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Sports Nutritionist (Consultant)
Oxford University Sport
Oxford University Sport provides a variety of health and fitness activities to students
Job Posted- 10 Nov 2026
Status- Contract - Fixed Term
- Part Time
Location- England
Closing date- 28 Nov 2026
Oxford University Sport is seeking to engage with a consultant Sport Nutritionist to work as part of the Blues Performance Scheme for a period of 9 weeks covering a paternity leave from 11/01/2027 to 12/03/2027.
The Blues Performance Scheme supports high-performance teams and individual student athletes to improve their long-term performance in sport whilst balancing their academic commitments at one of the world’s most renowned universities.
The Scheme encompasses a wide variety of elite athletes competing at international level and an extensive network of high performing athletes competing in the British Universities premier divisions.
The role will provide a platform to work with a wide variety of high-level athletes in groups, and 1-2-1 sessions. The expected weekly commitment will include the delivery of 2 to 3 workshops and 2 to 4 individual athlete consultations.
As part of the role, you will work alongside other members of the sports services team and specialists from other areas of sports science to successfully provide a holistic athletic development service to Oxford’s student athletes.
Role:
• Deliver team specific nutritional workshops to a large variety of sports teams, ranging from Triathlon to Rugby Union.
• Deliver 1-2-1 athlete specific nutritional support to our individual performance athletes.
• Attend meetings with the multidisciplinary team.
• Effectively communicate with team captains and coaches regarding the nutrition support objectives, content and outcomes.
• Liaise with local catering providers to ensure a consistent supply of nutritious, performance-focused food to the Sports Café, while effectively communicating daily offerings and nutritional information to the blues athletes.
Requirements:
• SENr (Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register) Registrant AND/OR High-Performance Registrant or BDA (British Dietetic Association) Associate/Full Member AND/OR BASES accredited.
• Experience working with high performance and elite athletes.
• Experience conducting sports nutrition workshops and training sessions with sports teams and individual athletes. Preferably within multiple sports.
• Excellent writing, communication, and administration skills.
Location:
This is primarily an in-person role based at the Blues Performance Gym within the Iffley Road Sports Centre, Oxford. Candidates should expect to deliver sessions on-site, though there is scope to incorporate a hybrid element with some online delivery.
Please email a cover letter (maximum 1 page) and CV to [email protected]. Deadline: Applications close at 5:00pm Saturday 28th of November. If successful, interviews will be expected to be completed by the 5th of December. For informal enquiries please contact Dr Stefano Montanari, performance nutritionist at [email protected].