Assistant/Associate Professor (Open Rank) - Exercise Physiology

Employer: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina (US)

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Date Posted: Sep 29, 2025

Position Type: Faculty Positions, Health Sciences, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology & Physical Education

Employment Level: Tenured/Tenured Track

Employment Type: Full Time

Institution Type: Public Four-Year Institutions

Department of Exercise and Sport Science (EXSS)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Specialization: Exercise Physiology

Rank: Assistant/Associate Professor

Appointment Type: Tenure Track

Term: Nine-month appointment with possibility of summer instruction

Salary: Competitive - commensurate with experience

Proposed Start Date: July 1, 2026

The Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a 9-month tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor faculty position to deepen and expand research in exercise physiology, broadly defined. We seek candidates who can translate their scholarship into effective teaching, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Opportunities exist to teach courses in exercise physiology, as well as other areas related to exercise and sport science and/or human movement science, consistent with the candidate’s area of expertise. We aspire to recruit a collegial faculty colleague engaged in innovative and impactful scholarship that will diversify and enhance our research, teaching, and public outreach missions.

Potential applicants should have a strong interest in developing impactful collaborative opportunities within the Department, across the College of Arts and Sciences, and across the greater UNC community that may include the School of Medicine, School of Data Science and Society, and Gillings School of Global Public Health. The interest areas of the applicant should align with and complement the faculty who support the mission of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science and the Human Movement Science PhD program.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, establish, and develop a focused independent research agenda
• Seek extramural funding to support research efforts
• Collaborate with colleagues in Exercise and Sport Science and across campus to support and develop multidisciplinary research
• Serve as a mentor to undergraduate and graduate students across a diverse student population
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Exercise and Sport Science related to exercise physiology and/or other classes aligning with the candidate’s expertise as requested by the department Chair
• Serve as a research advisor and/or committee member for undergraduate and Masters students in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science
• Participate as a core faculty member and contribute to mentoring doctoral trainees in the Human Movement Science doctoral program
• Participate in departmental and university service and governance functions
• Perform these, and other responsibilities and duties as may be assigned by the department Chair, in a collegial and respectful manner
• Demonstrate contributions to a positive workplace culture

Qualifications and Experience:

Required

• An earned doctorate (e.g. PhD, DSc, etc.) in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Physiology, Human Movement Science, or a related field. All doctoral degree requirements must be completed by the position start date
• Record of, or strong potential for, securing extramural research funding and/or experience working on extramurally funded projects
• Demonstrated expertise and record of research publications in areas of Exercise Physiology
• Collegiate-level teaching experience

Preferred

• Record of research advising and/or mentoring
• Two or more years of post-doctoral training or experience in a tenure track position at the time of the appointment

In addition to the above, candidates at the Associate Professor rank should also demonstrate a consistent record of securing research funding and have the skills and experience to contribute to leadership efforts that will advance scholarly excellence within the Exercise Physiology concentration and across the Department of Exercise and Sport Science.

Application Instructions:

Qualified applicants should apply online at https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307208. The application should include the following: 1) cover letter (no more than 2 pages), 2) a Research Statement (no more than 3 pages) highlighting the applicant’s previous and ongoing research, previous/current funding and funding plans, collaborations, both internal and external to the department, and research mentoring experiences, 3) a Teaching Statement (no more than 2 page) describing the candidate’s teaching philosophy and potential classes to teach and/or develop, and 4) a complete academic curriculum vitae. Applicants are also required to identify the names, titles/positions, email addresses, and phone numbers of four professional references who may be contacted with instructions for submitting recommendation letters. Job posting will close on October 27, 2025.

For additional information, please contact Dr. Eric Ryan, Search Committee Chair, at edryan@email.unc.edu.

Deadline: Review of applications will begin October 28, 2025

General Information: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a major research University in the North Carolina state system with enrollment of over 32,000 students. The Department of Exercise and Sport Science supports an undergraduate program of over 1,300 majors and nearly 300 minors; a graduate program of approximately 76 students, consisting of Master of Arts programs in Exercise Physiology, Sport Administration, and Kinesiology, and a Doctoral program in Human Movement Science in partnership with the School of Medicine. For more information regarding the Department, please see our website at http://exss.unc.edu/. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes all to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We seek candidates whose work aligns with our departmental mission as outlined on our website.