Assistant Professor Health and Physical Education
Inside Higher Ed2 days ago
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Summary
Georgia Southern University is seeking an Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education to join their team in Statesboro, Georgia. The role involves teaching, scholarship, and service within the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology.
About the Role
As an Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education, you will be responsible for teaching courses at the graduate and/or undergraduate level, including Foundations of HPE, Student Teaching HPE, and Motor Learning and Development. The position requires a standard load of 60% teaching, 30% scholarship, and 10% service, and is a tenure-track appointment.
About You
Required:
- Earned doctorate in health, physical education, or a closely related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in health or physical education by August 1, 2026.
- Experience teaching physical education in a K-12 environment.
- Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.
- Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.
- Demonstrated commitment to advancing a strong and growing research and scholarship agenda.
Preferred:
- Minimum of one year of full-time college/university teaching in health, physical education, or closely related field.
- Accreditation experience with SHAPE and CAEP.
- Ability to develop education-related connections within the school districts and supervise student teaching.
Benefits
- Commensurate salary based on experience.
- Exempt position paid on a monthly basis.
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
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Statesboro, GA