The Department of Kinesiology at the University of New Hampshire invites applications for a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Exercise Science major and Director of the UNH Employee Fitness Program to start August 2025. Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off. The Department is committed to supporting the University priorities of fostering dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and a shared spirit of inquiry. Our department’s mission is to create, share, and apply knowledge in the promotion of health, physical activity, sport, and well-being. We achieve this through high quality teaching and mentoring of our students, conducting scholarly activity, and engaging in community outreach. Our programs purposefully blend theory, research, and practice to support the professional needs of our students in all stages of their careers. The department invites faculty who align with our mission and are willing to collaborate not only with colleagues in exercise science but also with those in other majors within the department. Additional information on the Exercise Science program can be found on the department website here.

Candidates must have strong evidence of successful teaching at the university level as the principal instructor. The teaching responsibilities related to this position may include fitness and graded exercise testing, exercise prescription for both general and special populations, biomechanics of exercise and exercise science laboratory courses.

In addition to teaching at the undergraduate level other duties include involvement in academic advising of undergraduate students, supervising undergraduate and graduate students in clinical activities and research, and directing and expanding both the UNH Employee Fitness Center and Employee Fitness Program. The Employee Fitness Program offers exercise programming and one-on-one exercise training for benefits-eligible faculty and staff, provided by the students of the Exercise Science program as their capstone experience. Under the guidance of the faculty member, students conduct health screenings, fitness testing, and metabolic, cardiac and pulmonary testing prior to and after the development and implementation of exercise training programs. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating student staffing in the Employee Fitness Center, managing and mentoring students through their capstone experience and the recruitment of clients for the Employee Fitness Program. More details about the program and facility are described here. In addition to teaching and clinical responsibilities, candidates are expected to contribute to the service mission of the university through departmental, university, community, and professional service.

For additional inquiries please contact:
Aurora V. Vellante, MS.
Chair of Search Committee
University of New Hampshire, Department of Kinesiology
Durham, NH 03824
Aurora.vellante@unh.edu

The successful candidate will have at least a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Kinesiology or a related area. Candidates should have a minimum of four years experience working in clinical exercise physiology (e.g. stress testing, cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation), or personal training, strength and conditioning, and fitness settings with a leadership role. Preferred certifications would include the ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist or NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist or other similar accredited certifications. Experience in development, management, and growth of supervised exercise programs desired.

Candidates are required to submit a letter of application indicating how qualifications and experiences fit the requirements of the position, curriculum vitae, and diversity statement that articulates how your efforts or experience would help the department and campus foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. Applications received by January 15, 2025, will be given full consideration. However, applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Applications should be submitted online through https://jobs.usnh.edu/.

Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.

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The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

UNH is the state’s public research university, providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate programs and graduate programs of distinction. Its primary purpose is learning: faculty working with students in teaching, research, creative expression, and service. UNH has a national and international agenda, holds land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant charters, and has a Carnegie “very high research activity” classification. The Carnegie Foundation has also identified UNH as a “community engaged” university. From its main Durham campus, its college in Manchester, and the school of law in Concord, the University serves New Hampshire and the region through continuing education, cooperative extension, cultural outreach, economic development activities, and applied research.

 

The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide