Sports Nutrition Fellow
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Job Description
Working Title: Sports Nutrition Fellow
State Role Title:Sports Program Assistant
Position Type:Parttime Wage / Parttime Salaried
Position Status: PartTime
FLSA Status: NonExempt: Eligible for Overtime
College/Division: Intercollegiate Athletics
Department: 300358 Athletic Supplements
Pay Rate:Hourly
Specify Range or Amount: $16.00 per hour
Is this a JMU only positionNo
Is this a grantfunded positionNo
Is this a Conflict of Interest designated positionN/A
Beginning Review Date:04/23/2025
About JMU:
JMU is a publicly funded university with a beautiful campus and a supportive community that is committed to preparing students for the future. JMU offers several perks to all employees including:
A Tuition Waiver Program that allows employees to have tuition waived for undergraduate and graduate level courses taken at JMU.
Free Access to the University Recreation Center (UREC): Employees can enjoy facility access and program registration privileges at UREC and University Park. This includes the climbing wall equipment centers and group exercise studios.
A variety of voluntary benefits such as Pet Insurance Identity Theft and Legal Protection Plans and several other supplemental benefits.
Holiday Breaks: The university is granted 12 holidays a year.
Talent Development Trainings: The Talent Development department offers a wide variety of personal and professional trainings eligible for all employees to join.
Visit our Benefits site to learn more about the benefits that James Madison University offers to parttime employees!
General Information:
James Madison University a Division I member of the NCAA and Sun Belt Conference is seeking a Sports Nutrition Fellow for mens and womens basketball baseball softball and mens and womens golf . Reporting directly to the Director of Sports Nutrition this functional leader will assist in executing the sports nutrition programs mission to provide JMU studentathletes with cuttingedge nutrition knowledge to optimize fueling for performance and recovery decrease risk of illness and injury and promote overall health and wellness. The anticipated start date is July 2025.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provision of nutrition services to other assigned teams including individual and team education supplement management hydration testing plate coaching at team meals and advising coaching staff on meal planning for team travel and competition
- Assist in management and oversight of fuel station operations including product inventory ordering receiving
- Collaborate with sport coaches strength and conditioning coaches and athletic training staff to optimize studentathlete care
- Assist the Director of Sports Nutrition with implementation of allteam education utilizing a variety of platforms including social media initiatives cooking classes/food demonstrations grocery store tours and development of print materials
- Be a team player in all your communication and interactions with the Strength & Conditioning staff Integrated Health and Sports Performance Staff and Athletics Department
- Assist in the supervision and oversight of student volunteers paid student workers and dietetic interns
- Other duties as assigned by the Sports Nutrition Staff
- Maintain working knowledge of and adherence to NCAA Sunbelt Conference and institutional rules and regulations
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in clinical nutrition dietetics food and nutrition or a related area
- Registered Dietitian (RD) with active status through the Commission on Dietetics Registration or RD Eligible
- Excellent time management and organizational skills to manage shifting priorities and changing pace of workload
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work independently take initiative and complete work tasks with minimal direction
- Ability to be punctual enthusiastic and selfmotivated
Additional Considerations
- Experience in a collegiate sports nutrition setting
- Management/supervisory experience
Additional Posting Information:
Conditions of Employment:
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.
This is a parttime wage position working up to an average of 29 hours per week over the course of a calendar year with no benefits.
EVerify Notice: After accepting employment new hires are required to complete an I9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the EVerify system to confirm identity and work authorization.
EEO Statement:
James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age color disability gender identity or expression genetic information national origin parental status political affiliation race religion sex sexual orientation or veteran status.
We promote access inclusion and diversity for all students faculty staff constituents and programs believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
