Assistant Professor - Exercise Physiology

Posting Details

• Posting Number: F2508P
• Working Title: Assistant Professor - Exercise Physiology
• Department: COE-Kinesiology
• Posting Date: 10/27/2025
• Job Closing Date: Open until filled
• Anticipated
  
  Start Date:
  
  08/01/2026
• Classification
  
  Title:
  
  Assistant Professor
• Contract Type: Academic (9 mo.)
• Tenure Status: Tenure Track
• FLSA: (not specified)
• Retirement Plan: TRS or ORP
• Benefit Eligibility: Benefits Eligible
• Employment Type: Employee
• Location of Vacancy: Athens Area
• Posting Type: External
• Under utilization: (none specified)
• Advertised Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785, the University of Georgia is the birthplace of public higher education in America and is the state's flagship university (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).). The proof is in our more than 240 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report.

The University's main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University's enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly established School of Medicine.

The Department of Kinesiology has 30 full-time faculty members and offers B.S., M.S., M.S.A.T., and Ph.D. programs in the academic areas of athletic training, sport management, exercise science, and health and physical education. Department faculty members are nationally and internationally recognized for their scholarly accomplishments, teaching excellence, and service to their professional disciplines. The Department has exceptional facilities in the Ramsey Center located on the main campus in Athens, Georgia.

Additional information about the Department can be found at .

The Mary Frances Early College of Education (MFE COE), one of the nation's largest colleges of education, consistently ranks in the top ten national Elementary Education and Curriculum and Instruction programs. The College offers significant possibilities for interdisciplinary research collaborations, program development, and school‑community partnerships. The College's Research Office provides strong pre‑ and post‑award grant support. The College is named for the University of Georgia's first African American graduate, a pioneering educator who played an integral role in the campaign for racial equality in Georgia and across the South.

The department and college are recognized leaders in developing partnerships with local communities and schools to provide pre‑service and in‑service professional development, and to expand students' experiential learning and service‑learning opportunities.

Athens is known for its music, art, and food as well as its accessibility to the Atlanta area (see  and http://).

www.coe.uga.edu/kinesiology

Applicants should submit all the following:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• A research statement describing prior, current, and future research activities (2 pages maximum)
• A statement describing teaching and mentoring philosophy, approaches, and experience (2 pages maximum)
• The contact information for three references. Letters will only be requested for finalists via the UGA application system. Finalists will be unable to schedule an on‑campus interview until all three letters of reference have been received.

Questions may be addressed to the search committee chair, Dr. Mike Schmidt, at schmidtm.

Applications received by November 28, 2025 are assured of full consideration.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race,…