Req Id: 43333
Job Title: Assistant Director - Sports Nutrition
City: West Lafayette
Job Description:
Job Summary
Work effectively with Sports Performance and Sports Medicine to provide a comprehensive approach to Student Athletes health and performance, with heavy emphasis on football. Provide nutrition counseling and medical nutrition therapy to individual student-athletes, teams, and coaches. Oversee and coordinate student workforce to maintain 10-13 fueling stations in an organized and food safe manner this includes maintenance, stocking and distribution of nutritional supplements to individual student-athletes and teams.
What Youll Be Doing:
- Provide nutrition counseling/education and medical nutrition therapy to individual student-athletes, teams, and coaches with heavy emphasis on Football.
- Staff football practice and other team activities as needed/appropriate to monitor and oversee fueling and hydration.
- Oversee and coordinate student workforce to maintain Football fueling station in an organized and food safe manner this includes maintenance, stocking and distribution of nutritional supplements to individual student-athletes and teams.
- Interpret, summarize and share body composition and bone density data with student-athletes, coaches, sports medicine and sports performance staff.
- Serve as department resource for dietary supplements. Evaluate dietary supplements for safety, legality, efficacy and cost.
- Maintain active media communications.
- Coordinate meals and snacks for student-athletes with consideration for energy needs, performance goals, and any food allergies, intolerances or religious preferences.
- Serve as resource to student-athletes during meals provided at the Athletic Dining Room.
- Assist with menu planning and coordinate team meals as needed.
- Create educational information for team meals and ensure labeling system is up-to-date.
- Manage team nutrition budget for individual sports.
About Us:
Purdue Athletics is built on unrivaled pride, unlimited potential, and a sense of shared purpose that unites staff, student-athletes, and the broader community. As part of Purdue's 150-year legacy, Athletics exemplifies a culture of collaboration, continuous growth, and excellence, where every member is encouraged to strive for success while fostering a positive and supportive environment. Joining Purdue Athletics means joining a team committed to building a better world together-where professional aspirations thrive, innovation is celebrated, and a lasting impact is made on campus and beyond. Read more: Purdue Boilermakers Athletics
What Were Looking For:
Education and Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Nutrition/Dietetics
- Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Dietitian working in the following areas: clinical nutrition, one-on-one nutrition counseling, sports nutrition, eating disorders, public speaking, budget management & procurement, food service & menu development
Skills needed:
- Excellent communication skills with both individuals and groups.
- Ability to motivate constituents, including students, athletes, sports medicine staff, and administrators.
- Ability to work independently.
- Competence in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
- Understanding of athletes and their training, via coaching experience, previous employment or candidate's own sports participation.
- Knowledge of various behavior change strategies.
- Knowledge and experience with dietary supplementation for athletes.
- Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations.
- Experience with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.
- Knowledge and experience using various types of media to reach constituents.
Who We Are:
Purdue is a community built on collaboration, with global perspectives, Boilermaker pride and endless opportunity to live, learn and grow. Join us and contribute to our culture.
Purdue is a community built on collaboration, with global perspectives, Boilermaker pride and endless opportunity to live, learn and grow. Join us and contribute to our culture.
Additional Information:
- Purdue's benefits summary https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/
- Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
- A background check will be required for employment in this position
- FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
- Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period
Career Stream
Compensation Information:
Professional 2
Pay Band S055
Job Code#20002545
Link to Purdue Universitys Compensation Guidelines: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/mngcareer/compguidelines/index.php
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Posting Start Date: 7/29/26