Job Title

Assistant/Associate Professor, Sports Management

Agency

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Department

Dept. Of Health & Kinesiology

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Kingsville, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

Tenure track, nine-month appointment, in the Department of Health and Kinesiology, beginning Fall 2025. The successful candidate will teach sport management courses at the undergraduate and master's levels. Quality performance will be expected in teaching, professional growth and development, university service, and in the area of scholarly productivity. Position is open until filled, with consideration beginning immediately.

SALARY: Nine-month commensurate with rank, experience, and qualifications.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A doctorate in Sports Management, Recreation, or a closely related discipline from a regionally accredited institution (ABD will be considered with a short-term contract at an adjusted rank and salary).

• Ability to teach undergraduate/graduate coursework in sports management, including but not limited to sports marketing, sports economics, sports finance, sports law, sports public relations, and seminar/current topics in sports management.

• NASSM, SRLA, and/or similar affiliations.

• Willingness to instruct courses in one or both summer semesters for additional compensation as department need dictates.

• Willingness to instruct courses in a virtual format as department need dictates.

  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiarity with COSMA accreditation.

• College or university teaching experience.

• Experience in online instruction.

• Sport, fitness, hospitality and/or recreation industry experience

  TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE:

  Chartered in 1917, Texas A&M-Kingsville, a Carnegie Doctoral High Research Activity (R2) institution, is part of the prestigious Texas A&M University System. Texas A&M-Kingsville is dedicated to serving the student population and is committed to its teaching, research, and service mission in South Texas. The University is located in historic Kingsville, TX, a friendly, safe city of 30,000 that is also the home of Naval Air Station Kingsville, and the legendary King Ranch. Corpus Christi, TX (population 325,000) and its beautiful beaches are just 40 miles to the northeast, and the border with Mexico is 120 miles to the south and west.

  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & KINESIOLOGY:

  The largest department in the College of Education & Human Performance, the Department of Health & Kinesiology consists of 14 full- and part-time faculty and approximately 400 students. The Department offers a B.S. in Kinesiology (Formal concentrations: EC-12 Physical Education, Exercise Science, Performance Psychology, Pre-Physical Therapy, Sport Business, Sport & Leisure Studies), and a M.S. in Kinesiology (Formal concentrations: General Kinesiology, Health/Exercise Science, Performance Psychology, Sport Management). The Department is also home to the Human Performance Laboratory, which is comprised of seven laboratories (6750 sq ft) dedicated to teaching and research in the exercise sciences.

  ONLINE APPLICATION INFORMATION:

  To apply, go to https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/TAMUK_External or contact Dr. Daniel Burt at daniel.burt@tamuk.edu or 361-593-3062 for more information.

  NOTE:

  Applicants should include the following materials in their application:

• Cover letter

• CV/Resume

• Unofficial transcripts

• List of at least three references.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.