About this role
Summary This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated registered clinical nutritionist/ licensed dietitian to join the Metabolic Research Unit (MRU) at the Children's Nutrition Research Center as a Senior Research Registered Dietitian. The primary purpose of the position to supervise a metabolic kitchen (research-grade nutrition laboratory), develop research diets, and analyze nutrient intake for nutrition research protocols, while also providing nutrition services to research participants. The position requires a bachelor's degree, significant experience, and licensure/registration as a dietitian. Senior Research Dietitian may interact and collaborate with investigators, nursing and research staff Coverage of research nutrition needs at the CNRC and other research units as assigned by the Metabolic Research Unit Director.
Responsibilities also include
- Overseeing staffing schedules of nutrition aides, assigning tasks, and ensuring diet aides accurately prepare and distribute study diets and participant meals.
- Job Duties Supervises a metabolic kitchen (research-grade nutrition laboratory).
- Weighing and measuring all ingredients with great precision.
- Preparation of standardized meals for research participants.
- Maintaining detailed records of food preparation and nutrient composition.
- Ensuring participants receive exactly the diet specified in a research protocol.
- Develops menus for nutrition research studies.
- The dietitian designs menus that meet the nutritional specifications of research protocols while remaining practical and acceptable to participants.
- Analyzes nutrient intake of diets for research protocols.
- The dietitian calculates and evaluates the nutrient content of study diets, including calories, macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, and other dietary factors meet the scientific requirements of research projects (familiarity with NDSR< food frequency questionnaires and ASA 24) Perform nutrition intervention studies and monitor participant compliance in nutrition studies Provides nutrition assessments and nutrition education for research participants.
- Orders and purchases food and equipment as needed.
- Performs other job related duties as assigned, including research, administrative, or operational tasks Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Nutrition or related field.
- Five years of relevant experience.
- Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the American Dietetic Association.
- Licensed Dietitian by the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation (TDLR).
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in a related field.
Work Authorization Requirement: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment. Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.