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Richmond, Kentucky

Campus Dining Dietitian

DietitianFull-Time

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Job Description

The Campus Dining Dietitian/Nutrition Associate Manager serves as the strategic leader for nutrition, wellness, and student health initiatives across Eastern Kentucky University Dining. This highly visible role combines clinical expertise, program innovation, and campus partnership development to shape the student dining experience, advance wellness outcomes, and create a culture of health and belonging across campus.

As the campus nutrition expert, you will have the opportunity to develop impactful wellness programs, collaborate with university leadership, influence dining strategy, and provide personalized nutrition guidance to students, faculty, and staff. This role offers a unique blend of healthcare, education, business partnership, and community engagement within a dynamic collegiate environment.

Job Responsibilities

Campus Programming, Partnerships, and Education

Lead the strategic development and execution of campus-wide wellness initiatives that enhance student success, retention, and overall well-being.

Serve as a trusted advisor to university stakeholders on nutrition, food accessibility, and health promotion strategies.

Create innovative educational programs, workshops, cooking demonstrations, and wellness campaigns that engage diverse student populations.

Food and Safety Oversight

Serve as the primary subject matter expert for menu transparency, food allergy management, and special dietary accommodations.

Collaborate with culinary leadership to design inclusive, innovative menus that support diverse dietary, cultural, religious, and lifestyle preferences.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on nutrition quality, student satisfaction, and dining innovation.

Provide leadership and training to culinary and operations teams on emerging nutrition trends, allergen management, and student dietary needs.

Nutrition Consultations

Provide individualized nutrition counseling and group education sessions that empower students to achieve personal wellness, academic, and lifestyle goals.

Serve as a trusted resource for students managing food allergies, chronic health conditions, sports performance goals, and specialized nutrition needs.

Qualifications

Bachelors or Masters Degree in nutrition, dietetics, or related field currently hold or are elegible for RDN credential

1+ years of experience in higher education, K12, foodservice management, wellness programming, sports nutrition, or related environments

Demonstrated ability to leverage technology, nutrition analysis platforms, data insights, and digital engagement tools to drive programm success and enhance the student experience

May be required to travel up to 15%

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Key Responsibilities

The Campus Dining Dietitian leads strategic wellness initiatives and provides nutrition counseling to the university community. They also serve as the subject matter expert for menu transparency, food allergy management, and culinary operations.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Menu planningClinical nutritionPublic speakingData analysisStrategic planningStakeholder managementFood safetyProgram development

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 32% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Dietitian Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs

3
<$75k
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$75k-85k
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$85k-95k
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$95k-105k
1
$106k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs

401k / retirement match
70%
CME allowance
56%
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
11%
Relocation assistance
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,226 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Richmond

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$296k
Typical market rent
$1,145/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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