Adjunct Nutrition Instructor - Registered Dietitian
Listed compensation
$50.00Hourly
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Part-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
- ability and Life Insurance (for Full-Time Employees) 401(k) with Company Match (Based on Eligibility) Paid Time Off Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: Registered Dietitian Bachelor's Degree with 15 semester hours or 23 quarter hours in the teaching discipline from an accredited school Master degree is preferred Prior teaching experience is preferred but not required NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY Jersey College does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental dis
- ability, age, or military veteran status (“Protected Status”) and prohibits discrimination or harassment based on a Protected Status in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by the Age Discrimination Act, Section 504, Title II, Title III, Title VI, Title VII Title IX and their regulations, and other federal and state regulations and guidelines that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and retaliation against a Protected Status, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the Age Discrimination Act, Section 504, Title II, Title III, Title VI, Title VII or Title IX may be referred to Jersey College’s Title IX Compliance Coordinator and Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, the U. S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. Jersey College’s Title IX Compliance Coordinator and Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator is the Director of Institutional Effectiveness who may be contacted at the following: 546 U. S. Highway 46, Teterboro, NJ 07608; 201-489-5836; CivilRightsCoordinator@jerseycollege.edu; or TitleIXcoordinator@jerseycollege.edu. Jersey College’s nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located within the College Catalog (available at www.jerseycollege.edu/student-resources/college-catalog) under the sections entitled “Civil Rights Policies” and “Title IX and VAWA Policies”.
Key Responsibilities
Prepare student progress and grade reports, maintain attendance records, and evaluate student competence and learning. Deliver instruction, supervise students in clinical settings, attend faculty meetings, and maintain professional qualifications through continuing education.
Requirements
Requires Registered Dietitian status and a bachelor's degree with at least 15 semester hours or 23 quarter hours in the teaching discipline from an accredited school. A master's degree is preferred, and prior teaching experience is preferred but not required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Adjunct Nutrition Instructor - Registered Dietitian at Jersey College a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 2,852 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 40 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 43% are remote, 28% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Clinical Nutrition pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $113k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$104k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Listing-based score
Above average in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian)
- No call
Living in Cleveland
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $325k
- Typical market rent
- $1,400/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 88.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Cleveland, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.