Job Description

A sports dietitian optimizes student-athlete performance and recovery by delivering individualized nutritional counseling and evidence-based fueling strategies tailored to collegiate training demands. Additionally, they collaborate with coaching and sports medicine staff to promote long-term health, injury prevention, and sustainable dietary habits across all Butler Athletics programs.

Responsibilities

• Nutrition Coaching
  • Educating student-athletes on an individual and team level
  • Creative content creation for presentations, individual consults, informative handouts, signage, etc.
  • Aid in body composition testing, protocols, and solutions for players
• Medical Nutrition Therapy
  • Injury protocols (pre-/post-surgery, soft tissue, concussion, etc.)
  • Vitamin guidance, evaluation, and recommendations
  • Eating disorder management
• Food Service
  • Assisting with menu planning/design for home and away games
  • Assist in Nutrition Station design and implementation
  • Evaluate advancements needed to improve food service
• Nutrition Station Management
  • Inventory and ordering of product
  • Recruiting and scheduling of student workers
  • Budget management
• Other duties as assigned
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Professional Credential (e.g. RD, RDN)
• Current licensure as a Dietitian in Indiana or the ability/eligibility to obtain it immediately upon hire
• Minimum of 1-2 years of professional experience in nutritional counseling, with a strong preference for direct experience working with collegiate (NCAA), professional, or elite-level athletes
• Thorough understanding of the BIG EAST and NCAA rules and regulations
• Certifications (CPR/AED, First Aid)
• Outstanding verbal communication and leadership skills.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
  

BU Benefits and Perks

• Please check out Butler’s Total Rewards website to learn more about our benefit offerings, which include:
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • 20 days of paid time off (vacation and PTO days) per Fiscal year
  • 8 Paid Holidays
  • In addition, a paid Winter Break between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day
  • Paid Parental Leave (after 1 year of full-time employment)
• Health
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans including disability and life insurance programs
• Retirement
  • 10% employer contribution after 1 year of full-time employment
• Tuition Assistance
  • Remission of tuition for classes taken at Butler for employees, spouses, and dependent children.
  • Eligibility after 9 months of full-time employment
  • Employees & spouses- undergraduate/graduate degrees
  • Dependents (under age 26)- undergraduate degree
    • Covers tuition only
  • Tuition Exchange Program for Dependents at participating institutions
• Butler Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks
  • Access to Butler’s on-site fitness facility and libraries for full-time staff and faculty
  • LinkedIn Learning Courses
  • Free premium subscription to the Calm App
  • Free subscription to the WSJ, The Economist, and NYT
  • Discount at the College Bookstore
  • Discount on select Athletic and Arts/Events Center Performances