Saint Mary's College of California: School of Science
Location Moraga, CA
Open Date May 16, 2018
Deadline Jun 28, 2018 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College.
As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary's offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary's reputation for excellence, innovation, and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning, and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.
Qualifications
The Assistant Adjunct Faculty in Nutrition will instruct a course on Human Nutrition. Students will study the health effects of nutrition on the human biological system. This is a writing intensive course providing an overview of current topics in nutrition within the context of public health. In addition to studying the biochemical properties of macronutrients and micronutrients, students will explore concepts in dietary assessment and epidemiology, dietary toxic exposure and prevention strategies, life cycle nutrition, global nutrition, public health and community nutrition, agriculture and food policy, and evaluation of related research. It builds on the rhetorical and critical thinking skills used to analyze texts developed in English 5 and upon the fundamental biological and chemical concepts presented in introductory biology and chemistry. The research paper will prepare students with the skills to research and present on a range of topics in the health science discipline.
This course fulfills the Writing in the Discipline requirement for Allied Health Science majors. Students may take this course in or anytime after the spring semester of sophomore year and after completing introductory chemistry and biology.
This course meets on Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30 - 1:05 pm during the Fall semester for 1.5 hours and provides at least 750 minutes of contact time with the instructor of record and approximately 1500 non-contact minutes to count for one credit hour.
Candidates should hold a PhD in Nutrition or closely related field (or expected at the time of application and earned by August 2018). Ability to work with a diverse study body and staff. Ideal candidates will have experience teaching lifecycle nutrition and working knowledge of the biochemical properties of macronutrients and micronutrients, dietary assessment and epidemiology, dietary toxic exposure and prevention strategies, global nutrition, public health and community nutrition, agriculture and food policy, and evaluation of related research. Candidates should be comfortable teaching a writing-intensive class in which students choose among a wide variety of nutrition-related research topics and conduct critical analysis of peer-reviewed literature.
Application Instructions
Please apply online at http://jobs.stmarys-ca.edu or click on the APPLY NOW button above
Include a cover letter that specifically addresses how you meet the qualifications and are prepared to support the mission of the College
A resume
The name and contact information for three (3) professional references.
In applying for a position, candidates sign a consent authorizing a broader inquiry which may include reference checks, a motor vehicle check, and a third party background check.
Please note that courses will be assigned to current qualified adjunct faculty members who apply during the first 14 days of the posting in the following order:
1. Seniority of those who have taught the course previously up to their average.
2. Seniority of those who have not taught the course up to their average.
3. Seniority rotation above their average up to seven (7) course values.
If the course is not assigned to a current qualified adjunct faculty member under the process above, it may be assigned to a new hire after the 14 day period for current adjunct faculty members to apply has elapsed.
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