Assistant, Associate

Position: Open Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full)
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00255PO25 Advertised Title Open Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full) Campus Columbia College/Division Arnold School of Public Health Department ASPH Exercise Science Advertised Salary Range Salary commensurate with experience Location of Vacancy Part/Full Time Full Time Hours per Week 37.5 Position Category Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Basis 9 months Work County Richland Tenure Information Tenure-Track/Tenured Job Search Category Faculty

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Position Description

Advertised

Job Summary

Department of Exercise Science

Open Rank:
Tenure-Track Faculty Position:

The Department of Exercise Science ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) at the University of South Carolina (USC) Arnold School of Public Health (ASPH -) invites applications for an open rank tenure-track faculty position to begin August 16, 2026. This position is part of a Presidential initiative for strategic hires in identified areas of interest across the university.

The successful candidate will have, or be able to develop, collaborative multi-disciplinary, translational research programs with a focus on biomechanics that complement or enhance research within the Department and across ASPH. Research programs of particular interest will have a primary emphasis on human health, performance, and/or injury.

The Department offers degrees at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level with programs in exercise science, athletic training, and physical therapy. The PhD program is consistently one of the top ranked programs in the US, and USC is among the top sport science universities in the US and the world. The Department currently serves approximately 1200 undergraduates and over 270 graduate students across all programs.

Successful applicants will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching and research, as well as supervise graduate students. The Department and Arnold School of Public Health have numerous researchers with a focus on exercise and health, performance, nutrition, endocrinology, metabolism, genetics, neuroscience, obesity, children's health, and special populations. This position will be crucial for enhancing the capabilities in one or more of these areas.

Faculty members in the Department have established relationships with University Athletics, PRISMA Health, the Columbia VA Medical Center, US Special Operations Command, and numerous community partners and schools. The Department, School, and University also have excellent facilities to conduct everything from basic science and molecular work to applied interventions. Faculty members in the Department have access to well-equipped wet labs, a Clinical Exercise Research Center, and the state-of-the art Sport Science Lab.

USC is a research-intensive University and has been designated by the Carnegie Foundation as a doctoral institution with highest research activity. USC has also been designated a community engaged institution, making it one of only a few public universities to earn both the top-tier research classification and the community engagement classification from Carnegie. The university is in Columbia, South Carolina, the state capital and the center of a metropolitan area that is home to over 800,000 residents.

The low cost of living in the Columbia metropolitan area, coupled with abundant recreational, cultural, and educational opportunities provides the opportunity for an excellent quality of life. Filled with historic homes and charming, diverse…