Location: Syracuse,NY, USA
Job Description:
The Department of Business & Entrepreneurship at Onondaga Community College is currently accepting applications from qualified individuals to teach Contemporary Nutrition course on campus for the Spring 2025 semester.
Contemporary Nutrition Course Description
This course is an exploration of the essential nutrients and will give the student the working knowledge of the principles of nutrition. Nutrition information to include digestion, absorption, storage and metabolism of the essential nutrients, their functions, requirements, sources and how these relate to the life cycle and disease conditions. The student will study how adequate diets and weight maintenance can affect general health, diseases and food requirements for all ages from pre-natal to adult years. Current nutritional research, popular diets, diet trends, food availability, consumerism and diets of various national, global, social and economic groups are studied.
Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* Master's degree in related field with 12 graduate level credits in Nutrition. (Related fields: Hospitality, Nutrition, Liberal Arts designation, Food Service/Institutional Management).
* Six (6) Months work experience as a Nutritionist in a health-related facility.
* 10 Semesters teaching Nutrition at the college level.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Registered Dietitian
* Bilingual in English and Spanish, English and another language will be considered.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
The ability to encourage student success is essential to teaching at Onondaga Community College.
Additional Information:
This course is attentively scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:35am - 11:00am full semester (1/27/25-5/22/25)
Current Adjunct Professor rate is $1,440/credit hour
Person working in this role is eligible to join the NYS Retirement System.
Application Instructions:
* To be considered, please submit a resume and cover letter at time of application.
* The three (3) references listed on the application must be professional references, and one of those must be a current or previous supervisor.
* Finalists will be contacted prior to reference checking.
* Offers are contingent on the completion of a post-offer background check, and official transcripts are required upon hire.
Please contact ...@sunyocc.edu if you have questions.