TEAM SPORTS DIETITIAN
EXPIRED

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

Posted Date: Sep 14, 2024

Expired Date: Sep 20, 2024

QUALIFICATION

  • Salary Expectation
    $58,000-$63,000/yr
  • Years of Experience
    Not provided
  • Work Type
    Full-time

ABOUT PROGRAM

About the Job
Job Description

TEAM SPORTS DIETITIAN

Division Intercollegiate Athletics

Job Summary

The Sports Dietitian reports directly to the Assistant AD for Sports Nutrition, and provides the clinical, food service and education/outreach services provided to optimize the health and performance of the student-athletes. Primary responsibilities include individual nutrition counseling; team education; menu development; serving as a food and nutrition resource for coaches, athletic trainers, and sports performance staff; and maintaining professional competency and skills required for professional practice. Assist the Assistant AD for Sports Nutrition on managerial oversight of the Sports Nutrition program. - Student-athlete nutrition counseling and education - Assess and analyze dietary practices, body composition, and energy balance of student-athletes in the context of athletic performance and health. - Assessment and counseling of student-athletes on optimal nutritional practices for exercise training, competition, recovery from practice, recovery from injury and illness, weight management, hydration and supplementation. - Identify and advise on medical-related nutrition concerns such as but not limited to anemia, disordered eating, diabetes, bone mineral disturbances, amenorrhea, dyslipidemia, hypertension, gastrointestinal concerns, food allergies and intolerances, and other medical conditions. - Provide personalized meal and snack plans to promote achieving short- and long-term goals for athletic performance and health - Document nutrition services provided and evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition strategies towards meeting desired outcomes. - Provide assessment and counseling of student-athletes regarding appropriate and legal use of dietary supplements, regularly banned drugs and restricted substances in compliance with sport governing bodies; e.g. NCAA, U.S. Anti-doping Agency (USADA), World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) and the Department of Intercollegiate (DIA) policies - Meet with prospective student athletes as part of the recruiting process providing perspective student-athletes and family members wit comprehensive overview of performance nutrition services. - Coordination of the development and oversight of nutrition education material production, social media, and on-site athlete dining education. - Serve as a member of the menu management team within Varsity Room (Training Table), charged with enhancing the nutritional content of recipes and production techniques for nutritionally adequate meals for athletic performance and recovery - Oversight of all catering, pre-, intra-, post- practice and competition nutrition offerings for the Men’s and Women’s Basketball student-athletes.

Department History

Big Ten Basketball (M) 2024–2025

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign record compared to the conference

School Conference Overall RPI APR
Michigan State University 17–3 30–7 17
University of Maryland 14–6 27–9 23
University of Michigan 14–6 27–10 10
Purdue University 13–7 24–12 15
University of California, Los Angeles 13–7 23–11 38
University of Wisconsin-Madison 13–7 27–10 24
University of Oregon 12–8 25–10 21
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 12–8 22–13 7
Indiana University 10–10 19–13 63
Ohio State University 9–11 17–15 31
Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 8–12 15–17 86
University of Minnesota 7–13 15–17 137
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 7–13 20–14 45
University of Iowa 7–13 17–16 48
Northwestern University 7–13 17–16 56
University of Southern California 7–13 17–18 73
Penn State University 6–14 16–15 49
University of Washington 4–16 13–18 95

Big Ten Basketball (W) 2024–2025

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign record compared to the conference

School Conference Overall RPI APR
University of Southern California 16–1 31–4 6
University of California, Los Angeles 15–2 34–3 4
University of Maryland 13–5 25–8 19
Ohio State University 13–5 26–7 10
University of Michigan 11–7 23–11 24
Michigan State University 11–7 22–10 21
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 11–7 22–10 39
University of Oregon 10–8 20–12 36
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 10–8 21–12 35
University of Iowa 10–8 23–11 34
Indiana University 10–8 20–13 38
University of Washington 9–9 19–14 52
University of Minnesota 8–10 25–11 26
University of Wisconsin-Madison 4–14 13–17 101
Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 3–15 13–20 123
Purdue University 3–15 10–19 132
Northwestern University 2–14 9–18 138
Penn State University 1–17 10–19 79

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Student Services 2024–2025

Person Role

Mike Maziarz

Director of Football Academic Services

Stephon Fuqua

Associate Director of Athletics, Academic Services

Annie White

Departing
Associate Director of Academic Services, Olympic Sport Counseling

Breanna Shamaila, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Sport Administration, Inclusion and Student-Athlete Development

Elizabeth Smith Hamlet

Assistant Director of Academic Services

Shari Clapp

Assistant Director of Academic Services, Academic Operations

Shanika Mungin

Assistant Director of Athletics, Student-Athlete Development

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sports Medicine 2024–2025

Person Role

Paul Schmidt

Departing
Head Men's Basketball Athletic Trainer

Jim Halpin

Associate Athletic Trainer (Baseball)

Adam Fletcher

Strength & Conditioning Coach, Men's Basketball

Autumn Taylor

Head Women's Basketball Athletic Trainer (WBB & WGO)

Paige Clawson

Assistant Athletic Trainer (Soccer & Men's Golf)

Kilee Fletcher

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, Women's Basketball

Randy Ballard

Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Sports Medicine/Director of Integrated Performance

Jeremy Busch

Departing
Assistant Director of Athletics, Sports Medicine, Head Football Athletic Trainer

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Student Services 2023–2024

Person Role

Shanika Mungin

Director of Educational Enrichment

Mike Maziarz

Director of Football Academic Services

Stephon Fuqua

Associate Director of Athletics, Academic Services

Brian Russell

Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Sports Administration and Student-Athlete Development

Annie White

Associate Director of Academic Services, Olympic Sport Counseling

Breanna Shamaila, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Sport Administration, Inclusion and Student-Athlete Development

Elizabeth Smith Hamlet

Assistant Director of Academic Services

Shari Clapp

Assistant Director of Academic Services, Academic Operations

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sports Medicine 2023–2024

Person Role

Paul Schmidt

Trainer, Sports Medicine

Jeremy Busch

Trainer, Sports Medicine

Jim Halpin

Associate Athletic Trainer (Baseball)

Adam Fletcher

Strength & Conditioning, Sports Medicine

Autumn Taylor

Trainer, Sports Medicine

Jim Zielinski

Strength & Conditioning, Sports Medicine

Paige Clawson

Trainer, Sports Medicine

Randy Ballard

Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Sports Medicine/Director of Integrated Performance

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Student Services 2022–2023

Person Role

Shanika Mungin

Director of Educational Enrichment

Stephon Fuqua

Associate Director of Athletics, Academic Services

Brian Russell

Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Sports Administration and Student-Athlete Development

Annie White

Associate Director of Academic Services, Olympic Sport Counseling

Liz Reyes

Assistant Director of Athletics, Illini Way Student-Athlete Development

Merce Poindexter

Assistant Director of Athletics, Academic Services

Elizabeth Smith Hamlet

Assistant Director of Academic Services

Shari Clapp

Assistant Director of Academic Services, Academic Operations

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sports Medicine 2022–2023

Person Role

Paul Schmidt

Trainer, Sports Medicine

Jeremy Busch

Trainer, Sports Medicine

Adam Fletcher

Strength & Conditioning, Sports Medicine

Autumn Taylor

Trainer, Sports Medicine

Jim Zielinski

Strength & Conditioning, Sports Medicine

Kilee Fletcher

Strength & Conditioning, Sports Medicine

Brittany Perry

Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Nutrition

Randy Ballard

Associate Director of Athletics, Sports Medicine/Director of Integrated Performance

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