Visiting Assistant Professor of Health and Exercise Science

Job description

Location: Lexington,Kentucky,United States Transylvania University (www.transy.edu), a top-tier, independent, residential liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, invites applications for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Health and Exercise Science. This is a full-time, one-year, non-tenure-track position, teaching in-person classes, beginning August 27, 2026. Transylvania University recognizes that a diverse and inclusive community is essential to the fulfillment of our mission as a liberal arts institution. To that end, we seek to attract a diverse faculty skilled in the scholarship of teaching, research, and mentorship of students from a variety of backgrounds. Job Description: The Health and Exercise Science program is an exclusively undergraduate program that emphasizes innovative, hands-on teaching in small class settings. The teaching load consists of three courses per term, plus one short-term course in May (3-3-1). We require someone with expertise in health/wellness and human anatomy and physiology to teach multiple sections of HES 1114 - Health and Wellness (a required general education course) and HES 2104 - Anatomy and Physiology II (a required cours...