UW Colleges Human Resources
Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Athletics
UW-Marathon County
- Position
- The Department of Physical Education and Athletics of the University of Wisconsin Colleges anticipates an opening and invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Athletics position at the UW-Marathon County campus. The position is tenure-track with a 70% teaching/30% athletics appointment.
- Qualifications
- A Ph.D. in Physical Education or related field as indicated below preferred; Masters degree is required. Undergraduate degree required to be in Physical Education, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology/Science or related fields. Preference will be given to candidates with evidence of successful teaching and athletic administrative experience. Also valued are interest and/or experience in ethnic studies, interdisciplinary and/or collaborative teaching, instructional technology or distance education, and the first-year experience.
- Responsibilities
- Teaching responsibilities (70%) include a 9-11 contact hour/semester teaching load, consisting of a combination of lecture, lecture/lab, and sports activity courses. The curriculum includes, but is not limited to, Fitness for Life, Personal Health and Wellness, Nutrition and Weight Management, Social Aspects of Sport, Introduction to and Principles of Physical Education, First Aid, and CPR, as well as Physical Education major and non-major activity courses such as tennis, volleyball, basketball, golf, soccer, softball and snowboarding/down-hill skiing. Options to teach distance education courses and to participate in interdisciplinary or collaborative instruction are available. Ongoing professional development and service to the department, campus, and community are expected.
Athletics responsibilities (30%) involve serving as the campus Athletic Director, such as but not limited to: budgeting, scheduling, recruitment of athletic staff, staffing recommendations/hires, event management, hiring of officials, fund-raising, oversight of student-athlete recruitment, oversight of athletic program fund-raising, academic eligibility and progress, and athletic facility management. The physical facilities include the Field House, which has a pool that is open to the community.
- The Campus
- As one of thirteen campuses of the University of Wisconsin Colleges, UW-Marathon County is a freshman-sophomore transfer campus with a strong general education curriculum. The campus is located in the city of Wausau, the largest city in north central Wisconsin and the gateway to the Northwoods. Wausau has an impressive array of cultural and recreational activities readily available. Its fine schools and healthy mix of industry, agriculture and business have created a vibrant community. The campus adjoins a 78-acre forested park near downtown Wausau. Current student enrollment is about 1,200. For further information, please visit the UW Colleges and campus website at http://www.marathon.uwc.edu/ and/or the UW Colleges website at http://www.uwc.edu.
- Starting Date:
- August 25, 2008
- Salary:
- $42,000 minimum with an outstanding benefits package. Summer session offers additional opportunities for compensation.
- Applications:
- In order to assure consideration, applications must be received by December 5, 2007; position will remain open until filled.
- To apply:
- Please submit a letter of interest, current vita, unofficial transcripts, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy and professional goals, and three letters of reference. Summaries of student evaluation of teaching and/or evidence of teaching success may also be submitted if available. Electronic submission required, preferably in Word format, to mthped@uwc.edu.
Questions may be addressed to:
Dorothy Kowalski, Chair
UW Colleges Department of Physical Education and Athletics
UW-Marinette
750 West Bay Shore Street
Marinette, Wisconsin 54143-4429
E-mail: dorothy.kowalsk@uwc.edu
Applications must be accompanied by a statement of whether the applicant wishes to have the application held in confidence or made available to the public upon request; finalists' names are subject to public release. The UW Colleges is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages women, members of minority groups, and veterans to apply.