New Mexico State University

Human Resources - Faculty Postings
Department: Department of Human Performance, Dance, and Recreation 9/18/07 REPOST
Position Title: Academic Department Head, Human Performance, Dance & Recreation Req#2007001850 Posting #: 2007001850
  Tenure Track
Rank: Full-time, 12 mo appointment, Tenure Track, Associate or Full Professor
Date Position Advertised: September 18, 2007
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience
Special Conditions:
Qualifications: QUALIFICATIONS- Candidates must have an earned doctorate from an accredited institution of higher education and must have academic experience and qualifications meriting tenured appointment of associate or professorial rank with the department. Candidates with an exercise science background are preferred. The successful candidate will be a forward thinker and show evidence of 1) administrative and leadership ability; 2) strong teaching skills; 3) a strong scholarship record including grant writing; and 4) commitment to undergraduate professional studies, basic instruction programs, intramural sports, and recreation.
Examples of Duties: RESPONSIBILITIES- The Department of Human Performance, Dance, and Recreation has 7 tenure-track faculty, 9 professional staff and over 20 part-time instructors. Physical facilities include 4 academic laboratories, 2 dance studios, 3 gymnasiums, a cardio room with an indoor climbing wall, a weight room, a student/faculty/staff wellness center, a combative room, an indoor cycling room, a multi-purpose room, extensive outdoor field areas and a natatorium with indoor and outdoor pools. The person filling this position will be responsible for administering a multi-faceted department that includes four different degree programs- kinesiology (with four separate areas of concentration), physical education teacher education, athletic training education, and dance. Additionally, there is responsibility for an extensive basic physical activity program and for intramurals and recreational sports.
Benefits Offered: BENEFITS- Group medical and hospital insurance, group life insurance, long-term disability insurance, state educational retirement, workers’ compensation, sick leave, annual leave, and unemployment compensations. Opportunity for educational advancement.
Reply to/Deadline for Applications: APPLICATIONS- Send via email, mail or fax- letter of interest, curriculum vita, unofficial transcripts, names and telephone numbers of at least three references to-

Ms. Carolyn Aragon
Box 30001, MSC 3M
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003
(505) 646-2215
(505) 646-4065 Fax
caragon@nmsu.edu

Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2007 and continue until the position is filled. An offer of employment is contingent upon verification of eligibility for employment in the United States.

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