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Infographic showing various Nutrition Professor job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 3% As Needed, 60% Full Time, 35% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 97% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 2% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $114,792 per year, or $55.2 per hour.

Pediatrics - Nutrition (Professor)

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX • On-site

Full-time

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Pediatrics - Nutrition (Professor)
Division: Pediatrics
Work Arrangement:
Location: Houston, TX
Salary Range:
FLSA Status: Exempt
Work Schedule:
Summary
The Division of Nutrition, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC), in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine seeks applicants for an appointment at the Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Associate Professor (tenured), or Professor (tenured) level. Applicants are expected to have earned a M.D., D.V.M., Ph.D., and/or D.P.H. degree and demonstrated evidence of commitment to scholarly activity and outstanding scientific accomplishments.
Scientists in the CNRC work in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment with an ultimate mission to promote the nutritional health of children, and prenatal and lactating women. CNRC investigators use a wide range of model systems to unravel the fundamental biology in the broad areas of nutrition, metabolism and development, investigate the behavioral pathways that contribute to obesity or poorly controlled metabolism among children, and assess approaches for promoting adequate nutrition or preventing and treating obesity among children. We seek outstanding scientists to join the CNRC who can bring in complementary research programs (community, clinical or basic) and advance the CNRC mission. We prioritize the originality, excellence, and promise of the candidate's research program, in addition to the following areas of research emphasis (but all nutrition topic areas will be considered):
  • Randomized Controlled Trials of behavioral weight management for youth, in clinical or community settings
  • Controlled feeding trials among youth, or pregnant or lactating women
  • Maternal health and/or lactation (basic or clinical)
  • Behavioral nutrition
  • Medical nutrition
  • Food policy/economics
  • Statistical, data, bioinformatics, mathematical, AI, and/or computational sciences

The CNRC faculty are well supported by state-of-the-art facilities that allow comprehensive nutritional/metabolic studies in multiple species. These include a human body composition unit, a human metabolic research unit, human whole room indirect calorimetry and exercise laboratory, a confocal and light sheet microscopy core, a mass spectrometry and stable isotope core, a tissue culture laboratory, a plant physiology laboratory, and a mouse/piglet metabolic research unit.
Funding for USDA CRIS projects for CNRC faculty requires research projects to fall under the mission of the USDA National Program 107. More information about NP 107 and its components can be found here: https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/np107/RP/Action%20Plan%202024-2029-%20Finala.pdf
For more information about the CNRC, please visit https://www.bcm.edu/research/research-centers/usda-ars-childrens-nutrition-research-center.
Applicants should submit a 1-page cover letter, CV (including research accomplishments and research funding), research statement (no more than three pages), and at least three references. We will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.
Job Duties
  • A strong publication record. Research involving the application and or methodologic study of child or maternal nutrition.
  • A strong funding record as a principal investigator, especially, but not only, on federal grants, particularly NIH grants.
  • A reputation, nationally, within child or maternal nutrition research community as a respected researcher.
  • Ability to maintain very high standards of quality control, and documentation thereof. The candidate will be expected to not only maintain the laboratories, but to promote their use and to welcome mentors into the laboratory for training experiences.

Minimum Qualifications
M.D., D.V.M., Ph.D., or other science-based doctoral degree and demonstrated evidence of commitment to scholarly activity and outstanding scientific accomplishments.
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.
Requisition ID: 26015

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