Tenure-Track: Health & Exercise Science Professor

Performance Edge; Salem (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Roanoke College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Health and Exercise Science, starting August 2027. The successful candidate will teach core and elective courses, advise students, mentor undergraduates in research, and develop new courses aligned with expertise.

The position emphasizes strength & conditioning and connections to regional health systems, with an eight-teaching-unit load per year including lab instruction and advising.

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Exercise Science, Kinesiology or related field.
• Demonstrated evidence of the potential for high-quality teaching.
• Demonstrated evidence of the potential for an active research agenda.
• Demonstrated commitment to the values and mission of a liberal arts education.

Responsibilities

• Teach high-quality undergraduate courses and laboratories in Health and Exercise Science.
• Provide thoughtful academic advising and mentor students in undergraduate research or professional experiences.
• Maintain an active line of independent research and publish findings.
• Serve the department, college, and community and contribute to general education and program development.

Skills

Teaching

Research

Advising

Mentoring

Education

Doctorate in Exercise Science or Kinesiology

Job description

Roanoke College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Health and Exercise Science, starting August 2027. The successful candidate will teach core and elective courses, advise students, mentor undergraduates in research, and develop new courses aligned with expertise.

The position emphasizes strength & conditioning and connections to regional health systems, with an eight-teaching-unit load per year including lab instruction and advising.