Assistant Professor of Health

The Department of Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies (HESS) at Denison University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Sport Studies at the level of Assistant Professor beginning in August of 2024. Our successful candidate will have earned a doctorate degree in Sport Studies, Sport Psychology, Sport Sociology, Sport Economics, Kinesiology, or a related discipline that provides a social science or humanities perspective on sport. Candidates must have completed a Ph.D. no later than August 15, 2024. We are seeking candidates who are enthusiastic about teaching at the undergraduate level and committed to continually refining and growing their pedagogy. A commitment to teaching undergraduates or evidence of successful undergraduate teaching should be clearly articulated in the teaching statement. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in the History and Organization of Sport in the United States, Sport Psychology, a Research Methods course, as well as other courses currently offered. In addition, our new colleague will have the opportunity to develop courses that complement our existing courses in Sport Studies. The teaching load is five courses per year. In keeping with Denison University's tradition as a leading national liberal arts college, the successful candidate will also run a productive research program at Denison, and contribute to activities outside of the classroom and laboratory at the level of the department, institution, and larger community. Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies, a relatively new major at Denison, is a thriving and vibrant program with approximately 150 majors. We are an academic community in which students receive ongoing professional mentorship and engagement throughout the undergraduate experience. Our objective is to facilitate an intellectual environment between faculty representing the three prongs of the major: health science, exercise science, and sport studies. The department also values collaborations with other disciplines on campus, including Neuroscience, Biology, Data Analytics, Black Studies, History, Psychology, and Global Health. Departmental and institutional support is available for teaching and research. Available support includes start-up research funds, an annual professional development account, eligibility for Denison University Research Foundation grant applications, stipends for choosing to supervise summer research students, and a one-semester pre-tenure leave contingent upon performance. Additionally, we have numerous professional development opportunities, including early career mentoring programs and the Center for Learning and Teaching. Denison is an increasingly diverse, highly selective, residential liberal arts college enrolling approximately 2,300 students from across the nation and around the world. The college is located in the village of Granville, 30 minutes from Columbus, Ohio, the state capital, which hosts a wide range of cultural and artistic opportunities. Granville offers an excellent public school system and easy access to outdoor activities. Denison is committed to attracting and supporting an academically and culturally diverse faculty and to providing a work and learning environment free from discrimination. A supportive environment for teacher-scholars who value both classroom and research excellence, Denison offers extensive support for its faculty, including competitive professional development funding, a one-semester research leave after a successful pre-tenure review, opportunities for student-faculty research collaboration, and a range of workshops and mentoring programs to develop our strengths as teacher-scholars. Denison offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including tuition benefits to attend Denison or other affiliated colleges and a generous retirement contribution. A Ph.D. in Sports Studies, Sport Psychology, Sport Sociology, Sport Economics, Kinesiology, or a related field, by the start of the position (August 15, 2024). ABD will be considered at the Instructor level until Ph.D obtained. To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to attract and hire candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences and identities. Denison fosters a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and antiracism (IDEA) at Denison University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.