Tenure-Track Nutrition Scientist & Mentor

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Nutrition Sciences. The department offers undergraduate Nutrition Sciences and an accredited Nutrition and Integrated Health Master’s program.

The successful candidate will teach online and in-person courses, advise students, and develop a robust research program that includes student collaboration. Start date August 23, 2027.

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Nutrition, Food Science or closely related field by the end of the first academic year.
• If the doctorate is not completed by the start date, hire into a terminal Instructor appointment with an associated rate; upon degree conferral, title becomes Assistant Professor.

Responsibilities

• Advise and mentor students with opportunities to support graduate capstone projects.
• Teach 24 contact hours per academic year (approximately 8 courses).
• Contribute to undergraduate and graduate nutrition programs and manage the Dietetics graduate program.
• Perform institutional and community service.
• Develop a strong research program involving collaboration with students and/or faculty.
• Publish scholarly work and perform activities consistent with rank.
• Teach lower- and upper-level undergraduate courses and graduate courses in Nutrition Sciences (e.g., Human Nutrition, Nutritional Biochemistry, Lifespan Nutrition, Culinary Medicine, Nutrigenomics, Advanced Nutrient Metabolism).
• Implement inclusive instructional strategies to support students from underrepresented and first-generation backgrounds.

Education

Earned doctorate in Nutrition, Food Science or closely related field

Job description

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Nutrition Sciences. The department offers undergraduate Nutrition Sciences and an accredited Nutrition and Integrated Health Master’s program.

The successful candidate will teach online and in-person courses, advise students, and develop a robust research program that includes student collaboration. Start date August 23, 2027.