Director of Sports Nutrition (Health and Wellness Leader)

ATHLETICS (BA-ATHL-IUBLA)

Indiana University (IU) Bloomington Athletics is one of the premier athletic programs in the country, competing as a member of the Big Ten Conference. With 24 varsity sports, IU Athletics is committed to the success of its student-athletes both in competition and in the classroom. The Athletics Department's Sports Nutrition Services program works in direct partnership with the athletic training, strength and conditioning, and sport science staffs to ensure student-athletes are properly fueled to support performance, recovery, health, and overall well-being. The department maintains a minimum staffing ratio of 3 nutritionists per approximately 700 student-athletes to deliver clinically acceptable care and appropriate professional supervision.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Provides clinical and operational leadership for the Athletics Sports Nutrition program, aligning departmental vision and strategy with the broader Athletic Department mission.
• Conducts individual nutrition counseling sessions with student-athletes across all sport programs, delivering evidence-based guidance on dietary habits, hydration, supplementation, and performance nutrition.
• Oversees training-table operations and fueling station programming to ensure student-athletes have consistent access to appropriate nutrition resources throughout practice and competition cycles.
• Develops and implements individualized body composition and performance nutrition strategies for football and women's basketball programs in close collaboration with coaching and sport science staff.
• Partners with the sports medicine, strength and conditioning, and sport science departments to provide integrated oversight of student-athlete health, wellness, and performance.
• Designs and executes evidence-based performance fueling protocols for pre-, during-, and post-competition scenarios to optimize athlete readiness and recovery.
• Delivers supplemental nutrition education programs for coaching and support staff as well as student-athletes, promoting awareness and application of evidence-based nutrition principles.
• Manages departmental budget and resource allocation; develops short- and long-term plans for staffing, equipment, and programming to support continuous improvement of nutrition services.
  
  

General Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes and manages the work of staff initiating personnel actions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, training, evaluating, performance management and corrective action.
• Provides operational leadership for complex Health and Wellness design projects university-wide, developing plans, committing resources, establishing priorities and ensuring progress to completion.
• Collaborates with other units and departments to ensure alignment on Health and Wellness initiatives and development and coordination of special projects.
• Identifies emerging technologies and trends to implement processes, solutions and best practices in the delivery of Health and Wellness goals.
  
  

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in public health or related field.)
  
  

Required

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 4 years of related experience.
• 1 year of management experience.
  
  

Skills

Required

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills.
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback.
• Instills commitment to organizational goals.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills.
• Effective conflict management skills.
• Builds and manages effective teams.
  
  

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
  
  

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Sr. Operational

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Health Services

Job Family: Health & Wellness Services

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