Job Description / Duties

The School of Health and Applied Human Sciences (SHAHS), in the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS), at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW), seeks a dynamic, creative, and exemplary teacher for a 9 month, non-tenure track faculty position at the rank of Lecturer in the Wellness and Physical Activity (WPA/L 101) program. Primary responsibilities of this position include course teaching and service to the program, school, profession and/or community. Specifically, this person will teach wellness lecture courses and physical activity courses in the University’s required WPA/L 101 general education course.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Applicants must hold at least an earned master’s degree in wellness, exercise science, kinesiology, health education, physical education, or a closely-related field at the time of employment and have an established record of, or demonstrated potential for, successful academic instruction.
Preference will be given to candidates who posses the following:
Previous successful teaching experience in higher education
Experience in successful promotion of physical activity, wellness, and student success in higher education
Experience in successful physical activity instruction across a variety of types
Evidence of ability to effectively deliver course content in different modalities and settings
Evidence of ability to contribute to collaborative relationships
Professional association involvement
A demonstrated commitment to community service and engagement
A demonstrated commitment to personal professional growth

Additional Information

The WPA/L 101 Physical Activity and Wellness course is a required course in UNCW’s University Studies (General Education) program and provides students with theoretical knowledge, fundamental concepts and practical experience in the principles, assessment, development, and lifelong maintenance of personal wellness. This course presents a focus on effecting positive changes in personal health behaviors for improved quality of life and engages students in physical activity for wellness.

The WPA/L 101 program is housed within the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences (SHAHS) which is a large and growing academic unit with over 1600 students and 54 full time faculty. See: https://uncw.edu/chhs/shahs/

The SHAHS currently has six undergraduate degree programs:
Public Health
Exercise Science
Healthful Living and Fitness Education
Tourism, Recreation, & Sport
Recreation Therapy
Respiratory Therapy

The SHAHS also has Master degrees in:
Athletic Training
Healthcare Administration
Gerontology

The SHAHS also supports :
Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) through the Watson College of Education
Masters of Education concentration in Physical Education and Health through the Watson College of Education

Minors are offered in:
Gerontology
Health
Tourism, Recreation, & Sport
Yoga Studies
Assistance Dog Training

Contact Information

Steve Elliott, elliotts@uncw.edu

Employer Profile

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking and a community rich in diversity, inclusion and global perspectives.

A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to-BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation’s only bachelor’s degree program focused on coastal engineering.

The university’s efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity” institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.