Sports Nutrition Fellow
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Job Location:
Blacksburg, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
The Virginia Tech Department of Athletics embraces the core values of Integrity Service Honor Excellence and Strong Together. Guided by our motto Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) we are committed to fostering a culture that accepts affirms and values all individuals and their unique contributions to the department university and broader community.
The VT Sports Nutrition Fellow will be a valuable part of a team of six dietitians and will have sport oversight of about four to five Olympic sport teams. This position is ideal for an RD looking to gain a 1-year experience leading the nutrition services of multiple assigned teams while gaining experience collaborating across the VT Athletic Department. RDs completing this fellowship will have a solid foundation in performance nutrition that will make them a strong candidate for any potential collegiate fulltime sports nutrition position. This position will focus on nutrition services for assigned teams as well as have an emphasis on nutrition education initiatives for our sports nutrition department. This position reports directly to the Associate AD / Sports Nutrition.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or completion of DPD credits
Registered Dietitian or RD eligible
Sports Nutrition Experience
Ability to work a non-standard work week
Strong interpersonal skills
Preferred Qualifications
Masters Degree
Disordered Eating counseling interest/experience
Social media management interest/experience
Pay Band
4
Overtime Status
Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
$21.25 per hour
Hours per week
29
Review Date
03/27/2026
Additional Information
SEE MORE ABOUT WORKING IN VT ATHLETICS AT IS A PART-TIME POSITION WITH NO BENEFITS.
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
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Virginia Tech, founded in 1872 as a land-grant institution, is currently ranked as a Top 25 Public University by US News & World Report and a Top 25 Public Research University by the National Science Foundation. Through a combination of its three missions of learning, discovery, and e ... View more
