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Assistant Professor

  • 496678
  • Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
  • Full-time Faculty

Salary/Position Classification

  • $57,000 - $58,000, Dependent on Experience, 9-month contract, Exempt
  • 40 hours per week
  • 100% Remote Work Availability: No
  • This position will work onsite at our Grand Forks, ND campus

Purpose of Position

The mission of the College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines (CNPD) is to provide excellent and collaborative education, scholarship, and service to advance human well-being for all, with an emphasis on rural and underserved populations.

The CNPD is comprised of three departments: Nursing, Nutrition & Dietetics, and Social Work. The CNPD is seeking a tenure-track assistant professor for our Nutrition & Dietetics department.

The Assistant Professor will carry out UND's tripartite mission with responsibilities in research, teaching and service. The Assistant Professor is expected to work collaboratively with department faculty to achieve the mission of the department through effective teaching and advising, impactful research and valuable service endeavors. The Assistant Professor is directly responsible for teaching and advising assignments, research productivity and service commitments. This tenure-track position is a 9-month appointment that is renewed subject to an annual review. There may be opportunities for a separate summer appointment subject to department needs and funding.

This position requires an on-campus, in person presence at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • 40% - Research
    • Maintain an active, productive research agenda resulting in professional presentations and peer-reviewed publications
    • Obtain grant funding to advance scholarship
  • 20% - Service to the department, college, university and/or profession
    • Continued professional development through professional membership and training
  • 40% - Teaching
    • Instruction of 12-16 teaching credits per academic year
    • Student advisement, graduate students
    • Program assessment data recording and reporting
    • Participate in strategic and programmatic planning
    • Teaching assignment will vary depending on departmental needs. For the 2025-2026 academic year, a proposed teaching assignment may be:
      • N&D 494, Research in Nutrition & Dietetics
      • N&D 325, Nutrition Through the Life Cycle (2 sections)
      • N&D 441, Nutritional Biochemistry
      • N&D 260, Principles of Foods & Food Science

Required Competencies

  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Skilled with interprofessional collaboration
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Ability to adhere to accreditation expectations
  • Performs with a high degree of self-direction and motivation
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information

Minimum Requirements

  • Doctoral degree in nutrition, human nutrition or closely related field
  • At least one graduate degree in human nutrition or dietetics
  • Evidence of scholarly accomplishment
  • Experience teaching in higher education
  • Successful completion of a Criminal History Background Check

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Online teaching experience
  • Postdoctoral fellowship
  • Secured external funding
  • RDN/RD or CNS

To Apply

To assure full consideration, applications must be received by Sunday, July 27, 2025 include the following materials:

  • Letter of Interest
  • CV/Resume

Please note, all employment postings close at 11:55pm CST.

Position Benefits

Benefits include single or family health care coverage (UND pays the full premium), life insurance, employee assistance program, retirement plans with generous employer contributions, sick leave in addition to paid holidays.

Optional benefits include supplemental life, dental, vision, flexible spending account, supplemental retirement plans.

UND also offers an employee tuition waiver and a variety of professional development opportunities.

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Veterans claiming preference must submit all proof of eligibility by the closing date. Proof of eligibility includes a DD-214 or a copy of NGB 22 from National Guard or Reserve (with a unit located in ND) or certification from the applicant's unit command that the individual is expected to be discharged or released from active duty in the uniformed services under other than dishonorable conditions not later than one hundred twenty days after the date of the submission of the certification. If claiming disabled veteran status, proof of eligibility includes a DD-214 and a current letter of disability dated within the past year.

Confidentiality of Application Materials

Pursuant to NDCC 44-04-18.27, applications and any records related to the applications that identify an applicant are confidential, except records related to the finalists of the position, which are open to the public after the search committee has identified the top three or more finalists who will be invited to campus.

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