POSITION: Assistant Professor in Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences in the College of Human Sciences at The Florida State University. This is a nine-month, tenure-track position.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in exercise science or exercise physiology with expertise in studying sports nutrition and exercise metabolism. Applicants should demonstrate evidence of teaching and research experience in exercise physiology and sports nutrition.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will be expected to develop/sustain an independent exercise and nutrition-related clinical or basic science research program that focuses on any one of the roles of sport performance (e.g. musculoskeletal conditions, anemia, dehydration) or human disease (e.g. abnormal body composition, metabolic/endocrine disorders). The candidate is expected to take advantage of opportunities for collaboration with scientists in the Department, University, and at nearby institutions. The candidate will be expected to contribute to the undergraduate and graduate education missions, be a collegial member of the Department, and participate in service to the University and the community.
THE DEPARTMENT: The Department has 15 faculty members, 130 graduate students, and approximately 1450 undergraduate majors. The Department offers undergraduate majors in dietetics, food and nutrition science, exercise science, and athletic training; master’s programs in sports nutrition, clinical nutrition, nutritional science, nutrition education, food science, and exercise physiology; and Ph.D. programs with emphases in human nutrition, food science, and exercise physiology. For information on the research interests of the faculty and more details about the programs visit http://www.chs.fsu.edu/nfes.
THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY is a Carnegie very-high-activity-research university that puts research into action for the benefit of students and society. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and advanced graduate and professional programs of study, conducts extensive research, and provides service to the public in accord with its mission. The University has 15 colleges and in fall 2009 enrolled over 40,000 students, from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and 19 foreign countries.
APPLICATIONS: The position, which has a competitive salary and benefits, is available August 2010. Review of applications will begin on February 15, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications should be submitted online at https://jobs.fsu.edu to ID #31049. Applications should include:
• letter of application
• curriculum vitae
• statement of 3-5 year research plan
• statement of teaching philosophy
• names, addresses, phone and e-mail addresses of at least three professional references
Contact for the search:
Dr. Lynn Panton
Dept. of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences
The Florida State University, 100C Sandels Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1493
Phone: 850-644-4685; fax 850-645-5000; email: lpanton@fsu.edu.
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