Athletic Trainer or Athletic Trainer/Faculty-Rank Open

EXPIRED

Effective Date:   June 1, 2023

Qualifications

Essential:

Effective Date:   June 1, 2023

Qualifications

Essential:

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1. Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training, Health, Physical Education, and/or related area.
2. Certification by the Board of Certification, Inc.
3. Ability to work effectively as an athletic trainer with intercollegiate sports (primarily football) and with the administration, faculty, staff, and students from the University community.
4. Ability to clinically supervise undergraduate and graduate students in the athletic training program while providing athletic training services to intercollegiate and interscholastic athletics.
5. Ability to work effectively as an athletic trainer with community patients in an on-campus athletic training clinical setting.
6. Ability to teach courses in the field of athletic training, exercise science, and health sciences at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.
7. Athletic training experience in football, basketball, baseball, and soccer in the college and/or high school setting.

Desirable:

1. Master’s degree in Health, Exercise Science, and/or Athletic Training, earned doctorate for Assistant Professor rank.

Functions:

1. Serve as athletic trainer to the University intercollegiate athletic program (primarily football) and Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Center on a daily basis as assigned.
2. Perform administrative duties for the varsity athletic training program and the athletic training program as assigned by the Director of Athletic Trainer & Sports Medicine.
3. Supervise and provide clinical instruction of athletic training students in clinical rotations.
4. If faculty status, teach up to 3-5 credit hours per semester in the area of athletic training as part of CAATE accredited curriculum.
5. Fulfill other faculty responsibilities consistent with rank.
6. Perform other related tasks as required by the appropriate administrators.

Application Deadline :  Review of applications begins March 20, 2023 and continues until position is filled.

To Apply :  Submit the following materials:

1. Letter of application.
2. Current résumé or vita.
3. Transcripts of all college work  (Unofficial transcripts will suffice for the application; official transcripts must be submitted immediately upon employment).
4. Full contact information for at least three current professional references (letters to be requested following initial review)

 (Note: Only complete applications will be considered.)

To:       Dr. R.T. Floyd

                  School of Health Sciences & Human Performance

                                    Station #14

                                    The University of West Alabama

                                    Livingston, Alabama  35470

                                    rtf@uwa.edu

                                    Fax: 205-652-3799

Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation, including information obtained from social media and other internet sources.

The University of West Alabama does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, hearing status, personal appearance, color, sex, pregnancy, political affiliation, creed, ethnicity, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, physical or mental disability (including perceived disability), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other protected category under applicable local, state, or federal law, including protections for those opposing discrimination or participating in any grievance process on campus, with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or other human rights agencies.

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Minority applications encouraged.

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