This new colleague would teach upper-level exercise physiology classes with accompanying labs, intermediate-level performance nutrition classes, and directed undergraduate research classes. The normal teaching load is six courses per year. Duties also involve ongoing professional development, advising of students, service on department and college committees, and curriculum development.
A successful applicant for this position will be an innovative teacher and scholar with a demonstrated interest in and dedication to undergraduate pedagogy. Applicants should have clearly defined and established areas of research, and be able to demonstrate how that research might include students. Ability to engage in interdisciplinary research with students and faculty from Neuroscience, Biology, Nursing, Dance and other disciplines is also valued.
The Department is particularly interested in applicants who can and will advance the College’s goals for diversity equity and inclusion. We request that in the letter of application, candidates address their potential to contribute to the St. Olaf community that maintains a diversity of people and perspectives as one of its core values. We strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups in accordance with our equity goals.
Preference will be given to candidates able to furnish evidence that they have completed or that they expect to have completed a Ph.D. in kinesiology or exercise science specializing in exercise physiology by the time this appointment commences.
Applicants must submit materials online at https://stolaf.hiretouch.com/faculty-postings. A complete application includes:
- Cover letter (including a statement on potential to contribute to St. Olaf’s commitment to diversity of people and perspectives)
- Curriculum vitae
- Graduate transcripts (official or unofficial)
- Short statement (one page) describing your approach to teaching
- Short statement (one page) describing your research agenda
- Writing sample (dissertation chapter or scholarly article)
- The contact information for three professional references who can speak to your abilities in teaching and scholarship (St. Olaf solicits letters directly after an initial round of screening.)
Review of applications will begin on February 1, 2021, and will continue until the position is filled. Finalist interviews are expected in April 2021.
Questions about the position, department, or College may be directed to Dr. Cindy Book, Search Committee Chair, at tt2021exsci@stolaf.edu. Applicants who need assistance with the online application process should call 507-786-3356.
More information about the Exercise Science Department can be found at stolaf.edu/exercise-science/.
Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff employees. It is located in Northfield, Minnesota, about 45 minutes from Minneapolis and St. Paul with their rich and diverse cultural resources. The College offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community.
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