JOB: Academic Department Head, Human Performance, Dance, and Recreation - New Mexico State Univ.

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Requisition #2007001850

Due to several recent retirements in the Department of Human Performance, Dance and Recreation, many new positions are available.

Academic Department Head, Human Performance, Dance, and Recreation

Appointment: Full-time, 12-month appointment, Tenure Track

Salary: Competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience

Rank: Associate or Full Professor

Qualifications: Candidates must have an earned doctorate from an accredited institution of higher education and must have academic experience and qualifications meriting tenured appointment of associate or professorial rank with the department. Candidates with an exercise science background are preferred. The successful candidate will be a forward thinker and show evidence of 1) administrative and leadership ability; 2) strong teaching skills; 3) a strong scholarship record including grant writing and; 4) commitment to undergraduate professional studies and basic instruction programs.

Responsibilities: The Department of Human Performance, Dance, and Recreation (HPDR) has eight tenure-track faculty, one professional staff and over 20 part-time instructors. The person filling this position will be responsible for administering a multi-faceted department that includes four different degree programs: kinesiology (with five separate areas of concentration), physical education teacher education, athletic training education, and dance. The Department of HPDR has programs and laboratories in three separate facilities consisting of four academic laboratories and two dance studios. The main offices are housed in the Delamater Activity Center which is made up of three gymnasiums, a cardio room with an indoor climbing wall, a weight room, a student/faculty/staff wellness center, a combative room, an indoor cycling room, a multi-purpose room, extensive outdoor field areas and a natatorium with indoor and outdoor pools.

Benefits: Group medical and hospital insurance, group life insurance, long-term disability insurance, state educational retirement, workers' compensation, sick leave, annual leave, and unemployment compensation. Opportunity for educational advancement.

Applications: Send via email, mail or fax: letter of interest, curriculum vita, unofficial transcripts, names and telephone numbers of at least three references to:

Carolyn Aragon
Department Head Search Committee
Box 30001, MSC 3M
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001
Phone (575) 646-2215; Fax (575) 646-4065
Email (caragon@nmsu.edu)

Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.

New Mexico State University is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. Offer of employment contingent upon verification of individual's eligibility for employment in the United States. All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent on the university's verification of credentials and other information required by federal law, state law, and NMSU policies/procedures, and will include the completion of a criminal history check.

For more information about New Mexico State University, visit our Web site at:
http://www.nmsu.edu, or to view complete position details visit http://www.nmsu.edu/jobs.html.


Contact Information:


Job code: 2007001850
E-mail : caragon@nmsu.edu
Phone : 575-646-2215
Fax : 575-646-4065
Mrs. Carolyn Aragon
Department Head Search Committee
Human Performance, Dance and Recreation
New Mexico State University
Box 30001, MSC 3M
Las Cruces, NM 88003
USA