Department Head, Department of Kinesiology
Listed on 2026-09-08
-
Education / Teaching
Academic, University Professor, Education Administration -
Management
Education Administration
Lead the future of human movement science at a Carnegie R1 university serving one of the most dynamic regions in the United States.
The College of Health, Education, and Social Transformation (HEST) at New Mexico State University invites nominations and applications for the position of Department Head of Kinesiology. This is an opportunity to lead a thriving academic department that combines outstanding faculty, exceptional students, nationally recognized academic programs, expanding research infrastructure, and a mission that directly improves the health and well-being of communities throughout the U.S.
-Mexico Borderland.
The successful candidate will join New Mexico State University at an exciting moment in its history. As New Mexico's land-grant university and a Carnegie-designated Research 1 institution, NMSU is committed to research excellence, student success, innovation, and public engagement. The Department of Kinesiology has experienced sustained growth in enrollment, academic programming, and research capacity, and is well positioned for continued national prominence.
The Department Head serves as the department's chief academic and administrative officer and provides collaborative leadership that advances excellence across teaching, research, creative activity, clinical education, outreach, and service. The positions will have the opportunity to collaborate with the college’s Executive Council and help shape the administrative landscape of the college which includes a dean, two associate deans, nine academic units
- articulate and implement a strategic vision for the department;
- support faculty success across teaching, scholarship, creative activity, and service;
- recruit, mentor, and retain outstanding faculty and staff;
- promote interdisciplinary research and external funding;
- strengthen undergraduate and graduate education;
- oversee budgeting, personnel, and departmental operations;
- maintain accreditation and continuous program improvement;
- cultivate partnerships across campus and throughout the Borderland; and
- foster a culture grounded in collaboration, innovation, transparency, accountability, and shared governance.
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).