Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential
campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque
Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts
traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,500 students
from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs.
The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of
the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character
of the College. As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary’s
offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and
professional education. Saint Mary’s reputation for excellence,
innovation and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant
heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution.
An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry,
integrative learning and student interaction bring these traditions
to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational
benefits of diversity. | |
Recruitment #: 2009-6687
| Opening date: 10/2/2009
Open until filled
| Job Title: Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
| Salary: - Salary is competitive with other non-profit higher education institutions and commensurate with qualifications, experience, internal equity considerations and subject to availability of funding sources.
- Placement on the Assistant Professor salary scale will be determined by qualifications and prior experience. Promotion and tenure are based upon teaching effectiveness, scholarly achievement, and participation in departmental and college service activities.
- Competitive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance; tuition remission available to eligible faculty and their dependents; including a variety of leave programs and a TIAA/CREF retirement program.
| Position Responsibilities: - Saint Mary's College invites applications for a full-time tenure track Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology. The work is collegial in a highly collaborative and culturally diverse campus environment. Effectively communicate with a diverse community of faculty, staff, students, alumni and donors. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the mission of the College, which is informed, animated and expressed through its Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions.
- Teach undergraduate and graduate sport management courses.
- Faculty contractual responsibilities reflect a full course load of six (6) courses each academic year. Faculty are expected to post and hold a reasonable number of office hours to accommodate the schedules of students and advisees, to attend departmental and committee meeting, general Academic Senate meetings, Commencements, and other special convocations or events, serve on School and College committees, perform instruction substitution for faculty colleagues and participate in student recruiting events.
- Faculty are also expected to engage in scholarly and research activities and to regularly participate in two core Liberal Arts programs, the Collegiate Seminar Great Books and the January Term.
| Deadline: - Consideration and review of applications will begin immediately and remain open until filled.
- Applications, nominations and inquiries will be held in strictest confidence.
| Qualifications: - Candidates should hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in Sport Management or a closely related discipline, with a record of teaching excellence, evidence of research trajectory, and publication in the field.
- Candidates should be committed to a liberal arts education, and are expected to participate in departmental and college service activities.
- Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to student-centered teaching, a commitment to research and professional activity at the national and international level and computational proficiency.
- Appreciation of and deep respect for the learning/teaching environment and for the students, staff and faculty who comprise it and the willingness to embrace the Lasallian commitment to that environment is required.
- Demonstrated commitment and success working in diverse, multicultural communities, preferably in higher education settings should be apparent.
| Application Instructions and Requested Documents: - Apply on line. A completed application includes a letter of interest addressing qualifications relative to the responsibilities described above, current curriculum vita, course syllabi from two most recent sport management courses taught, along with most recent teaching evaluations, if available, and the name and contact information for three (3) professional or academic references.
- Candidates who submit names of references should expect that the College will contact references, in confidence, and that credentials will be confirmed prior to hire.
- Candidates who become finalists will be expected to sign a consent authorizing a broader inquiry.
- For further information contact Dr. Bill Manning, Search Committee Chair at wmanning@stmarys-ca.edu
| Other Information: - If hired, must be able to provide documentation verifying identity and legal right to work in the United States.
- Position will be subject to a background screening.
- For more information about Saint Mary’s mission and history go to: www.stmarys-ca.edu.
| For more information about Saint Mary’s
mission and history go to: http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/lasallian-approach
| Saint Mary’s College
of California is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. In compliance
with applicable law and its own policy, Saint Mary’s College
of California is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse
faculty, staff and student population and does not discriminate
in its admission of students, hiring of faculty and staff, or
in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and
staff and its educational programs, activities, benefits and
services to its students, including but not limited to scholarship
and loan programs, on the basis of race, color, religion, national
origin, age, sex/gender, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation,
medical condition or physical or mental disability. | Notification with regard
to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998, and the Campus Sex Crimes
Prevention Act. As provided by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure
of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act
of 1998, Saint Mary's College of California through its Department
of Public Safety, annually provides notice and makes available
copies of the Annual Security Report, to the campus community,
prospective students, employees and the public. Each Security
Report includes statistics for the past three years concerning
crimes and incidents (whether they occurred on campus, in
off-campus building and property owned or controlled by the
College, or on public property adjacent to campus) reported
to campus security authorities. Each Security Report also
provides campus policies and practices concerning security
- how to report sexual assaults and other crimes, crime prevention
efforts, policies/laws governing alcohol and drugs, victims'
assistance programs, student discipline, college resources,
and other matters. The Security Report is publicly available
electronically or hard copy in the following ways: electronically:
http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/about/safety/02report.pdf;
in person: Department of Public Safety, Administrative Office,
Siena Hall: or by or by Mail or Telephone Request: Department
of Public Safety, P.O. Box 3111, Moraga, CA 94575-3111 (925)
631-4052. In addition, as provided by the Campus
Sex Crimes Prevention Act, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's
Office maintains a Megan's Law database of sex crime offenders,
which information may be obtained from the Sheriff's office
located at 500 Court Street, Martinez, Monday-Friday, 9 am
to 4 pm. | 
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