Lecturer - Human Nutrition

The Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences at Clemson University is seeking a lecturer for a fulltime (100% Teaching and Advising; teach six to seven, 3-credit courses per academic year and advise each semester), 9- month non-tenure track position in Nutrition.

This individual will have a background in human nutrition or related field with a preference for applicants who have formal education and/or teaching experience including, but not limited to Nutrition Counseling, Nutrition for Nursing (includes some MNT content), Life Cycle Nutrition, and Introduction to Nutrition.

The successful candidate is expected to teach undergraduate nutrition classes that fulfill departmental needs and are within the candidate's expertise area.

The Chair in the Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences will supervise the successful candidate and assign coursework.

Since this position lies within the Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to interact collegially and collaborate with faculty working in nutrition, food science, and packaging science.

The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching major and non-major undergraduate nutrition courses and for providing academic advising to students.

The chair will assign courses but these are the proposed description of duties: NUTR 2030 Introduction to the Principles of Human Nutrition, NUTR 2040 Nutrition Across the Life Cycle, NUTR 3020/3021 Nutrition Assessment and Nutrition Assessment Labs, NUTR 4270 Nutrition Counseling, and advise undergraduate students.

Changes to these duties will be assigned at the discretion of the chair of the Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences.

Clemson University, a Carnegie R1 institution, is South Carolina's public land-grant University.

South Carolina's highest-ranked national university is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and surrounded by the Experimental Forest and Lake Hartwell, a large manmade lake with great fishing, swimming, and boating.

A top-25 public university with a reputation for excellence, Clemson University provides a hands-on education - in the lab, in the classroom, and in the field.

Academic programs lay the groundwork for innovative research, and real-world experiences carry forward to rewarding careers.

This strikingly beautiful campus enjoys a temperate and pleasant climate.

Established in 1983, the Nutrition and Dietetics concentration within the Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences has an enrollment of approximately 250 undergraduate students, and is an accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics.