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Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Job Summary
The Department of Kinesiology at Louisiana Tech University seeks applications for a 9-month, tenure-track, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology to begin September 1, 2022. The successful candidate should have a research interest(s) in exercise physiology, biomechanics, or sports performance that complements the research interests of other graduate faculty within the Department of Kinesiology as well as our Sports Performance master’s concentration, and enhances the department’s profile.
Salary
Commensurate with education and experience. A higher starting salary may be awarded based on professional merit (e.g., postdoctoral work or relevant professional experience).
Faculty Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Department Information
The Department of Kinesiology (http://education.latech.edu/academic-programs/kinesiology/) at Louisiana Tech University is one of the fastest growing departments on campus and is known for its quality of graduates at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The department offers a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Exercise & Health Promotion and Kinesiology and Health Sciences, and the Master of Science degree in Kinesiology with concentrations in Sport and Exercise Psychology and Sports Performance. This position presents a great opportunity for a qualified, committed, and enthusiastic professional who wants to be part of a highly successful and collegial team with departmental goals of continued growth and enhanced visibility.
University Information
Louisiana Tech University is a selective admission, comprehensive public university that maintains as its highest priority the education and development of its students in a challenging, yet safe and supportive, community of learners. The university provides technology-rich, interdisciplinary teaching, learning, and research environment to ensure student and faculty success. Louisiana Tech's pedestrian-friendly campus centers around the Quad with its shady trees and the Lady of the Mist fountain. The university has grown to more than 130 buildings with the main campus of approximately 260 acres with the additional farm, forest, pasture, and research land totaling over 1100 acres.
Community Information
Louisiana Tech University is located in the north central Louisiana town of Ruston, nestled between Shreveport and Monroe. Ruston has a friendly, college-town atmosphere and is known for its summer Peach Festival. Lincoln Parish boasts many arts, outdoor, and historic attractions, such as the Dixie Center for the Arts, Lincoln Parish Park (featuring world-class mountain biking), and the Louisiana Military Museum. Additionally, the city of Ruston has a 36-field, 180-acre Sports Complex that hosts local, regional, and national events for sports participants of all ages.
Application Process
Review of applications will begin November 22, 2021 and continue until the position is filled. Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a research plan or statement, a teaching philosophy statement, and the names and contact information of three professional references. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Official transcripts will be required from the successful candidate. Please email required materials to:
C. Smiley Reeves, MS, Search Committee Chair
Department of Kinesiology
Louisiana Tech University
P.O. Box 3176
Ruston, LA 71272
Phone: 318-257-5459
Fax: 318-257-4950
Email: creeves@latech.edu
Louisiana Tech University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply. As a Louisiana public university, Louisiana Tech University makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.
Job Summary
The Department of Kinesiology at Louisiana Tech University seeks applications for a 9-month, tenure-track, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology to begin September 1, 2022. The successful candidate should have a research interest(s) in exercise physiology, biomechanics, or sports performance that complements the research interests of other graduate faculty within the Department of Kinesiology as well as our Sports Performance master’s concentration, and enhances the department’s profile.
Salary
Commensurate with education and experience. A higher starting salary may be awarded based on professional merit (e.g., postdoctoral work or relevant professional experience).
Faculty Responsibilities
- Teach undergraduate courses in the area of expertise and graduate courses in the Sport Performance master’s concentration congruent with expertise.
- Maintain a productive research agenda while pursuing internal and external funding.
- Ability to integrate this research line within our newly proposed Sports Performance Institute or Tactical Institute.
- Supervise and mentor graduate and undergraduate students.
- Curriculum development.
- Collaborate with Kinesiology faculty as well as other departments on campus.
- Provide department, college, university, and professional service.
Minimum Qualifications
- Candidates must have an earned doctorate in Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics, or Sport Performance), or a closely related field (ABD will be considered).
- Display ability to develop a focused line of research in sports performance.
- Display capability to engage in and publish peer-reviewed research and to present at professional meetings.
- Demonstrated knowledge and awareness of professional developments related to area of expertise.
- Have experience with relevant laboratory equipment and kinesiology testing.
- Have experience in working with students, athletes, and colleagues from multi-cultural backgrounds.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience and contributions in the applied, clinical, and/or research aspects of exercise physiology or biomechanics as it relates to sports performance, especially with baseball/softball or tactical athletes.
- Provide evidence of effective teaching in higher education.
- Record of involvement in internal and external funded grants.
- Record of professional service.
- Certification(s) with NSCA or ACSM, and others appropriate for specialization.
Department Information
The Department of Kinesiology (http://education.latech.edu/academic-programs/kinesiology/) at Louisiana Tech University is one of the fastest growing departments on campus and is known for its quality of graduates at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The department offers a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Exercise & Health Promotion and Kinesiology and Health Sciences, and the Master of Science degree in Kinesiology with concentrations in Sport and Exercise Psychology and Sports Performance. This position presents a great opportunity for a qualified, committed, and enthusiastic professional who wants to be part of a highly successful and collegial team with departmental goals of continued growth and enhanced visibility.
University Information
Louisiana Tech University is a selective admission, comprehensive public university that maintains as its highest priority the education and development of its students in a challenging, yet safe and supportive, community of learners. The university provides technology-rich, interdisciplinary teaching, learning, and research environment to ensure student and faculty success. Louisiana Tech's pedestrian-friendly campus centers around the Quad with its shady trees and the Lady of the Mist fountain. The university has grown to more than 130 buildings with the main campus of approximately 260 acres with the additional farm, forest, pasture, and research land totaling over 1100 acres.
Community Information
Louisiana Tech University is located in the north central Louisiana town of Ruston, nestled between Shreveport and Monroe. Ruston has a friendly, college-town atmosphere and is known for its summer Peach Festival. Lincoln Parish boasts many arts, outdoor, and historic attractions, such as the Dixie Center for the Arts, Lincoln Parish Park (featuring world-class mountain biking), and the Louisiana Military Museum. Additionally, the city of Ruston has a 36-field, 180-acre Sports Complex that hosts local, regional, and national events for sports participants of all ages.
Application Process
Review of applications will begin November 22, 2021 and continue until the position is filled. Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a research plan or statement, a teaching philosophy statement, and the names and contact information of three professional references. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Official transcripts will be required from the successful candidate. Please email required materials to:
C. Smiley Reeves, MS, Search Committee Chair
Department of Kinesiology
Louisiana Tech University
P.O. Box 3176
Ruston, LA 71272
Phone: 318-257-5459
Fax: 318-257-4950
Email: creeves@latech.edu
Louisiana Tech University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply. As a Louisiana public university, Louisiana Tech University makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.