Temp Parttime Faculty in the Department of Health, Education, & Sports Sciences

Temp Parttime Faculty in the Department of Health, Education, & Sports Sciences

The Department of Health, Exercise, & Sports Sciences (HESS) in the College of Education and Human Sciences is seeking temporary part-time faculty to teach undergraduate and graduate level courses. We are recruiting instructors for the following programs:

• Athletic Training
• Exercise Science
• Health Education
• Physical Education Teacher Education
• Sport Administration.

Please reference the UNM Course Catalog to see courses taught in each program.

Positions are contingent upon need each semester as determined by student enrollment levels, current course offering matrix, and demand driven by graduation requirements. Positions may be filled or eliminated each semester up to the deadline for students to drop or add courses.

This is a continuous posting for the Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025 semesters. For best consideration dates: August 2, 2024 for Fall Semester 2024 September 13, 2024 for Spring Semester 2025 February 1, 2025 for Summer Semester 2025

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• For each program, doctorate in the program area or a closely related field by contract start date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Postdoctoral scholarly work in an area relevant to the course.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching adult learners.
• A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.

Application Instructions

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. Cover letter and resume are also required. In the cover letter, the applicant should explain how their resume and work history satisfies position minimum, preferred qualifications, and courses they believe they are eligible to instruct. To substantiate the instructor's qualifications one or more of the following factors can be used to demonstrate tested experience. The factor/s should be weighed in order to determine whether the individual has sufficient up-to-date discipline-based content knowledge in the relevant subject area to effectively teach the content of the course and implement the curriculum and values of the program. These factors include but are not limited to the following (check all that apply): 1. Nationally disseminated published peer-reviewed research or scholarly work; 2. Extensive related work or professional experience; 3. Licensure, certification, or professional organization fellow status that indicates advanced achievement and qualification by a national board or accrediting body; 4. Professional honors, awards, or significant recognition that indicates the individual's level of discipline-based content knowledge; or 5. Other demonstrated competencies and achievements relevant to the content of the course. Applicants who are appointed to a UNM faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.

This posting will remain active until. Anyone who applies for a position under this posting will automatically be considered for openings in subsequent semesters unless they indicate in their cover letter that they are not interested in teaching in specific semesters.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.