Adjunct Faculty-Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition

The Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition at the Rochester Institute of Technology is seeking applicants for a part-time adjunct faculty position in nutrition to teach NUTR 223- Food & Beverage Management Lab, a 1-credit course that meets early morning on Tuesdays.

Preference for candidates with a Master’s degree in the area of dietetics, food service management, food science or related field with at least 2 years’ experience in food service management and experience teaching or precepting college-level students.  Bachelor’s trained candidates will be considered with at least 5 years’ experience in food service management and experience teaching or precepting college-level students.

The professional duties include, but are not limited to, instruction and holding virtual office hours.

 Course Description

This course will provide direct, practical experience for Dietetics & Nutrition students in quantity food development, production and service operations. Students will rotate through several positions within the RIT food service department and become exposed to the many activities that are required to run a large scale food operation. RIT’s foodservice department will host Dietetics & Nutrition students for three hours each week as they are scheduled to work through various rotations in the department. This lab is taken in conjunction with the Food and Beverage Management course.