26996BR
Job Title:
Asst. Teaching Professor & Graduate Program Director Sport Mgmt
Department:
Health Sport &Exercise Science
Primary Campus:
University of Kansas Lawrence Campus
Job Description:
60% - Teaching
Nine credit hours per semester (Fall and Spring) in the Sport Management program program at the University of Kansas. Anticipated course load is three face-to-face, online, or hybrid (part online, part face-to-face) courses in the undergraduate or graduate program each semester. The specific courses will be determined based on program need.
20% - Program Director
Serve as graduate program director, contribute to sustaining program standards, and coordinating all aspects of graduate program in sport management including oversight of the fall and spring intern and capstone students in the Masters degree.
10% - Service
Contribute to the service mission of the HSES Department, School of Education and Human Sciences, and the University of Kansas.
10% Scholarly Engagement
Active in scholarly engagement activities including but not limited to carrying out course transformation, assessment of learning outcomes, development of pedagogical teaching practices that expand and delivers new methods of teaching to precipitate dynamic learning engagements or other activities to implement innovations in teaching and learning. Scholarly engagement is broadly defined, but typically, not exclusively, includes participation in or presenting professional development and workshops, scholarly presentations at meetings, publications, documenting and disseminating the results of inquiry into improving teaching and learning.
Req ID (Ex: 10567BR) :
26996BR
Conditions of Employment:
Limited Term
Contact Information to Applicants:
Brian Gordon
Limited Term End Date:
16-May-2027
Position Number:
TBD
Required Qualifications:
Ph.D., Ed.D., or other terminal degree (or ABD) in Sport Management or related field
Experience working with diverse populations as evidenced by application materials and interview
Background in working with university-aged students, in the classroom and/or in student-teaching settings
Employee Class:
F-Faculty
Advertised Salary Range:
Commensurate with experience
FTE:
1.0
Position Overview:
The Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences in the University of Kansas, School of Education and Human Sciences is seeking a candidate for Assistant Teaching Professor and Graduate Program Director in Sport Management. The candidate will be responsible for teaching in the undergraduate and graduate degree program while also serving as the director of the Sport Management Masters program. This is a 9-month appointment, full-time, non-tenure track Assistant Teaching Professor position starting August 18, 2024. Initial appointment is a three-year term with possibility for renewal.
Special consideration will be given to applicants committed to excellence who can contribute to the University’s innovative, collaborative, and multidisciplinary initiatives to educate leaders, build healthy communities, and make discoveries that will change the world. See http://provost.ku.edu/about
The successful applicant is expected to integrate individual and cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion into teaching, research, and service. In a continuing effort to enrich its academic environment and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, we actively encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups in higher education.
KU is a Carnegie Research-Extensive Institution with a student body of over 28,000 students representing every state and more than 113 foreign countries. The University is located in Lawrence, a city with a population exceeding 95,000. KU is approximately 30 minutes from urban schools in Kansas City, Kansas and 45 minutes to Kansas City, Missouri. KU has an Edwards campus in the Kansas City metro area.
The successful candidate must be eligible to work in the U.S. by the time of appointment.
Reg/Temp:
Regular
Application Review Begins:
15-Mar-2024
Anticipated Start Date:
18-Aug-2024
Additional Candidate Instruction:
Only complete application packages submitted online will be considered. A complete online application will include:
Resume
Cover Letter
Names and contact information for three professional references
In addition to the materials above, learning about each applicant's contribution and engagement in areas of diversity is an important part of KU's mission. As a result, applicants will be presented the following question at the time of application. The response must be within 4,000 characters or less:
Describe your experiences working with people from diverse backgrounds, and explain how those experiences reflect your commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion.Review of applications will begin on March 15th.