Assistant Professor of Sport Management (Pulaski, TN)

Assistant Professor of Sport Management (Pulaski, TN) - 24000000SJ 

Description

 

Assistant Professor of Sport Management (Pulaski, TN)

This is a 9-month full-time faculty position with teaching responsibilities in the D.W. Johnston School of Business. This position's primary responsibility is teaching the prescribed course load (12 hours) and, as appropriate, providing students with academic or career advising. In addition, the position is responsible for service to the School/University and, as appropriate, to the discipline and the community. Further, the position is responsible for demonstrating scholarly competence in the appropriate subject matter area.

This position's principal responsibility is teaching the prescribed course load and, as appropriate, providing students with academic or career advising. This responsibility includes such activities as:

• Adherence to procedural guidelines and policies regarding teaching
• Use of teaching strategies designed to encourage critical thinking and intellectual development
• Use of teaching strategies designed to engage and motivate students
• Adaptation of subject matter and instruction to the needs of the students
• Appropriate, transparent, and unbiased evaluation of students
• Evaluation of teaching and the use of evaluation data to achieve improvement
• Incorporation of applicable, up-to-date subject matter into one's courses
• Participation in seminars or workshops with evidence of application to teaching
• Implementation, as appropriate, of innovative teaching strategies
• Development of courses and curricula, as appropriate, in response to new opportunities or changing needs of students
• Direction of student research projects, internships, or creative works, as appropriate, above and beyond expected course load and duties
• Sponsorship of student-led organizations 

The position is responsible for service to the School/University and, as appropriate, to the discipline and the comminution. This responsibility includes such activities as: 

• Service on governance committees, task forces, and ad hoc committees
• Performance of any special responsibilities requested by the administration
• Service to the profession
• Service to the community done pro bono and specifically related to the position's academic discipline. 

The position is responsible for demonstrating scholarly competence in appropriate subject matter areas. This responsibility includes such activities as: 

• Producing original research, scholarship, and/or creative endeavors
• Completing professional development activities (such as participation in formal coursework, seminars, workshops, and other specialized training programs related to updating and extending one's knowledge within one's academic field, enhancing one's teaching effectiveness, or adding new areas or expertise to the existing programs of the University.)

 

Qualifications

 

Minimum Requirements

Education

Master's Degree in Sport Management or related field

Experience

Teaching college-level Sport Management courses

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

• Specialist's knowledge of Sport Management Professional Core Areas (Sports Communications, Sports Sales, Finance of Sport, Sport Marketing, Sport Facilities and Event Management, Legal Aspects of Sport, Governance and Leadership, Sport Ethics)
• Mastery of teaching strategies that will engage and motivate students and encourage critical thinking and intellectual development
• Networking experience within the industry in order to create and support student internships
• Able to maintain a high level of personal integrity and professional competence, as demonstrated in teaching, research, and service
• Able to conduct oneself professionally with colleagues, maintaining the mutual respect and confidence of one's colleagues. 

Preferred 

Education

Doctoral Degree in Sport Management or related field

Experience

Two years teaching college-level Sport Management courses, including virtual/distance/hybrid courses

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

• Knowledge of Sport Industry practices as the result of entrepreneurial or corporate experience.

 

Job
  Faculty 
Primary Location
  US-Tennessee-Pulaski 
Organization
  Sport Management 
Schedule
  Full-time 
Campus/Institute  UT Southern 
Job Posting
  Apr 16, 2024, 12:49:57 PM