Tenure-Track Faculty Position: Assistant Professor
Department of Exercise Science
The Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina (USC) Arnold School of Public Health (ASPH; www.sph.sc.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin on August 16, 2025 in prevention science, focusing on early or middle childhood. The Department seeks candidates with particular interest in working with racially or ethnically diverse populations, and whose scholarship focuses on prevention strategies that benefit young children. Candidates with research expertise in preventive interventions (e.g., in classroom, school, family, or community contexts), especially with a focus on health disparities and on prevention aimed at benefitting groups that have experienced discrimination and exclusion, are strongly urged to apply. This faculty position is in conjunction with the University’s NIH-supported Research Center for Child Well-Being (RCCWB): https://rccwb.sc.edu. The RCCWB conducts research on integrated prevention of unhealthy lifestyle, such as sleep, physical activity, screen use, diet, and social-emotional problems in children ages 2-10.
The position is a 9-month tenure-track appointment and requires an earned doctoral degree, by the beginning date of employment (August 16, 2025), in public health or closely related field, and a demonstrated record of research productivity and potential for excellence in teaching. The position is open to early-career faculty as well as recent graduates.
Job Summary
The successful candidate will have an affiliation and collaborate with faculty in both the RCCWB and AHKI
(https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/public_health/research/research_centers/acoi/index.php) in their pursuit of external grants to support their prevention research related to the focus of the RCCWB and AHKI. The successful candidate will also contribute to the academic mission of the department and the college through undergraduate and graduate teaching and research, including prevention-related courses.
USC is a research-intensive University and has been designated by the Carnegie Foundation as a doctoral institution with highest research activity. USC has also been designated a community engaged institution, making it one of only a few public universities to earn both the top-tier research classification and the community engagement classification from Carnegie. From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the USC system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled in one of the eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia. All our system institutions place strong emphasis on service—helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond. The greater Columbia area in particular hosts historical and cultural attractions, festivals, performing arts and sporting events, parks and considerable outdoor recreation, and an easily accessible airport.
The Department offers degrees at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level with programs in exercise science, athletic training, and physical therapy. The PhD program is consistently one of the top ranked programs in the US. The department currently serves approximately 1200 undergraduates and over 270 graduate students across all programs. Faculty research grant awards total more than $26.3M in federal funding.
The University of South Carolina offers a robust benefits package described at: http://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/human_resources/benefits/index.php
