16 September 2002 - Kent State University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Sports Studies beginning August, 2003. Sport Studies is a program unit within the School of Exercise, Leisure, and Sport, a part of the Health and Human Services Cluster in the College of Fine and Professional Arts, and offers majors/concentrations in Athletic Training, Human Movement Studies and Physical Education-Teacher Preparation. Duties include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the area(s) of expertise; advising graduate student scholarship; seeking funding in support of scholarly activities; and providing service to the School, University, community and professional/learned societies. Qualifications: Ph.D. in Physical Education, Sport Sciences/ Studies, or related field required. Demonstrated line of scholarly inquiry sufficient to qualify for graduate faculty status in order to teach and advise in the Sport Studies graduate program required. Demonstrated interest and expertise required in teaching, scholarly and pedagogical focus upon one or more of the following areas applied to exercise, leisure and sport: history, philosophy, psychology, and/or sociology.

Kent State University is an eight-campus, public institution that enrolls approximately 34,000 students, including nearly 23,000 on its Kent campus. The institution is the leading public research university in Northeast Ohio and is designated "doctoral extensive" by the Carnegie Foundation. Twenty-one doctoral programs are offered and approximately 4500 students enroll in graduate programs campus-wide. Kent State University is strongly committed to serving Northeast Ohio through research, graduate studies, service and outreach programs. Kent, a university-centered community of 25,000 residents, is located close to the urban centers of Cleveland and Akron, offering faculty and staff the opportunity to participate in numerous cultural, educational, recreational and athletic activities (www.kent.edu).

Application Deadline: Review of applicants will begin November 1, 2002, and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, please submit letter of application, vitae, samples of scholarly work and three letters of reference that address the applicant's research/scholarship and teaching potential to:

Dr. Robert Stadulis, Search Committee Chair
School of Exercise, Leisure, and Sport
Kent State University, P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001

Web Site: http://dept.kent.edu/sels/.

Inquiries: Contact Dr. Robert Stadulis at: rstaduli@kent.edu.

Application Deadline: Review of applicants will begin November 1, 2002, and will continue until the position is filled.

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