Professor of Practice in Exercise Science

Job Description

Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1948, Stonehill is a private Catholic college located just 22 miles from downtown Boston on a beautiful 384-acre campus in Easton, Massachusetts. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1, the College engages its 2,500+ students in 80+ rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields.

Faithful to the Holy Cross tradition in education, Stonehill College is committed to developing the moral, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social competencies of its students and seeks to build and sustain a campus community that embraces diversity and inclusion in its teaching, learning, living, and working. Stonehill values a diversity of persons, opinions, and cultural and religious perspectives. In fulfillment of its motto, Lux et Spes ("Light and Hope"), the College cultivates in its students the competence to think, act, and lead with courage towards creating a more just and compassionate world.Position Summary

The Department of Health Science kindly invites applicants for a Professor of Practice, assistant level in Exercise Science, to begin in August 2026. The position does not require a scholarship in the field, and there is a possibility of promotion. The new faculty member will join a department in the May School of Arts & Sciences of three full-time faculty members with unique disciplinary expertise and a commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion among faculty and students. The new faculty member will serve the health science and exercise science undergraduate majors under the Health Science Department, one of the largest at Stonehill College. The majors primarily serve students interested in careers as allied healthcare professionals, such as, but not limited to, physical therapists, athletic trainers, exercise physiologists, strength and conditioning trainers, public health scientists, sports medicine physicians, and physician assistants. We seek enthusiastic applicants who are also committed to excellence in teaching, advising, and mentoring undergraduates, and who will foster diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice in education and science.Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Potential candidates must be able to teach Introduction to Exercise Science, Applied Musculoskeletal Anatomy, Musculoskeletal Anatomy Lab, and Strength & Conditioning courses. The new faculty member will have a four-course load in each fall and spring semester. Lab courses at Stonehill count as full courses. Additionally, the position requires academic advising for Department of Health Science students and service to the department and the college, for example, engagement at events for prospective students and their families, and rotating committee work.Education and/or Experience

Candidates must hold a doctorate in a health-related field (e.g., Kinesiology, Movement Rehabilitation, Human Movement Science, Athletic Training, Sports Science) or an appropriate terminal degree. Work experience in the healthcare industry is not required, but beneficial. Previous experience mentoring undergraduate college students is strongly preferred (i.e., advisor, mentor, teaching assistant, etc.). Previous undergraduate teaching experience is strongly preferred but is not mandatory (i.e., professor, teaching assistant, preceptor, instructor, etc.). In the case of previous teaching and/or mentoring experience, candidates should explain their approach to ensuring equitable instruction and how they create a sense of belonging in the classroom or laboratory for marginalized individuals or groups. For candidates without previous undergraduate teaching and/or mentoring experience, candidates should explain how they will uphold the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice within course instruction, advising, and as a member of the institution at large. We welcome proposals for an upper-level specialty course, potentially to be offered in the Department by the candidate in the future. The in-development, short course description can be added as an addendum to the candidate's personal statement (see Special Instructions to Applicants).Special Instructions to Applicants

Applications are accepted through the Stonehill job site only. Interested applicants should submit online: 1) a letter of application, 2) a personal statement which addresses teaching philosophy broadly and in consideration of underrepresented populations, with evidence of effectiveness in mentoring or teaching undergraduate college students, and 3) a curriculum vitae. Two recommendation letters are required, in which the applicant's teaching/mentoring effectiveness should be strongly highlighted. Three recommendation letters may be submitted, but no preference is given to candidates who submit more than the two required letters. Letters are submitted online by each reference person on behalf of the applicant.