Associate Director, Performance Nutrition - Olympic Sports

Position is engaged in the administration, organization, and supervision of a progressive sports nutrition department, and manages meal operations / catering that supports the dietary and hydration needs of student-athletes within UCF, Conference, and NCAA rules and regulations.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee and implement nutrition education for student-athletes and multiple sports teams as assigned, to include both revenue and Olympic sports programs. Conduct regular high-performance meetings with assigned sports and related staff regarding the health and performance of student-athletes.

• Recognition of ED/DE signs and symptoms, recommendations to athletes and the performance team, and collaboration with medical and mental health professionals.

• Collaborate with sports medicine staff, dining services and sport coaches providing nutrition education in group or individual sessions as needed.

• Collaborate with sports performance staff providing evidence-based performance nutrition and supplementation to enhance training performance and recovery.

• Collaborate with sports performance and sports medicine staff in medical nutrition therapy assisting with the management / treatment of medical conditions / diseases (sports and non-sport related). Includes regular communication with related University departments where appropriate.

• Assist in the daily operations of a full-service training table (Garvy Nutrition Center) and sport related fueling stations, to include engagement on the menu / catering available to student-athletes in terms of quantity, quality and timing of food.

• Engagement in the overall operation of Garvy Nutrition Center, including assisting the chef in planning, organizing, and managing of all meals served to enhance the nutritional content of recipes as well as the production techniques to better and more efficiently serve the student-athlete.

• Maintain clean, disinfected, and organized fueling stations (and surrounding areas) at all times. Includes inventory management, stocking of stations, removing debris / spills, and cleaning stations / equipment, as well as identifying potential alternative or satellite fueling stations where appropriate.

• Be committed to the profession and eager to learn. Maintain Registered Dietitian Credentials and Continuing Education through CDR (Commission on Dietetic Registration) and State Licensure. Keep current on performance nutrition research and other nutrition related trends (I.E., fad diet trends, supplements).

• Research and educate / counsel coaches / student-athletes / staff regarding appropriate / legal / NCAA compliant use of nutritional supplements, to include the regular evaluation of NCAA compliant products to be available / consumed by student athletes, as well as the identification of restricted and banned substances in compliance with NCAA rules and regulations.

• Engagement in the supervision, daily management and onboarding of nutrition support staff, to include interns, work study students and volunteers. Manage dietetic intern programs if applicable per semester.

Minimum qualifications:

• Master's degree in an appropriate area of specialization; or a bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization and two (2) years appropriate experience.

• Active accreditation as a Registered Dietitian (RD) / Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) through the Commission on Dietetic Registration and license / certification eligible in the State of Florida (ANSI-Conference for Food Protection) within first 3 months of employment required
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years of nutrition experience working with sports teams

• Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD), and experience in sports sciences / sports performance coaching.

• Strong attention to detail and communication (written/verbal) skills

Due to the nature/scope of Athletics and Athletics events, position often requires work on evenings, weekends, and holidays.  

As a UCF Athletics staff member, the selected candidate will be a person of integrity and character who shares a commitment for knowing and complying with NCAA, Conference, and institutional rules as they apply to the UCF Athletics program.