Job Description / Duties

SUNY Cortland seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor rank in the Physical Education Department beginning in Fall 2026.
The Department has over 800 undergraduate students and over 75 graduate students working towards initial and professional teacher certification. Department faculty are dedicated teachers, productive scholars, and engaged members of the campus community with strong pedagogical backgrounds.

The successful candidate will join a large and dynamic Physical Education program with a long history training physical education teachers. The department currently serves more than 800 undergraduate students and approximately 75 graduate students. We have concentrations in adapted physical activity and outdoor education.

Major Responsibilities:
Teaching:
Provide instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels for Physical Education Teacher Education. The teaching assignment will depend on the department needs, expertise, and experience of the faculty.
Advise undergraduate physical education majors.

Scholarship/Research:
Engage in scholarly work and activities as appropriate to the application and receipt of continuing appointment (tenure) and promotion at SUNY Cortland.

Service:
Provide service to the Physical Education Department, the School of Professional Studies, The SUNY Cortland campus community and/or the State University of New York at Cortland and the profession.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Required Qualifications: Doctorate degree or ABD with expected complete date within one year of appointment, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in physical education or related field, and college or K–12 teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Certified to teach in K-12 schools, experience working with diverse populations, expertise in physical education pedagogy, and expertise in an additional area such as: motor development, effective instruction, statistics and assessment, fitness programming, technology in PE, elementary/secondary physical education, adapted physical education or curricular design in physical education.

Salary: Salary Range: $64,100 – $67,300

Contact Information

Rebecca Bryan (rebecca.bryan@cortland.edu)

Employer Profile

A top public university of approximately 6,600 students located in the geographic center of New York State, SUNY Cortland provides accessible, affordable education to students from across the U.S. body. One of 13 comprehensive universities in the State University of New York system, SUNY Cortland prides itself on its rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences, education, and professional studies. For more than 150 years, SUNY Cortland has provided unmistakable value for students seeking a well-rounded academic, athletic, and social experience. The University 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 an impressive network of alumni making a difference in education, business, government, fitness, medicine and many other fields.