Job Description / Duties

The Wright State University Department of Kinesiology and Health (KNH) invites applications for a one year visiting assistant professor position to begin in Fall 2025. The visiting assistant professor will be responsible for teaching undergraduate courses and contributing to the department’s academic community.

This position is for a one-year term, with the possibility of renewal based on performance and departmental needs. We seek a person with a strong commitment to undergraduate education. Academic responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate classes in Physical Education and Health. Although the candidate will have no research requirements during this appointment, collaboration with current faculty is possible.

The teaching load for this position will be at 24 credit hours per year.
Teach undergraduate courses. 75%
Service departmental, university, and community related functions. 25%

Qualifications / Required Skills

Earned graduate degree in Physical Education, Health or a related field by start date.

Previous university teaching experience or equivalent.

Previous Physical Education/Health teaching experience in K-12 settings.

Candidate must demonstrate evidence of collaborative involvement in professional service, effective communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with others.

Additional Information

Link to job posting and application: https://jobs.wright.edu/postings/21018

May teach online as well as face to face courses.

To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University making an employment offer contingent on various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.

Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.

Salary: Negotiable

Contact Information

Bethany Hersman
Chair, Kinesiology and Health
bethany.hersman@wright.edu

Employer Profile

Chartered by the State of Ohio in 1967 and named for aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur
Wright, Wright State University is a student-centered, public research institution with an R-2 Carnegie Mellon classification, based in the Dayton, Ohio Metropolitan Area. Wright State offers a comprehensive list of undergraduate and graduate programs through colleges of: Business; Health, Education and Human Services; Engineering and Computer Science; Liberal Arts; Science and Mathematics; and Medicine. Surrounded by a lush 200-acre biological reserve, Wright State University’s 557-acre main campus is located in a suburban setting just outside of Dayton, Ohio. The accessible and state-of-the-art campus enrolls more than 11,000 students. Wright State’s Dayton Campus is complemented by the Lake Campus in west-central Ohio on the shores of Grand Lake St. Marys, which serves another 1,400 students. Together with Cincinnati and Columbus metropolitan areas, which are both within a 70 minutes-drive radius, our campus is centered within a region of about 5 million people. Dayton is a very livable, affordable cost of living city with numerous arts and cultural opportunities (e.g., www.cultureworks.org; http://www.activedayton.com/). The area is home to many international organizations, especially in areas of defense, healthcare, science, and business services.