Hiring: Instructor or Lecturer, Health Sciences – Nutrition & Dietetics Company: University of Central Florida Location: Greater Orlando Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:23:30 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Credentialing About the job Experience: •4 years full-time professional practice post-CDR credentialing with experience providing patient care in hospital, rehabilitation, or long-term care facilities or managing food service operations. •1 year of education, employment, or training in China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Syria, or Venezuela. •Minimum 4 years full-time professional practice post-CDR credentialing with experience providing patient care in hospital, rehabilitation, or long-term care facilities or managing food service operations. •At least 1 year of education, employment, or training in China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Syria, or Venezuela. Required Skills: •We are seeking a dynamic and collaborative faculty member to support undergraduate education and the development, implementation and ongoing operation of a newly approved Master of Science in Nutrition Science and Dietetics, with the goal of achieving ACEND candidacy as a Nutrition and Dietetics Coordinated Program (CP). •The Successful Candidate Will Be Expected To Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in nutrition and related areas using evidence based, student centered instructional approaches. •Develop graduate courses with content specific to program needs using evidence-based, student-centered teaching approaches. •Supervise and evaluate students during supervised experiential learning (SEL) across diverse practice settings. •Foster and maintain partnerships with healthcare systems, community organizations, food and nutrition service providers, preceptors and other stakeholders to support high-quality experiential learning opportunities. •Contribute to student recruitment and mentoring. •Pursue ongoing professional development to maintain currency in nutrition and dietetics practice, education, and competency-based learning models. •Contribute to a collaborative, student focused academic environment. Qualifications: •Master’s degree (for an instructor) or doctorate, Ph.D. or equivalent (for a lecturer) in human nutrition/dietetics or a closely related discipline from an accredited academic institution at the time of application. •Credentialed as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). •Teaching, preferably in an academic setting or mentoring students in professional practice. •Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. •Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders. •Cover letter outlining your qualifications and how they align with and support success in this position’s roles and responsibilities. •: Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be simultaneously uploaded. Only applications that contain all required materials will be considered. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later. •The selected candidate will be required to submit a list of references and official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials. •Questions regarding this search should be directed to: Dr. Cheryl Cavaliere (cheryl.cavaliere@ucf.edu). Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!