Assistant Professor (2): 1. Exercise Physiology; 2. Performance Psychology

1. Exercise Physiology

 

POSITION:  Assistant Professor (Exercise Physiology)

 

DESCRIPTION:  Tenure track appointment in the Department of Health and Kinesiology beginning Fall, 2025.  The successful candidate will be a program faculty member in the Department’s CAAHEP/CoAES accredited undergraduate exercise science program, and will also teach exercise science courses at the Master's level.  Quality performance will be expected in teaching, professional growth and development, university service, and in the area of scholarly productivity.  Position is open until filled with considerations beginning immediately.

 

SALARY:  Nine-month, commensurate with rank, experience, and qualifications.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Qualifications:

-A doctorate or ABD in exercise physiology, or closely related discipline, from a regionally accredited institution.

-Ability to teach undergraduate/graduate coursework in exercise physiology and strength & conditioning program implementation, as well as from one or more of the following areas: introduction to exercise science; anatomical kinesiology/biomechanics; exercise and aging; youth fitness/performance; and health/performance nutrition.

-American College of Sports Medicine membership.

-Willingness to instruct courses in one or both summer semesters for additional compensation as departmental need dictates.

-Willingness to instruct courses in a virtual format as departmental need dictates.

-Willingness to work in a varied student needs environment.

 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

-ACSM-EP, ACSM-CEP, and/or NSCA-CSCS certification.

-College or university teaching experience.

-Post-doctoral research experience.

-Experience in unique and varied student needs environment.

 

 

2. Performance Psychology

 

POSITION:  Assistant (Performance Psychology/Research Methods/Statistics)

 

DESCRIPTION:  Tenure track appointment in the Department of Health and Kinesiology beginning Fall, 2025.  The successful candidate will teach exercise science courses in the Department’s CAAHEP/CoAES accredited undergraduate program and also at the Master's level. Specifically in the behavioral aspects of sport, exercise, and performance will be taught on a regular basis, and potentially courses in research methods and applied statistics. Quality performance will be expected in teaching, professional growth and development, university service, and in the area of scholarly productivity.  Position is open until filled with considerations beginning immediately.

 

SALARY:  Nine-month, commensurate with rank, experience, and qualifications.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

-A doctorate in sport/exercise/performance psychology, or closely related discipline, from a regionally accredited institution (ABD will be considered with a short term contract at an adjusted rank and salary).

-Ability to teach undergraduate/graduate coursework in the exercise sciences including, but not limited to: research methods, applied statistics, psychology of performance, psychology of exercise/physical activity; psychology of sport; psychology of coaching, psychology of injury, and seminar/current topics in exercise science.

-Willingness to instruct courses in one or both summer semesters for additional compensation as department need dictates.

-Willingness to instruct courses in a virtual format as department need dictates.

-Willingness to work in a varied student needs environment. 

 

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

-AASP Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) status, or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

-AASP, ACSM, and/or NASPSPA affiliation.

-College or university teaching experience.

-Post-doctoral research experience.

-Experience in online instruction and/or certification.

-Experience in unique and varies student needs environment. 

 

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE:  Chartered in 1917, Texas A&M-Kingsville, a Carnegie Doctoral High Research Activity (R2) institution, is part of the prestigious Texas A&M University System.  Texas A&M-Kingsville is dedicated to serving an ethnically and culturally diverse population and is committed to its mission of teaching, research, and service in South Texas.  The University is located in historic Kingsville, TX, a friendly, safe city of 30,000 that is also the home of Naval Air Station Kingsville, and the legendary King Ranch. Corpus Christi, TX (population 325,000) and its beautiful beaches are just 40 miles to the northeast, and the border with Mexico is 120 miles to the south and west.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & KINESIOLOGY:  The largest department in the College of Education & Human Performance, the Department of Health & Kinesiology consists of 16 full- and part-time faculty and approximately 400 students.  The Department offers a B.S. in Kinesiology (Formal concentrations:  EC-12 Physical Education, Exercise Science*, Performance Psychology*, Pre-Physical Therapy*, Sport Business, Sport & Leisure Studies), and a M.S. in Kinesiology (Formal concentrations:  Kinesiology Generalist, Health/Exercise Science, Performance Psychology, Sport Management). *denotes programs that are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) as recommended by the Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES).