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Opt For Healthy Living lists this Assistant Professor of Biomechanics opportunity in long beach, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Long Beach
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty - Health Sciences
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). CSULB earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023, joining a distinctive group of colleges and universities recognized for its commitment to Latine/x student success. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has actively supported initiatives promoting Black excellence and Latinx Success across the campus.
Qualifications
Ph.D. with specialization in biomechanics or a highly related field, such as Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Biomedical Engineering, Movement Science, or Rehabilitation Science. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2027.
Demonstrated potential for teaching at the college level
Demonstrated potential for research, scholarly and creative activities in biomechanics
Working knowledge of biomechanics specific computer hardware and software (motion analysis systems, Visual3D, Theia, MATLAB, OpenSim, Labview, etc.)
Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students
Preferred Qualifications
Experience teaching graduate and undergraduate biomechanics courses at the college level
Experience using musculoskeletal simulation software (i.e. OpenSim)
Experience using programming software (i.e. MATLAB, Python, R)
Experience maintaining software and hardware related to biomechanics research
Teaching experience in at least one of the following areas: functional anatomy, strength and conditioning, and/or motor control/learning
Focused research agenda with a record of publications/presentations
Potential to develop/obtain grants and external funding
Evidence of professional activities
Experience successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
Responsibilities
Teach undergraduate and graduate classes in biomechanics, research methods/statistics, and other electives for the exercise science option area. (Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.)
Supervise undergraduate and graduate student research
Serve on master’s thesis and comprehensive exam committees
Academic advising to Exercise Science majors
Develop and sustain internal/external funding to support research activities
Collaborate with other faculty on research
Assist in the management of the Movement Science Laboratory
Participate in service to the department, college, and university committees, as appropriate.
All university program and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Consistent with CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy, as well as state and federal law, CSULB provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. To access CSULB’s full statement on Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment, please visit Equity and Compliance.
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Worksite address
long beach, CA, 90899, US
Who can apply
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