Professor of Health Promotion Major
Full time, Permanent Faculty Position
Assistant / Associate / Full Professor - Health Promotion Major
Position Details
The Health Sciences Department at Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, seeks applicants interested in a full time faculty position to teach in a dynamic, growing, undergraduate health promotion major, starting August, 2010. The health promotion major is housed within the Department of Health Sciences, along with athletic training, kinesiology, and exercise science.
LU’s undergraduate health promotion major has two tracks: CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist) and Clinical (preparation for medical and allied health graduate programs). Responsibilities include teaching personal and community health, program planning & evaluation, community health methods, and other courses as needed; serving on departmental, college, and university committees; and other projects.
Qualifications
An earned doctorate in Health Education or Health Promotion and CHES eligibility are required. CHES certification is preferred. Applicants must demonstrate a personal faith commitment to the University's evangelical Christian purpose. Liberty University is a Christian institution that requires faculty subscription to an evangelical doctrinal statement (including statements on biblical inerrancy, six-day creation, and salvation through Jesus Christ alone) and adherence to a Christian lifestyle (including abstention from alcohol and tobacco).
To Apply
A completed application file includes a c.v., a completed institutional application form, official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, four letters of recommendation (three professional and academic, and one pastoral), and written statements of the candidate’s Christian experience, philosophy of education, and integration of faith and discipline (described in the application).
Send vita and completed university application package to:
Dr. Ralph Linstra, Chair
Department of Health Sciences & Kinesiology
Liberty University
1971 University Boulevard
Lynchburg, VA 24502
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