EXERCISE SCIENCE FACULTY

Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and world. Located for over 125 years on the land of the Miami and Potawatomi tribes in what is today Chicago’s northside, NPU has recently been designated a Hispanic Serving Institution and is committed to serving diverse populations. Elevating North Park University’s core distinctives of Christian, city-centered, and intercultural, NPU values diversity among its faculty and is committed to building a racially and culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages the nomination and candidacies of persons who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color regardless of gender.

MISSION
The mission of North Park University is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology.

VISION
Building on our core institutional identity—Christian, city-centered, intercultural—our vision is to create a university of uncommon character and enduring excellence, where faith, learning, and service meet.
North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The North Park campus has often been referred to as an oasis in the heart of the city – a place where students from urban, rural, and suburban backgrounds alike can call home. And all of this within the major metropolitan backdrop of Chicago: one of the world’s largest and most diversified economies, renowned for its museums and music, and voted best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler.

POSITION
The School of Nursing and Health Sciences at North Park University seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty member to begin Fall 2023. The successful candidate will teach in exercise science or related fields, based on their qualifications, and needs of the school. Additional responsibilities include the advisement and mentorship of students, implementation of a scholarly agenda, and participation in university wide service. Rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Minimum Qualifications
• Doctoral degree in exercise science, health science, exercise physiology, or closely related field; ABD will be considered.
• Evidence of a research agenda.
• Ability or willingness to learn to use instructional technology efficiently.
• Ability to incorporate the university’s Christian, city-centered, and intercultural distinctives into teaching and service.

Desired Qualifications
• Demonstration of successful teaching at the university level.
• Expertise in exercise physiology and/or health fitness.
• Health or fitness-related certification.
• Professional experience in an exercise science-related field
• Previous experience with academic advising

Application Instructions
Please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to the address below. Instructions will then be sent on how to complete the application process.
Alyssa Anderson, PhD – Search Chair
c/o Vanessa Serrano – Operations Coordinator
North Park University
3325 W. Foster Ave.
Box 22
Chicago, IL 60625
vserrano2@northpark.edu (submit materials here)
aanderson1@northpark.edu (direct questions here)
Applications received by April 1 will be given full consideration. Review of applications will continue until position is filled.