Assistant/Associate Professor in Sport Management - CAHS - School of Sport Sciences
West Virginia University
- Morgantown, WV
- Permanent
- Full-time
August 16, 2024. Faculty hired at the Assistant/Associate Professor level will be in a position that is promotable and tenurable and will have an annual nine-month appointment. Summer teaching opportunities are available.Responsibilities
Candidate will be expected to:
- Effectively teach online and in-person courses in the sport management bachelor’s and/or master’s programs.
- Maintain a systematic line of scholarship that leads to publications in high quality journals.
- Acquire funding to support research agenda.
- Mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
- Provide service to the sport management program that supports student recruitment, retention, and success.
- Serve on appropriate school, college and university committees.
Required qualifications include an earned doctoral degree in sport management or a closely related area. Applicants must demonstrate a clear research agenda, evidence of conducting and publishing high quality research, and the ability to seek, write, submit, and secure external funding to support their research. Applicants must additionally demonstrate the ability to teach at the college level (including in-person and online modalities); this evidence can include training or certificates in higher education teaching and/or experience teaching in higher education. Applicants must be able to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in several of the following areas: management of sport organizations, sport analytics, human resource management, sport governance, sport marketing and sales, sport sponsorships, sport finance, and related courses. Candidate must have excellent communication (written and oral), interpersonal, and organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to coordinate, manage, and lead. The above qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.To be considered for appointment at the rank of associate professor, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate a track record of publication in high quality, peer reviewed academic journals and external funding from federal or non-federal sources at a level consistent with those recently promoted to a similar rank.Review of Applications
Begins April 5, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.Letter of Application/Nomination and Credentials
To apply, candidates must upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and contact information for four professional references (names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses) to WVUHire at . Only complete applications will be considered further.Direct specific application questions to: Cindy Lee, SM Search Committee Chair, School of Sport Sciences, College of Applied Human Sciences, PO BOX 6116, Morgantown, WV 26506-6116, EMAIL: .