Visiting Assistant Professor of Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies
- Employer
- Denison University
- Location
- Granville, Ohio (US)
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- Health & Medical, Exercise Science & Kinesiology
- Position Type
- Assistant Professor
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The Department of Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies (HESS) at Denison University invites applications from qualified Exercise Scientists or Kinesiologists to fill a visiting position at the rank of Assistant Professor starting in fall 2025. The appointment will be for one year. Renewal for a second year may be possible depending upon University needs. The candidate’s area of specialty is open. Areas of expertise may include, but are not limited to, neuromuscular physiology, motor control, performance & rehabilitation, or other areas related to physical medicine. Strong candidates will demonstrate a commitment to teaching at the undergraduate level, and an appreciation of the context of a small residential liberal arts institution. While a PhD in exercise science, kinesiology, exercise physiology, or a related field by August 2025 is preferred, ABD candidates will also be considered. Individuals who identify with backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in higher education are encouraged to apply.
We seek candidates committed to continually refining and growing their pedagogy. The successful candidate will teach six courses during the academic year (3 each semester), including: Fundamentals of Health and Exercise (introductory level), as well as Kinesiology, and Exercise Physiology (both upper level). Depending upon department needs, the candidate may also teach Applied Anatomy with lab. All classes are small (capped at 24 students) and meet in person.
The Department of Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies is a thriving and vibrant program with 30-40 graduates per year that strives to be an academic community in which students receive ongoing professional mentorship and engagement throughout the undergraduate experience. While research is not a requirement of the position, Denison and the HESS Department both maintain an active community that values intellectual inquiry and the developmental trajectory of our faculty. As a result, the successful applicant will have access to University support to fund travel to attend and present work at a professional conference.
For more information about Denison University’s HESS program, please visit https://denison.edu/academics/hess.
Denison is a highly selective, residential liberal arts college with a broadly diverse student body of approximately 2,400 from across the nation and world. We seek faculty who exemplify academic excellence and professional integrity. Denison is committed to attracting and supporting a diverse faculty and is committed to providing a work and learning environment free from discrimination. Our mission is to foster critical thinking and intellectual growth in an environment that values diverse perspectives and thoughtful exchange. To learn more about Denison’s commitment to being a diverse, equitable and inclusive community please see https://denison.edu/campus/denison-forward. The HESS department is tied closely to the Athletics division with access to the state-of-the-art Mitchell Center, which includes an Olympic-sized pool, exceptional fitness center, and indoor tracks and courts for use by athletes and community members. Classrooms and lab space are embedded within the facility.
The college is located in the village of Granville, 30 minutes from Columbus, Ohio, the state capital, which hosts a wide range of cultural and artistic opportunities. Granville offers an excellent public school system and easy access to outdoor activities. Denison offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including tuition benefits to attend Denison or other affiliated colleges and a generous retirement contribution.
Qualifications
Candidates who have completed a PhD in exercise science, kinesiology, exercise physiology, or a related field by August 2025, or who are ABD, will be considered.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit electronic application materials on-line at http://apply.interfolio.com/160628. Applications completed by March 1, 2025 will receive full consideration, with review continuing until the position is filled.
Application materials should include:
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a cover letter addressing the candidate’s motivation and potential to support the work of the HESS Department at Denison, including their qualifications to teach the specific courses listed in the job ad
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a statement of teaching philosophy; this statement should also describe methods they have used or envision using to educate and support a diverse community of students inside and outside the classroom
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curriculum vita
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three (3) letters of reference, to be submitted separately by your recommenders
Organization
<p> </p> <p>As one of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges, Denison offers an authentic education in the fine arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Founded in 1831, Denison is one of the earliest colleges to be established in the old “Northwest Territory,” west of the Allegheny Mountains and north of the Ohio River. Denison is located in Granville, Ohio; 27 miles east of Columbus, the state capital.<img alt="denison_university1.jpg" src="http://www.insidehighered.com/careers/styles/medium/public/images/institution_profile/uploads/denison_university1.jpg" style="border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; float: right;" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p>Innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in the pursuit of knowledge and the cultivation of independent thinking. And because Denison is a residential college, students are deeply engaged as citizens of the campus community. They learn from one another in a rigorous academic setting, but also in rich social, cultural and political environments.</p> <p>As a residential undergraduate liberal arts college, Denison is among those places that have been called “distinctively American” in their contribution to higher education worldwide. In fact, it is one of a select number of institutions that today defines the type.</p> <p>Confident in the distinction of its graduates and advantaged by unusual resources, Denison has pointedly resisted the tendency in higher education to add layers of graduate degrees, professional schools, and service functions beyond the scope of baccalaureate education of the highest order. Entering its 177th year, Denison has maintained a fully residential campus based upon the well-tested premise that learning flourishes in community.</p> <p>Denison selectively admits successful, confident, and motivated students who seek to take advantage of highly participatory learning within classroom, laboratory, and studio and who expect to learn and grow through their investment in the challenges and opportunities of college life.<br /> The college attracts matriculants from across the country and more than three dozen nations. Denison engages students with outstanding professors in small classes that encourage men and women to take a high degree of personal responsibility for learning. Students pursue a major field of study selected from 39 areas offered by 28 disciplinary departments and interdisciplinary programs in the divisions of Natural Science, Humanities, Social Science, and Fine Arts as well as complete a sequence of General Education and a personalized curriculum of electives from across the college.</p> <p><img alt="denison_university2.jpg" src="http://www.insidehighered.com/careers/styles/medium/public/images/institution_profile/uploads/denison_university2.jpg" style="border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; float: left;" typeof="foaf:Image" />A Denison education is not just for a living but for a life. Denison graduates are educated to be curious, resourceful, and reflective. They are expected to begin a life of learning at Denison, not complete it. They are well prepared for the rapidly changing world of the 21st century.</p> <p>Nothing defines a Denison education more than the mutually enriching relationships that develop between students and faculty. The heart of the college is a full-time faculty of almost 200. These men and women, who hold the most advanced degrees in their fields, are selected on the basis of pedagogical and scholarly ability and are encouraged to be innovative teachers whose continuing growth in their discipline through active scholarship allows them to be among the best at their craft. They look forward to the challenge and stimulation of their students even as they seek to draw the best efforts from them. Many Denison students come to regard professors as mentors, who frequently oversee students' independent scholarly projects.</p> <p>Denison’s faculty is committed to undergraduate education. As teacher-scholar-advisers, their principal responsibility is effective teaching informed by the best scholarship. Faculty members place a priority on working closely with students, interactive learning, and partnerships with students in original research. Denison’s low student/faculty ratio allows for close supervision of independent research and collaborative work in small groups and classes.</p> <p><img alt="denison_university3.jpg" src="http://www.insidehighered.com/careers/styles/medium/public/images/institution_profile/uploads/denison_university3.jpg" style="border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; float: right;" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p>At Denison, men and women learn and grow in community, and the residential character of the campus is more than a convenience but a way of engaging the full student body in a shared enterprise. The college actively seeks academically superior students who bring diverse talents, interests, backgrounds, and experiences, believing that out of the classroom as well as within learning takes place by sharing, questioning, and growing together. Denison students have unusual opportunities to participate in the arts, in athletics and recreation, in service to others beyond the campus, in student organizational life, and in campus governance.</p> <p> </p>
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