• Job Description

  Req#: 45436
  We seek applicants who are dedicated to serving The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s
  student body as a Lecturer within The Department of Health and Human Performance (HHP)
  beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year. This is an in-person position of instruction with a home base campus (Edinburg).
  
  About UTRGV:
  
  UTRGV serves the Rio Grande Valley and beyond via an innovative and unique multicultural education dedicated to student access and success. By champion in leading research, healthcare, and application of university discoveries, we support sustainable development, community engagement, and well-being. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is committed to building and sustaining a highly qualified and talented faculty to pursue excellence in everything that we do, including teaching, research, and service. Drawing on our unique identity as the leading Hispanic-Serving Institution in a bilingual and bicultural environment, UTRGV will promote student access and success by building from strength in education and creating a vibrant campus experience. By 2027, we will accelerate transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond by driving meaningful advancements in research and creative works, expanding access to high-quality and affordable healthcare, and fostering authentic community engagement and integration.
  
  UTRGV is a distributed campus, one university spanning four counties and multiple locations. Our purpose is to be a university for the entire Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over 91% of the students enrolled at UTRGV identify as Hispanic, making UTRGV one of the top 3 universities with the highest percentage of Hispanic students. For additional information, please visit UTRGV website.
  
  Department/College Background
  
  The Department of Health and Human Performance in the College of Health Professions at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is seeking candidates who have demonstrated a record of success in teaching and service that are commensurate with an appointment as a Lecturer to begin Fall 2025. The position requires teaching undergraduate courses in exercise science and kinesiology, serving as a field supervisor for practicums, serving as a student advisor, serving on university, college, and departmental committees and task forces, and performing other duties assigned by the department chair.
  
  Faculty will be required to teach in a variety of settings incorporating technology and student-engaged pedagogies to maximize student success and be able to conduct scholarship work in the field. Given that UTRGV is a distributed campus, faculty may be required to teach online or hybrid courses or teach at different locations. Service to the department college, university, community, and professional organizations is an integral part of the faculty member’s responsibilities.
  
  UTRGV faculty will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to scholarly work, student success, and advancing the university, college, and program missions and are committed to UTRGV’s strategic plan, vision, mission, values, and core priorities.
  (http://www.utrgv.edu/strategic-plan/).

• About the company

  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public research university with multiple campuses throughout the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas and is the southernmost member of the University of Texas System.

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