Position: Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
Effective Date: August 18, 2025 (Fall Semester)
Salary: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $71,100 - $151,128/per year. The anticipated hiring range is $94,000 to 97,000 annually. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin August 30, 2024. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled).
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). It also earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023, joining a distinctive group of colleges and universities who have been recognized for its commitment to Latine/x student success. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has established and actively supports the Black Excellence Collegium, dedicated to promoting Black excellence and advancing Black Student Success, and El Concilio for Latinx Success at the Beach, whose mission is to build capacity and promote inclusive servingness across initiatives and efforts towards Latine/x student, faculty, and staff success across campus. The President’s Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and to interrogate, disrupt, and transform systemic inequities throughout the university. CSULB’s Beach 2030 University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students; expanding access to higher education; promoting intellectual achievement; building community; and cultivating resilience.
College of Health and Human Services
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) in the College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Long Beach, is recruiting an Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics with a preferred emphasis in clinical nutrition. Applicants whose work incorporates a global perspective and evidence of a commitment to racial/ethnic diversity in practice are encouraged to apply. This position is an academic year (9-month) position. The mission of FCS is to prepare leaders for the family and consumer sciences professions, of which nutrition is one. We are an exemplary, comprehensive, and integrative unit in the California State University system that focuses on teaching, scholarship, and service to and about individuals, families, and communities in a diverse, dynamic society. The Nutrition and Food Science area within the FCS department supports minor certificates, undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, and accredited programs to train registered dietitian nutritionists.
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in nutrition, clinical nutrition, public health, or a related field (e.g., education, psychology, biology, etc.) or official certification to complete the doctoral degree by August 1, 2025.
- Current Registered Dietitian (RD)/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential
- Demonstrated teaching effectiveness at the college level
- Demonstrated potential for successfully conducting research
- Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including Black/African American, Latine/x, Native American/Indigenous, low-income, first-generation, and minoritized students
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
- Practice experience as a registered dietitian nutritionist in a clinical, food service, or community setting
- Active involvement in professional societies or service related to nutrition and dietetics
- Experience in mentoring or advising undergraduate and graduate students
- Evidence of communication skills, collegiality, and leadership consistent with the mission and goals of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence via training and/or application of pedagogical best practices (e.g. culturally responsive teaching, reflective learning)
- Evidence of expertise in one or more of the following: clinical nutrition, food service, management, or community nutrition
- Experience mentoring or supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom
Duties:
Depending on the expertise of the incoming faculty member, may focus on the application of three possible areas, including: 1) clinical nutrition (Clinical Nutrition I, Clinical Nutrition II, Nutritional Genomics, Pharmacology, and Supplements), 2) food service management (Foodservice for a Diverse Population or Managing People, Budgets, and Problems in Food and Nutrition Settings), or 3) community nutrition (Culturally Sensitive Nutrition Counseling and Education, Dreams to Dollars: Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Grant Writing for Nutrition).
- Teach and develop a selection of undergraduate and graduate level courses within the bachelor’s degree program in Nutrition and Food Science as well as our new ACEND-Accredited Graduate Program (GP) in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics [Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.]
- Develop courses within the Nutrition area based upon their area(s) of expertise in emerging and innovative areas which may include but are not limited to topics such as clinical nutrition, health equity/health disparities in nutrition, integrative and functional nutrition, plant-based diets, sustainability, or sports nutrition
- Produce and develop a record of research/scholarly activities leading to publications, including securing internal and external funding, and other contributions commensurate with expertise
- Supervise graduate students for their research projects
- Engage in collaborative projects within and outside of the university and community
- Mentor and advise prospective and current students at the undergraduate and graduate levels
- Seek and apply for external funding to support research agenda
- Participate in committee service
- Active participation in Nutrition professional societies at the local and national levels
- Participate in service to the department, college, university, and community
The FCS Reappointment, Tenure, And Promotion (RTP) Policy provides a transparent picture of our workload and department expectations regarding teaching, service, and research.
CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students of color, students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions. CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
Information on the excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: CSU Employee Benefits
How to Apply - Required Documentation:
- An Equity and Diversity Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced). For further information and guidelines, please visit: Equity and Diversity Statement
- Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
- CV (include a section on Courses Prepared to Teach)
- Teaching Philosophy Statement: Share your teaching goals, methods, assessment strategies, and overall philosophy around learning (maximum two pages, single-spaced)
- Evidence of current Registered Dietitian (RD)/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential
- Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for verbal references (no letters accepted) should you reach the finalist stage)
- Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)
How to Apply: Click Apply Now icon to complete the CSULB online application
Requests for information and process should be addressed to:
Dr. Virginia Gray, PhD, RD, Department Chair
California State University, Long Beach
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-0501
E-Mail: Virginia.Gray@csulb.edu
Requests for information about the position should be addressed to:
Dr. Rachel Blaine, DSc, MPH, RDN
Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
Director of the Graduate Program in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics (GP)
E-Mail: Rachel.Blaine@csulb.edu
EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:
A background check (including a criminal record check and telephone reference check with most recent employer) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.
The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.
Pursuant to the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California is prohibited effective January 1, 2022. By prohibiting employment outside of California, the CSU also prohibits hiring and retaining employees working permanently from a business location outside of the United States. Exceptions to the Policy are limited to approved and documented purposes for conducting CSU business outside of California.
CSU Vaccination Policy
The CSU strongly recommends that all individuals who access any in-person program or activity (on- or off-campus) operated or controlled by the University follow the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) applicable to their age, medical condition, and other relevant indications and comply with other safety measures established by each campus.
Additionally, per the CSU COVID19 Vaccination Policy, all faculty, staff, administrators, and students who are accessing campus facilities are recommended to receive immunization against COVID 19 but are not required to be vaccinated at this time. The systemwide COVID19 questions may be sent to fahr@csulb.edu.
CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to race or ethnicity (including color or ancestry), nationality, religion or religious creed, gender (or sex), gender identity (including transgender), gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, genetic information, age, veteran or military status. CSULB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.