Culinary Medicine Dietitian

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Closing Date:

11/21/2025

Type of Position:

Faculty - Non-Tenure

Job Type:

RegularShift Vary (United States of America)No

Institution Name:

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has a unique combination of education research and clinical programs that encourages and supports teamwork and diversity. We champion being a collaborative health care organization focused on improving patient care and the lives of Arkansans.

UAMS offers amazing benefits and perks (available for benefits eligible positions only):

• Health: Medical Dental and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family
• Holiday Vacation and Sick Leave
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
• Retirement: Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
• Basic Life Insurance up to $50000
• Career Training and Educational Opportunities
• Merchant Discounts
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy

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Department:

AA Culinary Medicine

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Summary of Job Duties:

The Culinary Medicine Dietitian (Instructor) is a non-tenured faculty position reporting to the Culinary Medicine Director and serving as an integral member of a collaborative team-oriented environment. This role offers the opportunity to combine nutrition expertise with hands-on teaching in our state-of-the-art Teaching Kitchen inspiring future health professionals to connect food health and science in meaningful ways.

The Culinary Medicine Dietitian will teach elective courses for medical and other students lead cooking demonstrations and represent the program through engaging presentations and community outreach. The ideal candidate is a dynamic communicator organized self-starter and confident public speaker who thrives in both independent and team settings.

Ready to bring your nutrition expertise to life in the kitchen and classroom Apply today to join a dynamic team thats shaping the future of culinary medicine at UAMS!

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Nutrition/Dietetics required.

• Completed Dietetic Internship.

• One year of experience working in nutrition/dietetics.

• One year of post-collegiate work experience in the field of event coordination or education.

• Registered Dietitian and Licensed by the State of Arkansas.

• Good organizational skills.

• Ability to communicate (written and verbal) and collaborate with a broad range of health professionals students and peers

• Ability to interact professionally with peers and team members

• Commitment to continuing professional development and participation in professional activities

• Comfort with public speaking

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Science or Culinary Arts.

• ServSafe Culinary Arts Culinary Medicine or Lifestyle Medicine certifications.

• Experience in grant writing and management.

• Experience developing curricula recipes or educational materials.

• Familiarity with research design and outcomes assessment.

• Comfort with demonstration of cooking skills.

Additional Information:

Responsibilities:

• The Culinary Medicine Instructor will have copies of coursework recipes etc available for each class as determined by the course director using the Culinary Medicine curriculum.

• Aids and oversees students in preparing meals.

• Work in an interdisciplinary position with the course director or other medical professionals to teach the nutrition/dietetic perspective of the course.

• Responsible for teaching students safety in the kitchen including but not limited to knife skills dangers of cross-contamination and food allergies

• Works with Get Healthy UAMS (GHUAMS) Nutrition Services Stocked n Reddie and other entities/departments to educate the UAMS Community on healthy eating. This includes working with the UAMS Dietetic Interns to develop posters for health days (National Nutrition Month etc) and to provide food samples recipes posters and education materials to the UAMS community videos and food demos with GUUAMS and Stocked n Reddie and others.

• Works with Little Rock and other communities to develop programs to educate the community on healthy eating. This may include the Mexican Consulate the Arkansas Minority Health Commission the Central Arkansas Library System the American Heart Association the American Cancer Society and others.

• Works with the UAMS CME department and the Culinary Medicine directors to develop CMEs on Culinary Medicine to educate not only the UAMS providers but also providers throughout the state. This includes presenting cooking demos and developing educational materials including audiovisual aids such as videos PowerPoint presentations brochures etc.

• Perform administrative duties as assigned.

• Leads and/or participates in the writing and submission of grants

• Works collaboratively with the Culinary Medicine sub-committee co-chairs to accomplish their goals.

• Participates in the budgeting process as needed to evaluate all operations and processes for cost-effectiveness/savings

• Training and workshops to meet the mandatory requirements of licensing and for professional growth.

• Presentations as required.

• Works collaboratively with all CM subcommittees (curriculum community outreach research interprofessional and CME).

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Salary Information:

Commensurate with education and experience

Required Documents to Apply:

Cover Letter/Letter of Application Curriculum Vitae

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please contact for any recruiting relatedquestions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

Pre-employment Screening Requirements:

Criminal Background Check Substance Abuse Testing

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background drug testing and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity. The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

Constant Physical Activity:

Hearing

Frequent Physical Activity:

Sitting Standing Talking Walking

Occasional Physical Activity:

Lifting Pulling Pushing Reaching Stooping

Benefits Eligible:

Yes