JOB: San Jose State University

San José State University
San José, California
ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION AVAILABILITY
Subject to Budgetary Approval
Physical Activity/Sport Studies Specialist
Department of Kinesiology

Job Opening ID (JOID): 012543

Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor (Tenure-Track); rank/salary commensurate with experience and degree

Qualifications:
1. Doctorate strongly preferred (if ABD, completion of the Doctorate will be a requirement for continued employment and will be a prerequisite for promotion and tenure). Must have expertise in teaching physical activity courses and be a specialist in sport studies. In order to be eligible for appointment at the advanced rank, the successful candidate must have broad teaching experience, and present demonstrated scholarly/professional achievement.
2. Demonstrated ability to teach courses in physical activities at the undergraduate level and sport studies at the undergraduate and graduate level, serve on thesis committees, supervise theses, supervise internships, and advise in the specialization.
3. Demonstrated ability to conduct research, develop grants, and publish. Must have a theoretical background that includes investigation as it relates to physical activities and sports studies.
4. Experience and background working in a metropolitan university setting as related to physical activities and sports studies.
5. Ability to work with colleagues to continue the development of a contemporary physical activity program and an undergraduate and graduate program in sports studies.
6. Membership in the appropriate professional associations.
7. Required: awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.


Responsibilities:
1. Primary responsibility to teach physical activity courses (minimum 50% of appointment, e.g. martial arts, individual and team sports, adventure activities) and sport studies (e.g., sport history, sport philosophy) at the undergraduate and graduate levels, supervise theses, serve on thesis committees, and advise students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. May also be expected to teach core courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and teach in the general education program.
2. Actively engage in a community outreach to develop the physical activity and sport studies programs, and generate community involvement.
3. Conduct research, develop grants, present professional papers, and publish in physical activities or sport studies professional journals.
4. Serve on department and university committees as appropriate.
5. Candidate must address the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation – through course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.

Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Starting Date: August 21, 2007

Eligibility: Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

Application Procedures: For full consideration send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests/philosophy and research plans, and at least three original letters of reference with contact information by
December 1, 2006 to: (Please include the Job Opening ID number –JOID- on all correspondence.)

Mailing Address/Information Contact:
Chair, Physical Activity/Sport Studies E-mail: sreekie@kin.sjsu.edu
Search Committee
Department of Kinesiology Phone (408) 924-3012
One Washington Square Fax (408)924-3053
San José State University
San José, CA 95192-0054 For more information see: www.sjsu.edu/kinesiology

The University:
San José State University is California’s oldest institution of public higher learning. Within a sixty-mile radius multiple professional sports franchises, corporate/private fitness organizations, and Division I, II, and III college athletic opportunities exist. The University is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in downtown San José (Pop. 945,000), hub of the world-famous Silicon Valley high-technology research and development center. Many of California’s most popular natural, recreational, and cultural attractions are conveniently close. A member of the 23-campus CSU system, San José State University enrolls approximately 30,000 students, a significant percentage of whom are members of minority groups. The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.

SJSU is an equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender status, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, or covered veteran status consistent with applicable federal and state laws. This policy applies to all SJSU student, faculty, and staff as well as University programs and activities. Reasonable accommodations are made for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.

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