JOB: Socio-cultural Aspects of Physical Activity and Health, U of Toronto

SCHOOL OF KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH SCIENCE
Socio-cultural Aspects of Physical Activity and Health

Applications are invited for a full-time tenure-stream appointment, at the Assistant Professor level, in Socio-cultural Aspects of Physical Activity and Health. Applicants with expertise in the socio-cultural study of physical activity and health, emphasizing social determinants, practices and/or discourses that constrain or facilitate physical activity participation are preferred. An understanding of historical perspectives with regard to the social determinants of physical activity and health will be considered an asset.

Biostatistics and Quantitative Methods in Human Health and Disease
Applications are invited for a full-time tenure-stream appointment, at the Assistant Professor level, in Biostatistics and Quantitative Methods in Human Health and Disease. Applicants should have broad expertise in biostatistics, quantitative methods and/or mathematical or computational modelling as applied to human health and disease. The ability to teach univariate statistics at the graduate level and research methods at the undergraduate level is required. Collaborative scholarly research opportunities exist, including with members of the Muscle Health Research Centre and/or the Centre for Vision Research.
Both positions involve undergraduate and graduate teaching and supervision in the graduate program in Kinesiology and Health Science (MA, M.Sc. and PhD). The current graduate programs include health-related aspects of exercise physiology, motor control, immunology, vision research, muscle research, neurobiology, biomechanics, psychology and fitness. Candidates are expected to develop a productive research program supported by external funding. A PhD is required, and post-doctoral experience is an asset. Candidates must demonstrate promise of excellence in undergraduate teaching. A previous and promising publication record in refereed journals is required. Information about the School can be obtained at www.kinesiology.yorku.ca and www.yorku.ca/kahs.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a covering letter stating future research and teaching goals, three relevant reprints and contact information for three referees, by December 1, 2010, to: Dr. Angelo Belcastro, Chair, School of Kinesiology and Health Science. E-mail: kinchair@yorku.ca.