Assistant Professor, Sport Management

The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Assistant Professor, Sport Management.

Location Hattiesburg
118 College Drive
Hattiesburg, Mississippi,
United States

Division Sport Management

Position Type Faculty

Employment Status Full Time

Grant Funded No

Pay Grade

Generic Grade

Posting Close Date Open Until Filled

• Teach three courses (9 hours) per semester (or equivalent). Teaching assignments will support the Sport Management BSBA and MS degrees and Sport Security Management certificate; and may include a variety of Sport Management and business courses.
• Display quality teaching (both online and in-person) with an emphasis on applied learning in Sport Law, Sport Finance, Sport Analytics, and additional subject areas, as needed.
• Engage in an active research agenda and produce research that meets quality standards set by the school and college per AACSB guidelines.
• Foster strong industry connections.
• Contribute to service activity, including committee work, recruitment, retention, mentoring students, supporting undergraduate research, and other official activities,which contribute to the mission/vision of the program, school,college, and university.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Candidates must hold adoctoral degree in Sport Management or a related field. Candidates with ABDstatus and nearing completion of their dissertation may be considered but must provide compelling evidence that the doctoral degree will be completed before

August 2027. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full time and continuing basis without current or future sponsorship. Temporary employment authorizations, including OPT and CPT, do not satisfy this requirement.

• Ability to teach effectively (both online and in traditional settings) at the university level.
• Ability to effectively advise and mentor students.
• Strong written and oral communications skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collegially with students, staff, and faculty from diverse backgrounds, programs, and colleges.

• Possess a strong background or exhibit potential for conducting scholarly research.
• Teaching experience/interest in Sport Law, Sport Finance, Sport Analytics, and the willingness/ability to teach a variety of Sport Management undergraduate and graduate courses, as needed.
• Develop and deliver face-to-face and online instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Demonstrate effective project-based or applied teaching experience.
• Connect with and relate to our diverse student population while maintaining rigor in the classroom.
• Establish relationships with sport business partners.
• Engage in recruitment and retention of students.
• Participate in and support a collaborative working environment.
• Practical sport industry experience may be considered in lieu of teaching experience.

The Sport Management degree program prepares students for management and leadership positions with professional sport teams,intercollegiate and interscholastic athletics, university recreation programs,and amateur athletic organizations. This preparation is accomplished through acombination of required business core courses, sport management courses, and experiential components.

The sport management degree program is designed to prepare students who seek careers in sport programming in private enterprise, municipal sport administration, professional athletic office operations, college athletic administration or interscholastic athletic administration. The program will also prepare students for graduate study.

The Master of Science in Sport Management prepares professionals for advanced careers in the expanding sport industrybyenhancing their critical thinking skills and exposing them to expert knowledge and research in the field of sport. The curriculum is designed to enable students to acquire and demonstrate a set of management skills and an understanding of the sport industry through a combination of required core courses, electives, research, and experiential components.

Since our founding in 1910, The University of Southern Mississippi has remained dedicated to preparing students for success. We deliver programs to more than 13,000 students in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as…