Assistant Professor Physical Education
SUNY Cortland
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SUNY Cortland's Physical Education Department invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in the Teacher Education program. The department serves 800 undergraduates and 50 graduates, with strengths in adapted physical activity and outdoor education. Starting salary to $66,000 plus experience-dependent increases.
The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, advise majors, engage in scholarship, and contribute to service within the department and campus.
Qualifications
- Doctorate degree or ABD with expected completion date within one year of appointment.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in physical education or related field.
- College or K–12 teaching experience.
Responsibilities
- Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Physical Education Teacher Education.
- Advise undergraduate physical education majors.
Skills
Education
Job description
Position Information
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor Physical Education
Academic Affairs, Division of
Physical Education
FT Faculty
A5
$66,000 + depending on experience (DOE)
Full-Time
The Physical Education Department seeks to hire an assistantprofessor for their teacher education program. The Department has over 800 undergraduate students and over 50graduate students working towards initial and professional teachercertification. Department faculty are dedicated teachers,productive scholars, and engaged members of both the campus andprofessional community with strong pedagogical backgrounds.
The successful candidate will join a large and dynamic PhysicalEducation program with a long history of training physicaleducation teachers, working with school partners, and servingfamilies and children in the community. We have concentrations inadapted physical activity and outdoor education. You can learn moreabout the department on our website here.
Starting Salary: $66,000 + depending on experience
Watch to learn more about being a faculty member at SUNY Cortland: https://youtu.be/g4Gh8Ir_1Yk
- Our positions provide predictable salary progressions, and many offer permanency.
- Generous benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance,various retirement program options, paid family leave and/orparental leaves, flexible spending and dependent care accounts,long term disability and tuition reimbursement.
- SUNY Cortland prioritizes work-life balance and well-being in allforms. The university’s state-of-the-art Student Life Center isfree for employees to use, with membership options for families.Alternate work schedules are available with a supervisor’sapproval.
- Professional development opportunities exist through training,continuing education programs, tuition reimbursement and conferencetravel, based on funding.
- Cortland County and surrounding areas offer easy access to arts,entertainment, outdoor recreation and much more. ExperienceCortland dives deep into the region’s offerings
- Provide instruction and field work oppotunities at theundergraduate and graduate levels for Physical Education TeacherEducation. The teaching assignment will depend on the departmentneeds, expertise, and experience of the faculty.
- Advise undergraduate physical education majors.
- Engage in scholarly activities as appropriate to the professionand for the application and receipt of continuing appointment(tenure) and promotion at SUNY Cortland.
- Provide service to the Physical Education Department, theSchool of Professional Studies, The SUNY Cortland campus communityand/or the State University of New York at Cortland and theprofession.
- Reports to the Department Chair.
- Works collaboratively with departmental faculty and staff.
- Doctorate degree or ABD with expected completion date withinone year of appointment.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in physical education or relatedfield.
- College or K – 12 teaching experience.
- Certified or previously certified to teach in K-12schools.
- Experience working with diverse populations.
- Expertise in physical education pedagogy.
- Expertise in an additional area such as: motor development,effective instruction, statistics and assessment, fitnessprogramming, technology in PE, elementary/secondary physicaleducation, adapted physical education or curricular design inphysical education.
- Ability to teach undergraduate students in a hands-on,production-oriented curriculum.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse populations.
- Cultural competence.
- Commitment to working collaboratively with others.
- Strong work ethic.
- Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communicationskills.
A top public university of approximately 6,600 students located inthe geographic center of New York State, SUNY Cortland providesaccessible, affordable education to students from across the U.S.body. One of 13 comprehensive universities in the State Universityof New York system, SUNY Cortland prides itself on its rigorousundergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences,education, and professional studies. For more than 150 years, SUNYCortland has provided unmistakable value for students seeking awell-rounded academic, athletic, and social experience. TheUniversity ranks among the top campuses in the nation on Money magazine’s “Best Colleges for Your Money List,”fields a powerhouse Division III athletics program and boasts animpressive network of alumni making a difference in education,business, government, fitness, medicine and many otherfields.
Individuals must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Visa sponsorship isnot available for this position.
SUNY Cortland is an AA/ EEO / ADA employer and encouragesapplications from women, veterans, individuals with disabilities,and members of underrepresented groups.
F26017
10/01/2026
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