Endowed Professor and Department Chair - Tenure Track Appointment Department of Kinesiology, Sports Studies

Endowed Professor and Department Chair
- Tenure Track Appointment for the Department of Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education (Kinesiology)

Position Information

• Job Type: Faculty
• Position Title:
  
  Endowed Professor and Department Chair
  - Tenure Track Appointment for the Department of Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education (Kinesiology)
• Position Number: F00074
• Department:
  Kinesiology,Sports Studies & Physical Education
• Location:
  
  Morehouse College
  - Atlanta GA

Position Summary

Morehouse College is pleased to announce a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor under the Health Equity and Well-Being Endowed Professors Hiring Initiative, funded by a gift supporting innovative work on health disparities, health equity, and community well-being. The successful candidate will also serve as Chair of the Department of Kinesiology, Sports Studies & Physical Education and provide academic, operational, and strategic leadership for the department in collaboration with the Dean of the Division of Professional and Continuing Studies ( PCS ).

We seek a teacher-scholar and academic leader specializing in education and physical health disparities, with a focus on developing culturally responsive strategies and interventions to support the well-being and development of underrepresented populations, particularly in Black communities. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellence in teaching, scholarship, academic leadership, and community engagement.

• Terminal degree in kinesiology, physical education, health education, human performance, sports psychology, or a related field.
• Qualifications appropriate for appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor.
• Demonstrated commitment to health equity, with a specific focus on addressing disparities in educational and physical health outcomes for Black communities.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching and a sustained scholarly agenda focused on well-being, health equity, or related fields.
• Demonstrated record of academic leadership, faculty mentorship, and administrative experience in higher education.
• Experience with assessment, accreditation, curriculum development, budgeting, and faculty evaluation preferred.
• Record of service to the profession and community engagement, with a strong focus on working with underrepresented populations.
• Experience with interdisciplinary collaboration and strategic partnership development preferred

• Research on health disparities affecting Black communities
• Strategies for addressing educational and physical health inequities
• Development of culturally responsive health interventions for underrepresented populations
• Scholarship focused on promoting well-being and social change through education, sport, and physical activity

• Terminal degree in kinesiology, physical education, health education, human performance, sports psychology, or a related field.
• Qualifications appropriate for appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor.
• Demonstrated commitment to health equity, with a specific focus on addressing disparities in educational and physical health outcomes for Black communities.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching and a sustained scholarly agenda focused on well-being, health equity, or related fields.
• Demonstrated record of academic leadership, faculty mentorship, and administrative experience in higher education.
• Experience with assessment, accreditation, curriculum development, budgeting, and faculty evaluation preferred.
• Record of service to the profession and community engagement, with a strong focus on working with underrepresented populations.
• Experience with interdisciplinary collaboration and strategic partnership development preferred

• Teaching an undergraduate course:
  Skills and Techniques of Sports, Methods of Teaching Physical Education, Methods of Coaching, History and Principles of Physical Education, Organization and Administration of Physical Education, Community Recreation, Sport Management, Sport Analytics, or Physical…