Assistant/Associate Professor of Sport Administration

The Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management (HESRM) at The University of Mississippi is seeking applications for Assistant/Associate Professor and Program Director for Sport and Recreation Administration (SRA) program. This is a 9-month, tenure-track position at the rank of assistant or associate professor as determined by experience and scholarly achievement. The successful candidate may begin as early as January 2022.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain a research/scholarly agenda, teach undergraduate and/or graduate SRA courses and participate in service opportunities. Other responsibilities include performing administrative duties as Program Director for the SRA program, mentoring students, participating in curriculum revision, and creating new courses. The candidate will oversee program assessment and evaluation and work with other SRA and HESRM faculty and staff in student recruitment and retention activities. Excellence in the School of Applied Sciences and HESRM can only be fully-realized by individuals who share our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Successful candidates will demonstrate commitment to these values.

The University of Mississippi is a member of the Southeastern Conference and included in the elite group of Doctoral Universities – R1, or Highest Research Activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Over the last 12 years, University of Mississippi has been continuously recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The School of Applied Sciences, located on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, MS (https://olemiss.edu/), is an inclusive home to approximately 150 faculty and staff, over 2,600 students, six academic departments, three centers and an institute. The School of Applied Sciences currently serves 10 undergraduate, 10 master’s and 4 doctoral programs (https://sas.olemiss.edu/).

HESRM (http://hesrm.olemiss.edu) is home to 17 faculty, 3 staff members, and approximately 900 students from around the world. HESRM currently offers three undergraduate programs (Public Health & Health Sciences; Exercise Science, and; Sport and Recreation Administration), four master’s degree programs (MPH, M.S. in Exercise Science, M.S. in SRA, and M.S. in Sport Analytics), and a Ph.D. program in Health and Kinesiology with three emphasis areas (Health Behavior, Exercise Science, and Sport and Recreation).