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Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine

Employer
Pepperdine University
Location
California, United States
Salary
Salary Commensurate with experience
Date posted
Sep 21, 2021

Pepperdine University's Seaver College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, located in Malibu, California, invites applications for a tenure-track appointment as an Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine beginning August 1, 2022.  Applicants must have a completed Ph.D. with expertise in at least one of the recognized sub-disciplines of the exercise sciences by August 1, 2022.  If you are seeking a tenure-line faculty appointment as a scholar/educator at a premier Christian university committed to the highest standards of the liberal arts and kinesiology, then we encourage you to apply.

Successful candidates will actively contribute to a rigorous curriculum in the exercise sciences, with demonstrated doctoral/postdoctoral preparation for teaching undergraduate coursework in two or more of the following areas: human anatomy, human physiology, functional anatomy, neuromuscular adaptations to strength training, neuroscience, biostatistics/research methods, health and disease, health and fitness, physical activity epidemiology, or exercise psychology. In addition to teaching expectations, candidates are expected to establish a productive research program that involves undergraduate students.  Current research interests in the department include human performance in hypoxia, nutritional considerations for elite athletes, and exercise during the perinatal period.  Well-equipped exercise science laboratories are available for teaching and research.  Scholarly collaboration among Sports Medicine faculty as well as with faculty from other disciplines (e.g., biology, nutrition, chemistry, physics, etc.) is encouraged.

Successful candidates also must demonstrate an active commitment to the https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pepperdine.edu/about/our-story/mission-vision/&source=gmail&ust=1632252036211000&usg=AFQjCNEsJi3yNDbz5PiuS41FjQC4nOtvDA">Christian values of the University and the https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/about/our-story/seaver-mission/&source=gmail&ust=1632252036211000&usg=AFQjCNFxj6rx8IaUaQGa_HLHKLeq4ZBGaQ">mission of Seaver College. Located near Los Angeles in Southern California, Pepperdine University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute through their teaching, research and service to the diversity and excellence of the University and our surrounding community.

Application review will begin on November 15, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit all application materials by clicking [Apply] at the top or bottom of this page or visit https://www.google.com/url?q=https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/about/administration/dean/facultyemployment/&source=gmail&ust=1631918743312000&usg=AFQjCNFwdSWegoIs8mvwxFEB8H9qmQWnGQ">Seaver Faculty Employment for additional information. A background check will be required as a condition of employment.

Please address any inquiries regarding the position to:

Dr. Cooker Storm (cooker.storm@pepperdine.edu)
Program Coordinator for Sports Medicine
Natural Science Division
Seaver College, Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263

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