Core Faculty, Nutrition & DPD Director

www.bastyr.edu

Academic

68,223 - 82,715

July 1, 2025

Bastyr University is an accredited, nonprofit, private university offering doctoral, graduate, and undergraduate degrees, with a curriculum in science-based, evidence-informed natural health and medicine. Recognized globally for rigorous academic programs and strong research, Bastyr University has campuses in Kenmore, Washington, and San Diego, California while expanding its online degree programs. Bastyr's faculty educates future leaders in the natural health arts and sciences, with an emphasis on integrating mind, body, spirit, and nature. For more information, please visit http://www.bastyr.edu/.

The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Science is seeking a faculty member at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor at the Bastyr University Kenmore campus, 15 miles north of Seattle. Bastyr University nutrition degree programs are unique in their emphasis on whole foods and multicultural, political, and ecological dimensions of food. This is a full-time Faculty Position that includes didactic and clinical teaching and advising for graduate nutrition students. The position also includes a critical administrative role as the director of the Master of Science in Nutrition-Didactic Program in Dietetics (MSN-DPD) and balances the administrative hours needed as the Director of the program with fewer clinical and didactic teaching credits.

Responsibilities

The Director of the MSN-Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) is responsible for program resource management, course development and scheduling, and the on-going assessment of curriculum and program outcomes. The director is the Bastyr liaison to ACEND and is responsible for leading the accreditation process.

Provide counseling and academic advising to MSN-DPD students and advise and recruit potential DPD students

Teach NES didactic and clinical courses on campus and at the Bastyr teaching clinic

Education: M.S. or Ph.D. in Nutrition or Dietetics and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)

Experience:  Minimum of three years teaching at the university level. Minimum of one-year administration experience. Experience with program assessment preferred.

Skills and Knowledge:

Demonstrated excellence in inclusive teaching and advising. Excellent organizational and communication skills writing-speaking-listening.

Understanding of ACEND accreditation standards for DPD programs. Knowledge of spreadsheet and database applications, nutrient database software, learning management systems (e.g. Canvas), and electronic health records (e.g. Epic).