Adjunct - Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Studies

Summary: This position teaches in-person courses within the Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Studies Degree Program to a diverse student population. Courses taught normally are on the main Dowagiac Campus, some may be at the Niles Campus. Instructors are responsible for promoting an effective learning environment for students and successfully achieving learning outcomes for assigned courses. This posting is for in-person classes only, no online courses are available for this degree program.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training, Sports Medicine, or related field from an accredited institution Current Board of Certification (BOC) credential or eligibility, if applicable Two years of professional experience in athletic training or sports medicine One year teaching experience in higher education Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills Ability to work collaboratively with students, faculty, clinical sites, and healthcare professionals

Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree in Athletic Training or Sports Medicine Three years professional experience in athletic training or sports medicine Three years teaching experience in higher education

Other Information: All applicants must demonstrate the ability to promote active and collaborative learning through a variety of teaching methods, as well as relate to students. Excellent organization and communication skills as well as the demonstrated use of instructional technology are required. Special Instructions to Applicants

Physical Requirements: Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:1. The physical activity of this position. A. Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouchingon narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount ofbalancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium. B. Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor isimportant if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles. C. Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. D. Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time. E. Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or movingfrom one work site to another. F. Hand and Finger Coordination: Ability to perform tasks requiring coordinatedhand and finger movements, including typing, keyboarding, picking, pinching, and handling small objectsG. Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. H. Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture bytouching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. I. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. J. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.2. The physical requirements of this position. Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount offorce frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including thehuman body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking andstanding are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparingand analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.4. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position. None. The employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work.)Close Date 10/25/2026 Quicklinkhttps://swmich.peopleadmin.com/postings/5395