Instructional Assistant Professor – Creating a Pool - KNR

at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, United States

Job Description

In anticipation of possible educational needs in course delivery, the School of Kinesiology and Recreation is creating a pool of applicants who can teach in-person or online courses in all areas within the School of Kinesiology and Recreation.

The School of Kinesiology and Recreation serves approximately 1100 undergraduate and graduate students and is composed of approximately 45 TT and NTT faculty.

All work under this appointment is required to be performed from within the State of Illinois.

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Illinois State University, founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois. Illinois State is a co-educational, residential university that emphasizes undergraduate study with more than 20,000 students. Our six colleges offer 174 undergraduate majors, 76 minors, 97 master’s programs, 17 doctoral degrees, and 40 certificate options. We have repeatedly been named a “Great Place to Work” by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL COMMUNITY
Illinois State University is located in the growing twin cities of Bloomington and Normal, with a population of approximately 132,000 and conveniently located approximately two hours from both Chicago and St. Louis. The community is home to GROWMARK, the Illinois Farm Bureau, State Farm Insurance’s International Headquarters, Illinois Wesleyan University, Lincoln College, and Heartland Community College. The community has distinguished itself for its outstanding school systems, its citizens’ level of educational attainment, its parks and recreation, health care, job growth, economic opportunity, and low crime rate. Forbes magazine, in a review of the best places for business, ranked Bloomington-Normal the 15th best place for business out of 168 small metros listed. Bloomington was also recently placed on CNNMoney's list of the 100 Best Places to Live. Expansion Management Magazine rated Bloomington-Normal as one of two metro areas with a five-star quality of life, giving the community high rankings in such areas as standard of living, quality of schools, traffic, and commute time. Please visit the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau website at https://www.visitbn.org/ for more information.

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Doctoral degree in athletic training, exercise science, recreation and sport management, physical education teacher education, or related field.

Varies

TBD

1) CV
2) Cover Letter
3) List of three references including name, address, telephone number and email address.

Please Note: These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"

Noelle Selkow
nselkow@ilstu.edu