Undergraduate students receive a liberal arts degree in Kinesiology and may emphasize graduate school preparation or health fitness promotion. Graduate students emphasize physiological or behavorial aspects of human movement. Faculty is integrated into programs across the university including the Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Department of Community Health, and Department of Foods and Nutrition. Candidates must have a Ph.D. with an emphasis in behavioral aspects of physical activity and public health. Candidates should demonstrate a strong potential to establish an independent, extramurally funded research program and to teach undergraduate and graduate students.
Postdoctoral experience is desired.
Instruct undergraduate and graduate students, conduct a nationally-recognized research program, seek extramural support for scholarly activities, and perform service to the department, university and profession. Biomechanics, exercise psychology, human exercise physiology and neuromuscular laboratories are located within the Department of Kinesiology. The Kinesiology Faculty's animal research laboratories are located in the Department of Anatomy and Physiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The LIFE Fitness Laboratory facilitates research by providing grants and promoting physical activity, including the delivery of fitness testing and exercise programs to youth, middle-aged, and elderly exercisers. Kansas State University is a comprehensive land grant university, serving 20,000 students, located in Manhattan, a city of approximately 40,000 people, situated between two large lakes in the rolling Flint Hills of northeastern Kansas.