"Part-Time EXERCISE SCIENCE Instructor (Applicant Pool)"

Position Details

Georgia State University is a national model for innovation and opening opportunities for all, ranked 2nd most innovative by U.S. News & World Report, ranked 1st among public universities in undergraduate teaching, the number 1 nonprofit university to award bachelor’s degrees to African American students, 4th in the country for its first-year student experience, and highly ranked for enabling the social and economic mobility of its students. Among the most diverse universities in the nation, Georgia State opens global perspectives as the number 1 U.S. public university sending African American students to study abroad.

A regional gateway to higher education, the five suburban Perimeter College campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways. The downtown Atlanta campus offers more than 250 degree programs in 100 fields of study at the undergraduate, graduate and first-professional degree levels.

With five university-wide research centers and numerous centers and institutes at the college and school levels, Georgia State’s interdisciplinary, dynamic and productive research enterprises address major health and societal challenges. It is one of only 187 universities with an R1 designation from the Carnegie Foundation, an honor reserved for the nation’s most active research institutions. Outgoing research expenditures have doubled in the last decade and topped $1.2 billion over the last six years, an indication of the University’s rapid research growth.

Georgia State is vital to the regional economy, with a more than $3.2 billion economic impact, and is also a vital part of Atlanta’s vibrant arts and entertainment community, with highly regarded programs in music, art, creative writing and film, the Rialto Center for the Arts, and the Creative Media Industries Institute that contributes to innovation and the workforce for interactive media and media entrepreneurship.

Department

Business and Health Professions

College

Perimeter College

Campus

College-wide

Position Type

Part Time Faculty

About the Department

The Health Professions Department offers a broad range of academic pathways that cater to diverse interests, spanning from direct patient care to fitness and sport-centered careers. Core programs such as nursing, dental hygiene, and health sciences are complemented by specialized options including exercise science, personal training and entrepreneurship, and sport management.

Position Description

Perimeter College is seeking part-time instructors in Exercise Science who will play a key role in educating and supporting students.

Required Experience

None specified

Required Education

To qualify to teach Exercise Science a minimum of a Master’s degree is required in the teaching discipline or a minimum of a Master’s degree with at least 18 semester or 27 quarter graduate hours in relevant coursework (completed by the anticipated date of appointment).

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

Teaching experience is preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to teach Exercise Science class at the collegiate level.
• Ability to teach effectively using a variety of methods, relate to students and facilitate student learning.
• Effective communication skills needed.
• Excellent organizational and teaching skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of instructional technology is required.

Licenses, Certifications, or Registrations, etc

None specified

Pre-Employment Requirements

A criminal background check is required.

Work Hours

Position may require non-standard hours (including day, evening, online, hybrid, weekend and/or other campus locations).

Salary

$3075 for each 3 credit hour course taught

Job Duties

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies

Not specified

Desired Start Date

08/01/2025

Open Date

06/06/2025

Close Date

07/31/2026