Assistant Professor of Sports Management

Job Description

Troy University's School of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management (HSTM) is seeking candidates for a full-time (10-month) position of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) of Sport Management. We are seeking applicants with teaching and research expertise in one or more of the sport management core content areas. This position will be located on the Troy, Alabama campus and the teaching responsibilities will be a combination of face-to-face and online, undergraduate and graduate courses.

Troy University's Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management (HSTM) program offers two Bachelor of Science degrees, each offered in traditional and online formats: 1) Sport Management and 2) Hospitality/Tourism/Event Management. The School of HSTM also offers a Master of Science in Sport Management and a PhD in Sport Management. All programs are supported by 12 tenured or tenure-track faculty with diverse teaching and research backgrounds.

Responsibilities:

• The incumbent will teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the School of HSTM (core curriculum and sport management degree programs).


• Conduct and maintain participation in scholarly activities, resulting in publication in scholarly outlets


• Develop and advise undergraduate and graduate students


• Perform professional, departmental, college, university,


• Seek internal and external funding to support research agenda as appropriate


• Identify and cultivate partnerships with businesses and organizations in the sport management industry

Minimum Qualifications

1. Earned Doctorate degree or appropriate terminal degree in Sport Management or related field

Preferred Qualifications

1. Teaching experience at the college/university level
2. Demonstrated ability of scholarly research and publication within Sport Management or a related field
3. University/college online teaching experience at the undergraduate/graduate levels

Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties?

No

Work Hours: Work hours will vary, but faculty are expected to be available to students and have a presence on the campus.

List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position

NADoes this position have supervisory responsibility?: No

Open Until Filled: Yes

Academic Term Position Will Begin: January 1, 2026

Applicant Special Instructions

Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.

Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.