Visiting Assistant Professor, Sports Management

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA

Published: 6/14/2022

Education

Full Time

Job Description

Wilkes University invites applicants for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sports Management position in the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, Department of Marketing and Sports Management. The Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership proudly holds the AACSB accreditation.

The successful candidate is responsible for teaching sports management courses such as Sport Analytics, Sport Marketing, Sport Law, and other business courses as needed; engage in scholarly activity; and offer service to the school, university, and community. In addition, the faculty member will be responsible for mentoring traditional undergraduate students interested in Sports Management and supervising/conducting related field research. A Ph.D. in Sports Management or Business Administration with a sports focus, or a Ph.D. in a closely related field is required. The ideal candidate will have prior experience teaching sports management courses. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.

Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

To apply, visit https://wilkesuniversitycareers.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please be sure to include a cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae and three references. Applications are due by June 15th, 2025.

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.

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