Director, Human Performance Science & Teaching

International Shoulder Group; Oregon (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State, College of Health and Human Development, invites applications for an Associate or Full Teaching Professor and Director of Human Performance Science. This 48-week non-tenure track appointment will begin January 1, 2024 and support an interprofessional MPS in Human Performance Science within ICA.

The successful candidate will lead curriculum development, teach in the program, and collaborate across departments to advance performance science initiatives for student-athletes and related

Qualifications

• Earned doctoral degree in kinesiology, nutrition, physiology, psychology, athletic training, sports medicine, or a closely related field.
• Recent experience working in performance science with athletes and other performance-based populations.
• Experience in the design and development of new courses, or revisions of existing courses, and introduction of innovative teaching and assessment methodologies.
• Proficiency (Associate Professor) or mastery (Full Professor) in teaching and mentoring undergraduate and/or graduate students.
• Experience in education program administration or management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of cutting-edge, interdisciplinary, experientially-grounded curriculum in human performance science.
• Develop courses within the curriculum.
• Deliver high-quality performance instruction and mentoring.
• Engage in the practice of human performance science.
• Collaborate closely with multiple academic departments and ICA programs.
• Provide feedback to the department head on HPS instructor performance.
• Develop a community of practice, including ICA staff and graduate student interns, to support student-athletes seeking to maximize performance on and off the field of play.

Job description

Penn State, College of Health and Human Development, invites applications for an Associate or Full Teaching Professor and Director of Human Performance Science. This 48-week non-tenure track appointment will begin January 1, 2024 and support an interprofessional MPS in Human Performance Science within ICA.

The successful candidate will lead curriculum development, teach in the program, and collaborate across departments to advance performance science initiatives for student-athletes and related