The Department of Health & Human Performance (HHP) at Iowa State University is seeking a faculty member at any rank whose research and teaching interests are relevant to physical activity and health. Area of interest is open but the ideal candidate would have a focus that included physical activity and healthy lifestyles in a unique group such as rural populations, obesity, school children, or elderly. Qualifications include a Ph.D. in area related to physical activity or equivalent terminal degree. Candidates for Associate or Full Professor must possess a strong record of research and publication, excellent teaching credentials, and have current external funding for their research.
Iowa State University, Department of Health and Human Performance Assistant Professor, Tenure TrackThe Department of Health and Human Performance (HHP) at Iowa State University is seeking a faculty member at the assistant professor rank, whose research focuses on exercise psychology or, more broadly, on health psychology or behavioral medicine but with a specific interest in physical activity as a health behavior. Required qualifications include a Ph.D. in an area related to physical activity or equivalent terminal degree.
Application instructions for either position: Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, descriptions of teaching and research interests and experience, and three letters of recommendation from qualified individuals for Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, plus address, e-mail, and phone number of three references to Dr. Jerry R. Thomas, Professor and Department Chair, Health & Human Performance Department, 235 Forker Bldg., Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1160. Call 515-294-6459 with questions.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate Assistantships in Aging, Leisure, and HealthThe Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign is excited to announce the availability of 9-month half-time graduate assistantships for students interested in studying the leisure, health, and well-being of older adults. All graduate assistants receive competitive pay with a full tuition waiver and a partial student fee waiver.
For more information, please contact Megan C. Janke, Ph.D., CTRS, University of Illinois, 104 Huff Hall, 1206 South Fourth Street, Champaign, IL 61820, 217-244-3940, mjanke@uiuc.edu.