Job Description / Duties

Serve as full-time tenure track assistant professor of Kinesiology with specialization in Motor Behavior (Motor Learning/Motor Control). Provide instruction at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in area of expertise; advise/mentor undergraduate and graduate students; provide service to the department, college, and professional organizations; develop an active research agenda that leads to nationally/internationally refereed publications and presentations; pursue external funding for research; direct graduate/undergraduate research projects.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Doctoral degree is required (i.e., earned doctorate in Kinesiology or closely related discipline); must have an emphasis in Motor Behavior (Motor Learning/Motor Control). Candidates who are ABD at time of appointment may be considered with expected completion of doctorate within one year from appointment date.

Additional Information

The Kinesiology Department is housed in the School of Professional Studies. The degrees offered include: BS in Exercise Science, Sport Studies, Coaching, and Fitness Development. A MS in Exercise Science and in Athletic Training are also offered. The department has 26 full time faculty. The Athletic Training Program is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). The department is characterized by a creative faculty and is seeking candidates who can contribute to innovative approaches to integrate kinesiology into both campus and community programming.

Contact Information

For details and to apply: https://jobs.cortland.edu/postings/5243. Application review will begin October 18, 2021 and materials will be accepted until the position is filled.

Employer Profile

SUNY Cortland is an engaged learning community that is committed to promoting a diversity of thought and experience. We believe that an equitable, inclusive and diverse campus and curriculum are critical to our educational mission. Tenure track faculty contribute to the College’s values of inclusive excellence through outstanding teaching, research and/or scholarship, service to the department and college, and by providing academic advisement and mentoring to/for all students. Faculty are expected to maintain a routine presence on campus to support our Campus Values of Focusing on the Students, Integrity, and Intellectual Life and serve our Campus Priorities of Academic Excellence, Transformational Education, Well-being, and the Maximization of Resources.