"Assistant Professor (Limited Term Appointment) in Sport, Exercise, and Physical Activity within the Community"

The Kinesiology & Physical Education Department at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for a 2-year Limited Term Appointment (LTA) faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in Sport, Exercise, and Physical Activity within the Community beginning September 1, 2026, subject to budgetary approval. The primary campus location for this position is Waterloo; however, teaching responsibilities may include instruction at the Brantford and Milton campuses via in-person or virtual delivery.

Anticipated Salary Range: $90,000 to $125,000. Actual salary to be commensurate with experience.

List the duties and responsibilities of the position:

• Ability to teach Sociocultural Aspects of Sport, Sociology of Sport, Sport/Exercise Psychology, or within the area of Fundamental Movement Skills, Teaching/Coaching of Physical Activity and/or Physical Education/Sport Pedagogy
• Support the department’s efforts in experiential learning and knowledge mobilization
• Research specialization and expertise within Sport/Exercise Psychology, Physical Activity Promotion, Sociocultural Aspects of Sport, Behaviour Modification
• Collaborate and engage with other faculty members within the department and Faculty of Science
• Contribute to the department and institutional culture through service

Qualification for the positions include a PhD in Kinesiology or related field.

Application package: The materials required to evaluate the candidates against the duties and responsibilities of the position (listed above) must be stated to allow the systematic evaluation of candidates. Typically, this would include in the application would be CV, a teaching dossier (or equivalent record of teaching philosophy and practice), samples of published work, and names of referees.

For example:

Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, teaching dossier and copies of recent publications, a 1–2-page statement of current and prospective research interests, and contact information (address, telephone, and email) for at least three referees to:

Dr. Pamela J Bryden, Chair, Kinesiology and Physical Education email: pbryden@wlu.ca

Electronic submission of applications is preferred.

Applications are to be addressed to:

Dr. Pamela J Bryden, Chair, Kinesiology and Physical Education Email: pbryden@wlu.ca

Applications will be accepted until Sunday April 10th, 2026 | 11:59pm.