Assistant​/Associate Teaching Professor in Human Physiology

Department Information

Department: CAS Human Physiology
Rank: Assistant Teaching Professor
Annual Basis: 9 Month

September 2, 2025; position open until filled

• Cover letter (no more than 1 page)
• Curriculum vitae
• A statement of teaching describing how you will contribute to teaching excellence and innovation at UO (no more than 3 pages). Please provide details of your content area knowledge, ability to work effectively with a team, experience with teaching, knowledge of the scholarship of teaching and learning, and your plans for inclusive and research-informed teaching and mentoring.
• In line with the department and university commitment to DEI, please include a statement focusing on knowledge, experience, and plans related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Candidates should describe their experience with successful mentoring, teaching, or outreach aimed at reducing barriers for underrepresented groups, and specific plans for how they could contribute to our department’s goal to create a diverse and inclusive community through current campus programs or new activities, or through national or off‑campus organizations.
  
  Please include examples of you supporting or leading activities promoting interest and retention in the sciences by individuals from underrepresented groups and/or your future plans to do so.
• Names and contact information for three professional references, two of which need to be teaching references, to be contacted for letters of recommendation.

Questions about the application process can be directed to Ash Stewart (ashms).

The Department of Human Physiology is home to undergraduate and graduate students who desire strong training in human physiology and anatomy that will prepare them for careers in medicine, allied health professions, and biomedical research. The department is strongly committed to inclusive and evidence-based teaching practices. The department has strengths in cardiovascular, respiratory and muscle physiology, neuroscience/motor control, cell signaling and metabolism, and biomechanics.

Human Physiology has strong partnerships with university athletics, the Bioengineering Department, the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, and is aligned with a new Provost’s initiative on Sport and Wellness.

The Department of Human Physiology is dedicated to building a diverse community that is committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. The department has an active Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, that establishes yearly goals related to improving climate and experiences for faculty, staff, and students. The candidate is expected to be an active participant in the department, college and university DEI missions.

Located about 110 miles south of Portland, the University of Oregon is an AAU research institution with an enrollment of approximately 24,000. The Eugene metro area population (250,000) is in a region noted for its high quality of life and progressive cultural environment. We are approximately a one‑hour drive from the Pacific Coast and the Cascade Mountains.

The Department of Human Physiology at the University of Oregon is seeking an innovative career teaching faculty to join a growing nationally‑recognized program that provides flexible curriculum and an engaging learning environment for over 1,000 undergraduate majors who aspire to be professionals in health science fields such as medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, education, and research.

The successful candidate will engage in departmental and university service, work effectively with faculty, staff, and students with diverse backgrounds, participate in student advising, and be a leader in evidence‑based pedagogy for the Department of Human Physiology. Specific teaching needs include undergraduate instruction in upper‑level courses in Human Anatomy, Physiology, Motor Control, and Biomechanics. The faculty member will have a teaching load of six courses per academic year which will…