Job Information
Texas A&M University - Faculty Tenure-Track/Tenured: Assistant/Associate Professor in Sport Management in United States
Tenure-Track/Tenured: Assistant/Associate Professor in Sport Management Kinesiology & Sport Management
Location College Station
Open Date 7/30/2024
Position ID 142855
Description
The Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management (https://knsm.tamu.edu) within the School of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University welcomes applications for our growing Sport Management program for two (2) full-time 9-month tenure track/tenured faculty positions at the rank of Associate or Assistant Professor based in the College Station campus. We look to appoint academic leaders and scholars who can commit to the discovery, learning, and engagement missions of the department. With a commitment to teaching excellence, the successful candidates will balance academic research skills and industry networking capability to advance the department and student development.
We have two (2) full-time 9-month tenure-track/tenured positions at the assistant/associate level with opportunities for summer appointment. The expected start date is August 1, 2025. We will be concentrating on three focal areas:
Management/Organizational behavior
Sport for Development
Economics/Analytics
Responsibilities: Candidates are expected to research, teach courses within the sport management program, and mentor undergraduate and graduate students. This typically involves maintaining 50% research, 40% teaching, 10% service load. Successful candidates will be responsible for meeting department, school, and university service expectations.
Qualifications
Doctorate in Sport Management or related field with research interest in organizational behavior, sport for development, marketing, analytics, or related disciplines in hand by start date. Successful candidates must possess a strong record of published research and external funding or demonstrate the potential to do so. Applicants must have scholarly credentials commensurate with the rank of an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor at an Rl University. Capacity and ability to mentor graduate students (i.e., MS, PhD)
Preferred Experience: Proven publishing record in top journals (e.g., Web of Science, Australian Business Deans Council). Candidates will preferably be interested in developing relationships with industry to engage in educational opportunities, translational research, and service opportunities. Applications are also encouraged from those with an existing track record of research publications and external funding and holding junior faculty positions elsewhere.
Application Instructions
Interested applicants must apply through the Texas A&M University faculty job board hosted by Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/149744 and upload the following:
Cover letter highlighting the applicant's qualifications for this position.
Current, comprehensive curriculum vitae.
A Personal Statement: Your 3-page statement should include your philosophy and plans for research, teaching, and service as applicable.
The name, address (including e-mail) and telephone numbers of three references.
Review Date: This position is open until filled. Review of candidates will begin on September 16, 2024, with an expected start date of August 1, 2025.
If you have any questions about the search, please contact Dr. Gregg Bennett (gbennett@tamu.edu), Search Committee Chair.
