field (e.g., education, psychology, biology, etc.). Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2027.
• Current Registered Dietitian (RD)/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential or evidence to be credentialed by August 1, 2027.
• Demonstrated teaching effectiveness at the college level.
• Demonstrated potential for successfully conducting research.
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Practice experience as a registered dietitian nutritionist in a clinical, food service, or community setting.
• Active involvement in professional societies or service related to nutrition and dietetics.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence via training and/or application of pedagogical best practices (e.g., culturally responsive teaching, reflective learning).
• Evidence of expertise in one or more of the following: clinical nutrition, food service, management, or community nutrition.
• Experience successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body.
• Experience mentoring or supporting students using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom.

Responsibilities

• Depending on expertise, may focus on the application of three possible areas:
  • Clinical nutrition (Medical Nutrition Therapy I, Medical Nutrition Therapy II, Nutritional Genomics, Pharmacology, and Supplements).
  • Food service management (Foodservice for a Diverse Population or Managing People, Budgets, and Problems in Food and Nutrition Settings).
  • Community nutrition (Culturally Sensitive Nutrition Counseling and Education, Dreams to Dollars: Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Grant Writing for Nutrition).
• Teach and develop a selection of undergraduate and graduate level courses within the bachelor’s degree program in Nutrition and Food Science as well as the new ACEND-Accredited Graduate Program (GP) in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics. Modes of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.
• Develop courses within the Nutrition program based upon one’s area(s) of expertise in emerging and innovative areas which may include but are not limited to topics such as clinical nutrition, health equity/health disparities in nutrition, integrative and functional nutrition, plant-based diets, sustainability, or sports nutrition.
• Produce and develop a record of research/scholarly activities leading to publications, including securing internal and external funding, publications, and other contributions commensurate with one’s expertise.
• Supervise graduate students for their research projects.
• Engage in collaborative projects within and outside of the university.
• Mentor and advise prospective and current students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Seek and apply for external funding to secure assigned (release) time for research/scholarly activities.
• Active participation in Nutrition professional societies at the local and national levels.
• Participate in service to the department, college, university, and community.

The Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion (RTP) policy provides a transparent picture of workload and department expectations regarding teaching, service, and research.

Benefits

Information on the excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located at CSU Employee Benefits.