Job Description

Job Description

Radford University offers a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Sport and Health Education (ESHE), with a concentration in Physical and Health Education. This program of study prepares students to teach physical education and health education to young people in grades PreK-12. Students in this program earn a BS degree and a license issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Graduates obtain positions as teachers of physical and health education in schools and/or directors of community-based physical activity programs for youth.

Responsibilities
Teaching/Advising
• Teach undergraduate courses and field work opportunities at the undergraduate Physical Education Teacher Education. The teaching assignment will depend on the department needs, expertise, and experience of the faculty.
• Advise and mentor students through academic and professional development
• Provide academic advising
• Provide opportunities for students such as making special contributions toward assisting and supporting students’ scholarly work (e.g., research, creative activities, presentations, and publications).
• Provide supervision of early fieldwork and student teaching experience.

Scholarship/Professional Activities
• Engage in professional and/or scholarly activity as appropriate to the profession and for the application and receipt of continuing appointment (tenure) and promotion.

University Service
• Participate in service to the department, college, and university
• Participate in recruitment and retention activities
• Serves in a contributory role to the department, college, or university by in efforts contributing to students, faculty, or programs.

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate in Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education, Health Education or a closely related field discipline or related field. The degree must be earned by the end of the first academic year.
• Evidence of the ability to be an effective instructor.
• Evidence of clear and effective communication skills.
• Currently holds or previously held a license in physical education, adapted physical education and/or school health education.
• Minimum of 3 years physical education and/or school health education teaching experience in U.S. PK-12 schools or the equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified or previously certified to teach in K-12 schools. Demonstrate knowledge of and experience planning, teaching, and assessing standards-based physical education and school health education
• Experience working with diverse populations.
• Expertise in physical/adapted physical education pedagogy
• Expertise in an additional area such as: effective instruction, fitness programming, technology in PE, elementary/secondary physical education, adapted physical education, curricular design in physical education, health and wellness, coaching, or exercise.
• Evidence of an emerging research agenda related to physical education, adapted physical education and/or school health education