Nutrition Core Faulty Chair

bastyr.edu

Academic

$79,500 - $103,160 per year, depending on experience

ASAP

Bastyr University appreciates your interest in employment at our vibrant private, non-profit institution. We invite applications for a core faculty department chair.

Bastyr University believes that inclusive diversity is essential for achieving academic excellence and creating a profoundly enriching university experience. Our faculty and staff are committed to achieving our mission by educating students to be future leaders that bring the natural health arts and sciences to people from all backgrounds. Promoting an educational environment that allows students, faculty and staff to develop their talents while experiencing a sense of community, we expect campus members to engage in respectful communication, behaviors and thoughtful self-reflection, increase their understanding of cultures and empower people who are disenfranchised, marginalized or oppressed. In so doing, the University pledges to prepare our students (and support faculty and staff) to recognize and appropriately respond to health inequities that affect multiple communities. This involves infusing DEI knowledge, skills, and practices in all academic programs, clinical training and patient services. In all, Bastyr University is dedicated to the welfare of our students and patients as well as to promoting equal opportunity and access in education and health care.

In alignment with Bastyr’s DEI commitment, applications from members of underrepresented groups are encouraged.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement: All new employees must provide proof of fully vaccinated status on or before their first workday. People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in a two-dose series or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine.

ROLE of the POSITION
The department chair’s work is 50% FTE administrative and 50% FTE teaching. Key administrative tasks include:
• Hiring, training, and mentoring junior and adjunct faculty
• Problem-solving and communicating effectively around faculty and student concerns
• Ensuring programs meet market needs, curriculum outcomes, and accreditation standards
• Leading with vision and charisma
• Representing and advocating for our programs within and outside the university
• Contributing to a collaborative and inclusive work environment
• Working with key staff to manage the business aspects of the department

The teaching load is 18 credits per year or approximately two 3 credit courses per quarter. Class sizes are small, allowing for excellent student-faculty interaction and creative teaching methods. Efforts will be made to match the courses assigned to the candidate’s strengths and experience.
Bastyr University offers a comprehensive benefits package including access to integrative health care.

WORK SCHEDULE
Monday – Friday

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Bastyr is a small university with a strong community feel. Our program thrives on the enthusiasm and commitment of our faculty, administrators, and students. We value collaboration, creative thinking, and flexibility. Our faculty and students are passionate about health, food and nutrition, physical activity, environmental stewardship, diversity, equity, and social justice.

Our campus is located within a state park that includes trails through an old-growth temperate rain forest on the bank of Lake Washington. Bastyr’s campus adds to this natural beauty with its medicinal herb and organic food gardens, LEED-registered and ADA-compliant dorms, and state-of-the-art greenhouse.

The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Science utilizes a “whole food” approach to nutrition. Students learn about the science and art of food patterns that emphasize whole, minimally processed foods that limit environmental impact. Our approach to physical activity emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention across the life span.

The Department offers three undergraduate degrees, one post-baccalaureate program, three graduate degrees, and a dietetic internship. Clinical programs include training at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health, the university’s teaching clinic. The programs are wide-ranging and include career preparation in nutrition, physical activity, culinary, counseling, and dietetics specialties.

Visit www.bastyr.org to explore our university.

Bastyr University does not discriminate against any person in matters of employment, application for employment, student or applicant for admission, or participation in our programs or benefits on the basis of the following protected classes: ancestry, gender, gender identity, or expression, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, religion (includes religious dress and grooming practices), sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions), ethnic or national origin (includes language use and possession of a driver’s license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law), age (40 and above), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), marital status, genetic information, medical condition (genetic characteristics, cancer or a record or history of cancer), veteran or military status or any other protected category under applicable local, state or federal law. Our programs, services and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Please don’t hesitate to contact HR to request or discuss a special accommodation due to a disability.
All applicants must prove authorization to work in the United States at the time of a position offer. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Any applicants requiring special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability during the application process should contact Human Resources.

Required qualifications include:
• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nutrition, Food Studies, or related area
• At least 3 years of administrative experience
• At least 5 years of experience teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level

Preferred qualifications include:
• Current or prior ranking as an associate or full professor at a regionally accredited institution
• Credentialed as a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN)
• Experience with ACEND-accredited dietetics education programs
• Experience with a natural health, integrative, and functional paradigm of client care
• Experience with both in-person and online teaching

APPLICATION DETAILS

Please submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vita listing qualifications and experience, and a statement of teaching philosophy. Materials should be addressed to Dr. Cynthia Bartok, Search Committee Chair. Applications materials should be emailed to jobs@bastyr.edu; please no mailed application packages.

Reference job #21-036 in all materials.

Questions about the position can be addressed to Cynthia Bartok. Our review of applicants is ongoing and will continue until the position is filled.

jobs@bastyr.edu