Dietitian

Dietitian

• 498681

• Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

• Dining Residence

• Dining/Food Service

• Full-time Staff

• Closing on: Sep 7 2026

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Salary/Position Classification

• $62,000+ Annual, Dependent on Experience, Exempt
• 40 hours per week
• This position will work onsite at UND Grand Forks, ND campus
  • Relocation Allowance Available

Purpose of Position

The primary purpose of this position is to provide dietary guidance and support for the department and students with food allergies. This position will meet with perspective students, their families, and current students to review dietary restrictions and formulate a plan to accommodate their restrictions. In addition, this position is responsible for nutrition related student programming, department food safety training, to include routine food allergy training and ensure compliance within the operating units.

Duties & Responsibilities

Nutritional programming

• Develop nutritional programming for the residence hall students based on the services and offerings provided within dining services.
• Collaborate with campus departments to plan and implement nutrition education and interactive activities: workshops, cooking contests, and pop-up events.
• Establish initiatives to promote healthy eating within the dining center and retail dining.
• Focusing on dining options, Establish routine nutritional communication to residence hall students.
• Participating in the campus student orientation resource fairs, providing nutritional information for attendees
• Provide nutritional and allergen programming target to the RA Staff.
• Establish a monthly student advisory group.

Nutritional counseling

• Meet with perspective students and their families to review the students’ dietary restrictions and answer questions about the services provided by dining services.
• Meet with current students with dietary restrictions to review their restrictions, review options and services provided within the dining program, and develop a plan if restrictions cannot be accommodated through what is currently offered.
• Follow up meetings throughout the semester with students to ensure dining services continues to meet their dietary needs

Food safety and sanitation compliance

• Working with the departments training manager, design and facilitate staff food safety, nutrition and sanitation training programs.
• Provide weekly foods safety tid-bits to all dining services staff, focusing on small bits of information.
• Working with the housing and dining marketing team, create or update all printed and digital nutritional and allergen publications.
• In collaboration with the Executive Chef for residential dining, develop balanced, inclusive and allergen-conscious menus.
• Visible in the production and service areas to ensure team members are following the established food safety guidelines.
• Review menus and recipes to ensure food allergies are properly identified and labeled withing the recipe.

Required Competencies

• Excellent problem-solving skills, organizational skills, time management, and motivational skills
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills
• Must be self-motivated, have strong organizational skills, be customer service oriented.
• Ability to establish good rapport with students, parents and other stakeholders.
• Ability of analyzing and evaluating information and prioritizing work
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with a diverse university dining service department
• Comprehensive knowledge of safety principles used in food service.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food allergens and dietary restrictions.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition and Dietetics
• Two years of experience working with clients with special diet needs, wither in clinical or food service setting
• Experience with computers and of MS Office with emphasis Excel, Word and Outlook applications
• Must be a registered dietitian
• 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

• Experience developing and implementing nutritional programming in a college/university setting.
• Experience working with students with dietary restrictions.
• Experience developing allergen free menus.
• Experience working with digital nutritional accounting systems.

To Apply

Please provide resume and cover letter.

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, annual & sick leave in addition to 10 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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Veteran’s Preference

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.

EEO Statement

The University of North Dakota is an equal opportunity employer (veteran/disability). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin (including shared ancestry/ethnicity), religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, genetic information, marital or parental status, veteran's status, or other protected characteristic. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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