Posted in Other about 20 hours ago.
Location: warrensburg, Missouri
The Department of Nutrition, Kinesiology, and Health (NKH) at the University of Central Missouri (UCM) is seeking qualified candidates to fill a nine-month, tenure-track assistant/associate professor position beginning August 2025. NKH resides in the College of Health, Science, and Technology (CHST).
Faculty within CHST at UCM support the university’s mission of providing student-centered, quality education and are committed to the success of students. This includes quality teaching, advising, collegiality, and communication. In addition, faculty provide service to their program, department, and university, engage in research, scholarship, and professional development activities. During contractual employment, faculty members are expected to be available to assist, engage, and respond to students, colleagues, departmental, college, and institutional needs.
Faculty within the College of Health, Science, and Technology at University of Central Missouri support the university’s mission of providing student-centered, quality education and are committed to the success of students. This includes quality teaching, advising, collegiality and communication. In addition, faculty provide service to their program, department and university, engage in research, scholarship, and professional development activities. During contractual employment, faculty members are expected to be available to assist, engage, and respond to students, colleagues, departmental, college, and institutional needs.
For this position, the expectation is teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the discipline. Teaching assignments may include traditional, hybrid, and online environments. An active presence in-person, on campus is expected. Typical teaching loads are 12 hours per term. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Teaching - The primary responsibility of the faculty is quality teaching in their respective content areas, regardless of delivery format. This entails adequate preparation for courses, effective course design and instruction, and fair and timely evaluation/feedback of student progress. To ensure quality teaching, faculty must be committed to the success of students as well as ongoing assessment of curriculum and of student learning.
Keep current in your discipline.
Organize courses to facilitate quality student engagement and high impact practices.
Assist department/school chairs with scheduling of classes that meet the needs of students.
Comply with departmental, college, and university standards concerning the academic quality and integrity of their classes.
Keep current in their use of technology by attending university training sessions and other professional development opportunities.
Be available to meet students outside the classroom by being available before or after classes by scheduling office hours both in a physical and electronic format to include in person and virtual office hours.
Assist with department and college assessment and be proactive with modifications to curriculum based on assessment feedback.
Scholarship/Professional Development - The strength of a university rests on the knowledge and skills of its faculty. Faculty must stay current in their field of expertise/teaching area.
Authoring academic writings.
Presentation of work at local/state/regional/national conferences.
Active membership and/or office holding in professional organizations at the local/state/regional/national level.
Engage with students in scholarly work (e.g. research design, data analysis, and dissemination).
Service - An expectation of a professional faculty member is to serve the department, college, and university community.
Attending department/college/university meetings
Engaging in committee work that will advance the department/college/institution.
Assisting with student recruitment.
Participating in graduation and convocation ceremonies.
Advising - A primary responsibility of faculty is the proper, timely, competent and professional advising of students.
Be knowledgeable of the requirements of their degree programs as stated in the appropriate catalog(s).
Meet/advise students on academic and non-academic matters (e.g. curriculum mapping, internships, graduate/professional school options and career preparation).
Provide leadership and promote excellence in student organizations.
Communication - Faculty should communicate effectively and in a timely manner with students and colleagues at all levels of the institution. This implies an understanding of the communication hierarchy within departments, colleges, and administrative levels. Timely communication with students supports other faculty responsibilities (teaching, advising).
Cultivate a collegial atmosphere when interacting with other faculty/staff within their own department, the college and the university.
Be responsive and timely. Respond to student phone calls and email messages within university guidelines.
Education:
UCM, located 35 miles southeast of the Kansas City Metropolitan area, is a public comprehensive university with more than 11,000 students providing a small-college learning environment coupled with large-university opportunities.
The Department of NKH offers B.S degrees in Kinesiology and Health Studies and M.S. degrees in Kinesiology, Clinical Nutrition, and Athletic Training, as well as various minors. Information about NKH can be found here.
Candidates should be able to express their commitment to UCM’s institutional values of community, diversity, excellence, learning, opportunity, and service.
To apply: Candidates must complete the online faculty profile (position #998306) by going to https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/ucmo.
Candidates will attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and copies of transcripts showing all degrees completed to their online application. Later in the process, candidates should be prepared to submit three letters of recommendation.
Review of completed applications will begin February 17, 2025, and will continue until filled.
UCM requires that all faculty applicants for this position complete the online faculty profile and submit to the appropriate position for consideration at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/ucmo. All documents requested for this position must also be attached to the faculty profile at the time of application. Only completed faculty profiles with attached documents will be accepted for this position.
Direct inquiries regarding this position to: Dr. Amanda Wakeman, Search Committee Chair at wakeman@ucmo.edu
For information about the online application process contact Human Resources at jobs@ucmo.edu or (660) 543-4255 and note position #998306 in the request.
Special Instructions:
Full-time benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.
Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.
NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.
The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer and specifically invites applications from women, minorities, veteran status, and people with disabilities.
Our faculty and staff are the university’s most valuable asset, and our goal is to provide a robust Total Rewards Program designed to help them maintain a happy, healthy, and productive lifestyle.
Highlights from UCM's total rewards package for full-time employees include:
28.75% (staff) and 6% (faculty) defined retirement contribution, paid by the university;
Voluntary Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) programs (403(b) and 457(b)) that allow eligible employees to make additional pre-tax contributions to a retirement plan;
Employees can earn up to full tuition (15 credit hours) for themselves per academic year. Full-time employees are also eligible for up to $175 towards non-credit courses each fiscal year. Employees can earn up to full tuition for their dependents;
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans that begin on the first of the month following your date of hire. Basic dental and vision insurance paid at 100% by the university;
Available Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts;
University-paid basic life insurance (including accidental death and dismemberment) and short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage;
Generous leave accruals that begin accruing on your start date, plus 14 paid holidays per year.
The UCM Childcare Center on the Warrensburg campus can provide faculty, staff, and students quality care for their children ages six weeks to 10 years.
The Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) is free for all employees and is located on the Warrensburg campus.
An Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees and their immediate family members to help assist with personal challenges you may face in your daily life;
UCM offers an Employee Discount Program through Working Advantage.
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