Assistant Professor-Sport Management-Tenure Track
- Employer
- University of Central Missouri
- Location
- Warrensburg, Missouri, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Sep 19, 2024
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Business & Management, Management, Other Business & Management, Education, Other Education
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
Description
Faculty within the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies at University of Central Missouri support the university’s mission of providing student-centered, quality education and are committed to the success of students. This includes quality teaching, advising, collegiality and communication. In addition, faculty provide service to their program, department and university, engage in research, scholarship, and professional development activities. During contractual employment, faculty members are expected to be available to assist, engage, and respond to students, colleagues, departmental, college, and institutional needs.
Examples of Duties
Teaching - The primary responsibility of the faculty is quality teaching in their respective content areas, regardless of delivery format. This entails adequate preparation for courses, effective course design and instruction, and fair and timely evaluation/feedback of student progress. To ensure quality teaching, faculty must be committed to the success of students as well as ongoing assessment of curriculum and of student learning.
- Keep current in your discipline.
- Organize courses to facilitate quality student engagement and
high impact practices.
- Assist department/school chairs with scheduling of classes that
meet the needs of students.
- Comply with departmental, college, and university standards
concerning the academic quality and integrity of their
classes.
- Keep current in their use of technology by attending university
training sessions and other professional development
opportunities.
- Be available to meet students outside the classroom by being
available before or after classes by scheduling office hours both
in a physical and electronic format to include in person and
virtual office hours.
- Assist with department and college assessment and be proactive
with modifications to curriculum based on assessment
feedback.
- Authoring academic writings.
- Presentation of work at local/state/regional/national
conferences.
- Active membership and/or office holding in professional
organizations at the local/state/regional/national level.
- Attending department/college/university meetings
- Engaging in committee work that will advance the
department/college/institution.
- Assisting with student recruitment.
- Participating in graduation and convocation ceremonies.
- Be knowledgeable of the requirements of their degree programs
as stated in the appropriate catalog(s).
- Meet/advise students on academic and non-academic matters (e.g.
curriculum mapping, internships, graduate/professional school
options and career preparation).
- Provide leadership and promote excellence in student
organizations.
- Cultivate a collegial atmosphere when interacting with other
faculty/staff within their own department, the college and the
university.
- Be responsive and timely. Respond to student phone calls and
email messages within university guidelines.
Education:
- Doctoral Degree (ABD Considered) in Sport Management or related field
- General qualifications include evidence of writing and scholarly activity; involvement with professional organizations; effective teaching at the collegiate level; and computer and technology application skills.
The Sport Management Program at the University of Central Missouri (UCM) in Warrensburg invites applications for a 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor with an expected start date of August 2025. Responsibilities include (a) teaching 12 credit hours of undergraduate/graduate coursework per semester in Sport Management and related areas such as sport leadership, sport law and risk management, and recreational sports in both traditional and online learning environments, (b) engaging in scholarship, including mentoring undergraduate and/ or graduate research; and (c) providing service to the college and university.
About University of Central Missouri: The University of Central Missouri is a public comprehensive university with more than 11,000 students and is located 35 miles southeast of the Kansas City metropolitan area in Warrensburg, Missouri. The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity employer. We accept applications from qualified applicants regardless of race, gender, or abilities. Minorities, women, disabled, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Application Instructions: To apply online, go to https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/ucmo . Apply to position #998535. Applications, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcripts, and contact information for three references should be submitted.
If contacted for an interview, three (3) formal letters of reference and official transcripts for all awarded degrees will be required.
Initial screening of applications begins immediately and continues until all positions are filled.
For more information about the position, contact Dr. Daeyeon Kim at dkim@ucmo.edu or at (660) 543-4172.
For information about the on-line application process contact Human Resources at jobs@ucmo.edu or (660)543-4255.
UCM requires that all faculty applicants complete the on-line faculty profile. All documents requested must be attached to the profile at the time of application. Only completed faculty profiles with attached documents will be accepted for this position.
The University of Central Missouri is an AA/ EEO / ADA employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Veteran status and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Special Instructions:
Full-time benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.
Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.
NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.
The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer and specifically invites applications from women, minorities, veteran status, and people with disabilities.
Company
The University of Central Missouri is an innovative school that offers a high-quality education while remaining one of the most affordable universities in the country.
The University of Central Missouri believes its responsibility is to enrich each student’s perspective through a cumulative experience that starts with academic rigor and integrates applied learning and servant-leadership opportunities. Our model of continuous learning allows each student to find and fulfill his or her own sense of purpose. By engaging students with multiple sources of learning and creating a dynamic environment that encourages individuals to find their passions and reach beyond themselves, UCM prepares students by giving them knowledge and experiences that broaden and deepen their education so they may flourish in a world of accelerated change.
The University of Central Missouri has two campus locations, a site office at Whiteman Air Force Base and an online presence. Both UCM campuses are centrally located in Missouri, which means you're close to just about everything.
- Website
- http://www.cmsu.edu/index.xml
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