Lake Simpson Dickson Distinguished Professor

UNCG is a doctoral research-intensive university and a minority-serving institution committed to its status as a diverse academic community. The Department of Nutrition is ACEND accredited and has more than 340 students enrolled in BS, MS and PhD programs. The department houses contemporary human nutrition research facilities including personal interview and focus group rooms, a food preparation and demonstration lab, and computer laboratory with access to the Nutrition Data System for Research software. Adjoining these facilities is the Human Nutrition Laboratory equipped with air-displacement plethysmography (BODPOD) and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for determining body composition and equipment for measuring physical fitness levels. The department also has contemporary animal facilities and well-equipped laboratories for conducting cellular and molecular research with state-of-the-art instrumentation. The department is a partner with the UNCG Center for Research Excellence in Bioactive Food Components at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. Please visit our website at http://nutrition.uncg.edu

Greensboro is in a mid-sized metropolitan area with a thriving cultural environment. The Piedmont area of North Carolina is a center for healthcare industry, multiple colleges and universities, and one of the most diverse populations in the nation. Additional information may be accessed at http://www.greensboro-nc.gov

Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. The position will be available Spring/Fall 2019. To apply for this position, please visit our website at https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/ and apply to position #999619.

General information on the Department of Nutrition at UNC Greensboro:

•Ten tenured/tenure-track Faculty lines, three Academic Professional lines and one Lecturer. •Three undergraduate concentrations – Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutrition Science, and Nutrition and Wellness (approximately 300 undergraduate majors). •Three graduate programs – M.S. (thesis and non-thesis); Ph.D. (~43 graduate students). •Two ACEND-accredited dietetics programs: a Didactic Program in Dietetics and a post-baccalaureate Dietetic Internship Program. •Faculty research programs that address diverse problems in nutrition and include the following: (1) nutrition education, food insecurity issues, parenting/family and nutrition practices; (2) the transport, metabolism, and function of nutrients and phytochemicals; (3) impact of nutrition on physical performance; (4) women’s health and lactation including human milk processing and distribution; (5) bone health; (6) regulation of adipocyte growth and development; (7) micronutrient deficiencies; and (8) dietary impact on brain function. •Location in the School of Health and Human Sciences (HHS), which has nine other academic departments and programs (Communication Sciences and Disorders, Community and Therapeutic Recreation, Human Development and Family Studies, Kinesiology, Public Health Education, Social Work, Peace and Conflict Studies, Gerontology and Genetic Counseling) The diversity of the faculty and students of HHS is 20% and 49%, respectively, from non-white ethnic groups, well above the national average in both categories. •Collaborative research opportunities with local health care facilities and through the multitude of Institutes and Centers at UNCG (http://research.uncg.edu/centers-and-institutes/), as well as nearby universities, including Wake Forest University, Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and North Carolina A&T State University. •Competitive salary and start-up packages for new faculty. For more information, please visit our website at http://nutrition.uncg.edu

UNC Greensboro, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a higher-research activity university as classified by the Carnegie Foundation. Founded in 1891 and one of the original three UNC system institutions, UNCG is one of the most diverse universities in the state with nearly 20,000 students and over 2,700 faculty and staff members representing more than 90 nationalities. With 17 Division I athletic teams, 85 undergraduate degrees in over 100 areas of study, as well as 74 master’s and 32 doctoral programs, UNCG is consistently recognized nationally among the top universities for academic excellence and value, with noted strengths in health and wellness, visual and performing arts, nursing, education, and more. For additional information, please visit uncg.edu and follow UNCG on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For applicants looking to relocate to the Triad Area, please use the following; www.SpartanOnthe Move.com website for assistance.

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