Professor of Sport Management

Professor of Sport Management

The Department of Health and Human Performance at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure-track Professor in Sport Management beginning Fall 2027. A primary responsibility of this position is to support the Department's newly developed hybrid Ph.D. in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport Management. The doctoral program prepares graduates for careers in higher education, research, and leadership within the sport and health studies industries.

Faculty in the program are expected to maintain productive research programs and provide active mentorship for doctoral students, including dissertation supervision and participation on doctoral committees. This program is launching an Exercise Science concentration Fall 2026 (hybrid: online and face-to-face courses), and a Sport Management (online courses) concentration Fall 2027. The successful candidate will contribute to the continued development and delivery of the doctoral program through teaching doctoral courses, mentoring doctoral students, supervising dissertations, and maintaining a sustained program of scholarly research.

This candidate may also teach classes in other programs in HHP such as Recreation and Sport Management.

Texas State is pursuing Carnegie R1 classification, and the department seeks candidates with a strong commitment to and potential for high-impact scholarly productivity, external funding development, and doctoral student mentorship. The successful candidate will contribute to a collaborative research environment and support scholarship related to sport management and the sport industry.

Founded in 1899, Texas State University is a doctoral-granting institution with more than 38,000 students. The university holds a Carnegie classification of Doctoral University – High Research Activity (R2) and is implementing a strategic plan to achieve Doctoral University – Very High Research Activity (R1) status. Texas State is located in San Marcos along the San Marcos River within the rapidly growing corridor between Austin and San Antonio.

The Department of Health and Human Performance includes more than 40 full-time faculty members and serves approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students across programs in Athletic Training, Exercise and Sports Science, Public Health, and Recreation and Sport Management. Faculty maintain active research agendas and contribute to collaborative scholarship across multiple areas of human performance and sport.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Ph.D. in Kinesiology program, particularly the Sport Management concentration (launching fall 2027)
• Teach doctoral, master's, and undergraduate courses in the Recreation and Sport Management division.
• Serve as an advisor for graduate research including doctoral dissertations.
• Maintain a sustained program of scholarly research resulting in peer-reviewed publications.
• Pursue externally funded research and contribute to collaborative grant initiatives where appropriate.
• Contribute to the department's research productivity and national visibility.
• Participate in departmental, college, and university service.
• Maintain active engagement with professional organizations and the sport industry.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, DBA, or equivalent) in Sport Management, Sport Administration, Sport Business, Kinesiology with a sport management emphasis, or a closely related field.
• Eligible for tenure at the Professor rank at time of hire.
• Evidence of a sustained scholarly research agenda related to sport management or the sport industry.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching and mentoring graduate students.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Evidence of external funding activity or potential for securing external research support.
• Evidence of high-quality teaching sport management courses at the masters and doctoral levels.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching using various instructional modes, including online.
• Experience mentoring doctoral students and serving as doctoral dissertation chair.
• Evidence of collaborative research and interdisciplinary scholarship.
• Evidence of engagement with professional organizations related to sport management.
• Evidence of sustained leadership in research and scholarship.
• Evidence of scholarly or applied expertise in sport marketing, consumer behavior, sport analytics, or data-driven research methodologies in sport.

Application Procedures:

Only applications submitted through the Texas State University employment website will be accepted. Applicants should submit:

• Letter of application addressing the required qualifications (cover letter).
• Curriculum vitae.
• Unofficial Transcripts (combined into a single document).
• Contact information for three professional references.
• Two representative scholarly publications and/or works in progress.

Proposed Start Date - 8/16/2027