Notice Date
September 15, 2009
Closing Date
Review of files will begin November 15, 2009, but the position will remain
open until filled.
Position Available
September 1, 2010
Rank and Salary
Assistant Professor, full-time, tenure track position; salary commensurate with qualifications and experience + benefits package.
Responsibilities
- Teaching Lifetime Physical Activity (infancy through aging populations), Adapted Physical Activity, Foundations of Physical Activity, Principles of Training and Conditioning, and other courses depending on qualifications, interests and fit.
- Assisting with the placement and supervision of the internship program.
- Teaching activity courses within the Physical Activity Program of the General Education Program, including Personalized Fitness Programming, and may include contributions to the First-Year Experience Program.
Qualifications
- Doctoral degree within the area of exercise science, kinesiology, or a closely related discipline at the start of his or her appointment.
- Will place a high value on quality teaching and departmental service.
- Committed to the values and mission of the university and the department.
- Committed to supporting the integrated nature of health, physical education and exercise science and must be prepared to teach students from all majors in the department.
- An understanding of, and appreciation for, the integration of the liberal arts with professional education is also expected.
Application Procedure
Submit a letter of application, statement of teaching philosophy,
professional vita, two letters of recommendation and a list of three
additional professional references to:
Catherine Tingstrom, Ph.D, Search Committee Chair
Department of Movement Studies & Wellness Education
School of Education and Movement Studies
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
Pacific
Lutheran University
is a comprehensive institution with an enrollment of approximately 3,600,
including international students from two dozen countries. Located in a
uniquely scenic region on the Pacific Rim, the university’s campus is 40 miles south of Seattle
in suburban Tacoma, Washington.
As a “New American College,”
PLU emphasizes integration between its liberal arts
departments and its professional degrees in the arts, business,
education, nursing, and physical education. Its primary mission is to
educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership,
and care. PLU enjoys a healthy and progressive relationship with the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The University is
committed to diversity, endorses the goals of equal opportunity and
affirmative action, and actively seeks applications from women and
persons of color.
