Assistant / Associate / Full Professor in Physical and Health Education Teacher Education

Radford University • Radford, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Radford University seeks an open-rank, full-time tenure-track faculty member in Physical and Health Education. The faculty member will teach across the Physical and Health Education curriculum and in the Exercise, Sport, and Health Education (ESHE) major, including topic areas such as health and wellness, coaching, and exercise. The ESHE program’s Physical and Health Education concentration prepares students to teach physical and health education to students in PreK–12 and leads to a BS degree and a teaching license issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The position includes undergraduate teaching and fieldwork supervision, student advising and mentoring, scholarship or professional activity, and service to the department, college, and university. The teaching assignment will depend on departmental needs and the faculty member’s expertise and experience. The position is based at Radford University’s main campus in Radford, Virginia, and is a nine-month appointment. Salary is $60,000–$92,000, commensurate with experience, qualifications, and rank. Applications are reviewed until the position is filled.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education, Health Education, or a closely related discipline or field; the degree must be earned by the end of the first academic year.
• Evidence of the ability to be an effective instructor.
• Evidence of clear and effective communication skills.
• Currently holds or previously held a license in physical education, adapted physical education, and/or school health education.
• At least 3 years of physical education and/or school health education teaching experience in U.S. PreK–12 schools or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• Certified or previously certified to teach in K–12 schools.
• Knowledge of and experience planning, teaching, and assessing standards-based physical education and school health education.
• Experience working with diverse populations.
• Expertise in physical or adapted physical education pedagogy.
• Expertise in an additional area such as effective instruction, fitness programming, technology in physical education, elementary or secondary physical education, adapted physical education, physical education curricular design, health and wellness, coaching, or exercise.
• Evidence of an emerging research agenda related to physical education, adapted physical education, and/or school health education.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses and fieldwork opportunities in Physical Education Teacher Education; assignments depend on department needs, expertise, and experience.
• Advise and mentor students in their academic and professional development.
• Provide academic advising.
• Support students’ scholarly work, including research, creative activities, presentations, and publications.
• Supervise early fieldwork and student-teaching experiences.
• Engage in professional and/or scholarly activity appropriate to the profession and to continuing appointment (tenure) and promotion.
• Participate in service to the department, college, and university.
• Participate in recruitment and retention activities.
• Contribute to departmental, college, or university efforts that support students, faculty, or programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree