Exercise Sciences Full-Time Faculty CFS Professorial

​Job Title:  Exercise Sciences Full-Time Faculty CFS Professorial

Posting Close Date:  October 1, 2025

NOTE: Last day to apply is Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Position Start Date:  August 1, 2026

Required Degree:  PhD - earned doctoral degree in Exercise Sciences or a related discipline. The required degree must be completed by the start date.

Department Description: The Department of Exercise Sciences is a thriving department with 2,000 undergraduate students majoring in Exercise Sciences or Exercise and Wellness within the College of Life Sciences. Faculty research expertise in the department is diverse and includes active programs in the areas of orthopedic rehabilitation, athletic training, biomechanics, exercise physiology, and exercise and wellness. The department offers MS and PhD programs in Exercise Sciences and a Master of Athletic Training program. The department is committed to providing high-quality teaching and mentoring experiences to undergraduate and graduate students.

Experience:  Eligible candidates must possess a doctoral degree in Exercise Sciences or a related discipline and demonstrate a strong potential for quality teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students. Individuals applying at the rank of Associate or Full Professor should possess a record of high-quality scholarship and effective student mentoring. Preference will be given to individuals with Exercise and Wellness related expertise, including contributing to an emerging interdisciplinary curriculum and facilitating development of certification and credentialing opportunities within the Exercise and Wellness curriculum. Applicants should have a strong desire to effectively teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in the classroom, laboratory, and through other experiential learning opportunities. As external funding helps support research and mentoring, evidence of either having received or applied for external research funding will strengthen the application.

Duties/Expectations:  It is expected that the new faculty member will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in areas related to Introduction to Exercise Sciences, Exercise is Medicine, Lifestyle and Chronic Disease Prevention, Stress Management, Obesity and Weight Management, Worksite Health Promotion, Personal Training Strategies, and Exercise Prescription. The new faculty member will maintain an active research program and involve undergraduate and graduate students. Their research program will result in 1) regular presentations at scientific conferences, 2) a consistent record of peer-reviewed publications in reputable professional/scholarly journals and 3) efforts to obtain external funding to support their research. It is also expected that they will be involved in university and community service and actively engaged with professional organizations at the regional and national levels.

Information required at the time of application – Please list the individual contact information for each of your three recommenders on the faculty application. At some point during the selection process, they may be contacted to submit their letters of reference electronically.

Documents required at the time of application - Please attach your updated Curriculum Vitae, Mission Alignment Statement, cover letter, a statement on teaching and mentoring philosophy, and a statement regarding current research activities and ongoing research agenda to the faculty application.

Please direct any questions to the department chair, Ty Hopkins at tyhopkins@byu.edu.

Mission Alignment Statement

BYU is committed to hiring faculty members who enthusiastically embrace and energetically advance its unique mission. To this end, please include a one-page mission alignment statement as part of your application that addresses how you might, as a BYU faculty member: (1) live a life of loyalty to Jesus Christ and His restored Church and align yourself with doctrines and teachings declared by living prophets, seers, and revelators; (2) demonstrate intentionality in building faith in Jesus Christ and testimony of His restored gospel among students and others in the BYU community; and (3) teach your subject matter with the Spirit of God and strive to keep it “bathed in the light and color of the restored gospel” (Spencer W. Kimball). 

Applicants who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints include a one-page mission alignment statement that describes understanding of and commitment to the Mission of Brigham Young University and the AIMS of a BYU Education.

Employment Requirements

All new employees who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be required to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.

All faculty are required to abide by the university’s Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards. Preference is given to qualified candidates who are members in good standing of the affiliated church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Successful candidates are expected to support and contribute to the academic and religious missions of the university within the context of the principles and doctrine of the affiliated church.

Equal Opportunity

Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.