Job Description

The University of Idaho?s Department of Movement Sciences in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences invites applications for a full-time 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Exercise, Sport, and Health Sciences (ESHS) related to kinesiology and health science fields. We are interested in candidates who view health holistically and complementary to physical activity, exercise, fitness, and human performance. Candidates with graduate training, expertise, and/or experience in health sciences, health promotion and behavior change, and public and community health will be highly valued.

The ideal candidate will establish a focused line of scholarly inquiry, publication, and extramural funding that are aligned with the healthy active lifestyles mission of the department. Collaboration with faculty in the department, college, and university is highly valued.

We aim to recruit a dynamic scholar and educator who can bring expertise to our undergraduate and graduate programs. Areas of teaching expertise for this position include but are not limited to: critical health issues;

community health theory, systems, and practice; and/or health assessment, planning, and intervention. We are also interested in candidates who have the potential to teach other classes in our ESHS curriculum.

Expectations of the position also include a commitment to mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, and providing service and outreach within the ESHS program and to the University of Idaho and Moscow communities.

About University of Idaho

Since 1889, the University of Idaho has provided motivated students with a transformative higher education experience that prepares them to solve real-world problems and achieve success in their lives and careers. Beginning with our beautiful residential campus in Moscow, the university’s reach extends throughout Idaho, serving over 12,000 students with educational centers in Coeur d’Alene, Boise and Idaho Falls, a research and extension center in Twin Falls, plus Extension offices in 42 counties. One of the nation’s land-grant research universities, U of I is a noted national leader in student-centered learning and interdisciplinary research that promotes public service. Our work serves businesses and communities, advancing the pursuit of diversity, citizenship and global outreach.

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