Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine – Biomechanics/Functional Anatomy Malibu Campus Teaching Full-Time Seaver College The Natural Science Division of the Seaver College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at Pepperdine University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Biomechanics/Functional Anatomy to begin August 1, 2027. Applicants will have completed a Ph.D. by August 1, 2027 in biomechanics,
human anatomy, kinesiology (with emphasis on movement analysis), or closely related fields will be considered while candidates with post-doctoral experience are preferred. Well-qualified candidates will be able to contribute to the excellence and vibrancy of the Pepperdine experience through their teaching, research, mentoring of undergraduates, as well as their service to the university, their profession, and our
surrounding community. If you are seeking a tenure-line faculty appointment as a scholar/educator at a premier Christian university committed to the highest standards of the liberal arts and kinesiology, then we encourage you to apply. Seaver College places the total development of students at the heart of its educational strategy and seeks scholar-educators who demonstrate exceptional interest and effectiveness in
teaching, a commitment to establishing a productive research program, and a desire to mentor undergraduate students in both teaching and research. Successful candidates will actively contribute to a rigorous curriculum in the exercise sciences, with demonstrated doctoral/postdoctoral preparation for teaching undergraduate coursework in functional anatomy & kinesiology and/or biomechanics as well as at least one other
area within exercise science/kinesiology, such as biostatistics, movement analysis, or gross anatomy. In addition to teaching expectations, candidates are expected to establish a productive research program that involves undergraduate students. Current research interests in the department include human performance in hypoxia, nutritional considerations for elite athletes, exercise during the perinatal period, and
motor-control adapted populations. Well-equipped exercise science laboratories are available for teaching and research. Scholarly collaboration among Sports Medicine faculty as well as with faculty from other disciplines (e.g., biology, nutrition, chemistry, physics, etc.) is encouraged. Pepperdine’s undergraduate Seaver College is a residential liberal arts college of approximately 3,500 students situated in Malibu,
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