Applications are invited for a tenure-track faculty position to provide guided clinical instruction within the CAATE accredited athletic training education program.  Teach coursework in the Athletic Training and Exercise Science programs and related areas as assigned; advise students in the Athletic Training Education Program; supervise selected graduate students in the development and completion of theses; conduct research and disseminate results through scholarly publications and presentations; perform the usual faculty support tasks, including developing curricula, serving on committees and providing service to the department, college of education, and the university community. 

Required:  Earned doctoral degree in athletic training, exercise physiology, biomechanics or closely related field (ABD or terminal degree in progress will be considered).  Minimum of 1 year as a BOC certified athletic trainer. Preferred:  Previous teaching/clinical practice within an accredited athletic training education program while supervising students in the clinical setting.  Evidence of teaching and/or research experience in the field of athletic training, exercise science, biomechanics.  Didactic course specific teaching experience in Kinesiology, Gross Anatomy and Exercise Physiology.  Service experience at the university level.  

Start Date:  August, 2009.  Competitive salary and benefits.   

Application review begins December 1, 2008 and continues until position is filled.  To apply - Follow directions to complete the on-line Faculty Profile at http://employment.unk.edu/    Also attach a letter of application, vita and names and telephone numbers of five references to the on-line profile. 

For questions about the position: Scott Unruh, Search Chair, Department of HPERLS  (308) 865-8627  or  e-mail:   unruhsa@unk.edu ;  For questions about the application process:  (308) 865-8655 or e-mail  employment@unk.edu     

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The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is a 6,500-student comprehensive public residential institution located in a growing community of 30,000. UNK, one of four system campuses of the University of Nebraska, is located in Central Nebraska's Platte River Valley, part of a Tri-City region along the I-80 corridor with a combined population 105,000. UNK is characterized by: A growing and thriving multicultural campus and area population; Small student to faculty ratios; Supportive environment for faculty scholarship; Unparalleled undergraduate research programs; Students, who come to UNK from 42 countries and 45 states, and achieve in the classroom, on the playing fields and in the arts; A strong, supportive sense of community; and More than 170 programs of study, including graduate programs in 30 areas.