Chair, Department of Kinesiology

Chair, Department of Kinesiology Position Description

Seattle University invites applications for the position of Chair of the Department of Kinesiology beginning July 1, 2026. The position rank will be a 9‑month Associate or Full Professor (tenure‑track). This individual will be responsible for the active pursuit and participation in activities related to teaching, scholarly activity, and service and institution building. More specifically, the individual will provide academic, administrative, and strategic leadership to advance the department’s teaching, research, and service mission.

The Department of Kinesiology offers both undergraduate and master’s degrees and is nationally recognized for excellence in human movement sciences, with signature strengths such as neuromechanics, biomechanics, and performance data science. The Department of Kinesiology is housed within the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, which is being positioned to be a major emphasis area of Seattle University’s future in line with goals of the institution’s Reigniting Strategic Directions.

Seattle University College of Nursing and Health Sciences is seeking teacher‑scholars motivated to be part of a community‑engaged, creative and dynamic learning organization committed to social justice, teaching innovation, impactful research, and the formation of health professionals endeavoring to create a more humane world by meeting the health and healthcare needs of all people, especially those marginalized and underserved. We are looking to build a team that is inspired and committed to make a difference for the greater good of society, as Seattle University has a vision to be one of the most innovative and progressive Jesuit and Catholic universities in the world, educating with excellence at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels.

Seattle University, as a whole, continues to be strengthened by an increasingly diverse campus community spanning faculty, staff, and students. Seattle University’s LIFT SU Inclusive Excellence Action Plan for Racial Equity and Antiracism led by Seattle University’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion has fostered meaningful change to assure that people from underrepresented and historically marginalized groups feel a true sense of belonging and value.

Aside from racial identity, people with lived experience across all intersectional identities and faiths or non‑faiths add to the vibrancy of our campus environment and welcoming institutional climate.

As the academic and administrative leader of the Department of Kinesiology, the Chair has the following primary responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for departmental planning and implementation of operations and priorities, in alignment with College and University directions, to advance academic excellence, research productivity, internal and external partnerships, and innovative initiatives that contribute to institutional impact and visibility.
• Assure maintenance and delivery of quality academic programs, including facilitating currency and consistency of curriculum to meet institutional, accreditation, and regulatory standards and policies.
• Student recruitment, engagement, wellness, conduct, retention, progress and success. Quality student experience.
• Carry out, in collaboration with other College and University operational units, institutional processes, procedures, and practices that relate to student affairs and success – including, but not limited to, outreach and admissions; retention, progression, and completion; health and wellness – all to enrich the student experience that is inclusive, contributes to belonging, and promotes professional growth and formation.
• Lead, in collaboration with the Dean, the management of human and fiscal resources for the department – including the hiring, supervision, and professional development and advancement of faculty and staff, handling of financial budget, utilization of facilities utilization and
• Engage, as a member of the faculty, in teaching, scholarly activity and professional development, and service and institution building, consistent with the University’s mission…