JOB: Department Head, Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M

Position: Department Head, Health and Kinesiology
Salary: Unspecified
Institution: Texas A&M University at College Station
Location: Texas
Date posted: 8/28/2006

Department Head
Health and Kinesiology
Texas A&M University

Applications and nominations are invited for Head of the Department of Health and Kinesiology (HLKN) in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University. The Department, which enrolls approximately 1,600 undergraduate students and 150 graduate students, consists of 85 faculty members and offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs spanning exercise physiology, health education, motor behavior, sport management, pedagogy, and physical education. With outstanding faculty and staff, solid College and University support, and strong extramural support, the Department is well-positioned to continue and enhance its nationally and internationally recognized education and research programs. The departmental budget totals over $11M (excluding grants) with extramural funding of nearly $2.5M per year from agencies such as NASA, NIH, CDC, and NSBRI. The Department Head serves as the chief academic, fiscal, and administrative officer of the department. Qualifications of successful candidates include: 1) earned doctorate in a field related to any of the Department's academic programs, 2) evidence of independent scholarship, grantsmanship, and experience to qualify for full professor, and 3) record of success in teaching and directing doctoral students. The appointment date is August 2007. The salary is highly competitive and commensurate with qualifications. Review of candidates will begin on October 1, 2006, and is will continue until an appointment is made.

Send electronic and hardcopy letter of application, curriculum vitae, and names, addresses, emails, and telephone numbers of at least three references to the following address:

Jan Hughes, Chair
HLKN Search Committee
College of Education and Human Development
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4225
E-mail: jhughes@tamu.edu

Texas A&M University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a climate that affirms diversity of both persons and views, including differences in race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation and disability.