Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor - Sport Management - (496988 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston Health & Human Performance Department invites applications for a non-tenure-track, full-time, Clinical Faculty position in the Sport Management program at the rank of Clinical Assistant or Clinical Associate Professor, starting August 2027. The successful candidate will teach the majority of their time, with duties in service, administration, and scholarship.

A 4/4 teaching load across graduate and undergraduate courses is expected, with summer teaching a possible

Qualifications

• Earned doctoral degree in Sport Management (preferred) or related field from an accredited university by start date.
• A strong record of quality teaching at the collegiate level (3+years preferred).
• Previous sport industry experience (5+ years preferred).
• Ability to teach both face-to-face and online modalities.

Responsibilities

• Teach the majority of the time, with duties in service, administration, and scholarship.
• Fulfill a 4/4 teaching load during fall and spring semesters, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses.
• Summer teaching may be an additional opportunity.

Skills

Teaching experience

Sport management background

Online teaching

Education

Doctoral degree in Sport Management (preferred)

Job description

Department: Health & HumanPerformanceSalary: Commensurate with experience

Description:

The Sport Management program at the University of Houston’sHealth and Human Performance Department invites applications for anon-tenure-track (NTT), full-time, promotion eligible, ClinicalFaculty position at the rank of Clinical Assistant or ClinicalAssociate Professor with a start time of August 2027.

While this position will focus the majority of their professionaltime teaching, other duties expected include service,administration, and scholarship. The successful candidate will berequired to fulfill a 4/4 teaching load during the fall and springsemesters, teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate level.Summer teaching may be an additional opportunity. Examples ofcourses candidates may be asked to teach include: Sport Facilityand Event Management, Sport Governance, Sport Communication,Sociology of Sport, and Sport Marketing. Applicants must showevidence of prior excellence in teaching at the collegiate level atboth graduate and undergraduate levels.

Program Mission and Values

The SportManagement program is housed within the Health and HumanPerformance Department. The mission of this program is to developglobal leaders to meet the needs of a multifaceted populationthrough cutting-edge scholarship, theoretical pedagogy, andco-curricular engagement in the incubation city of Houston. Thevalues we uphold to pursue this mission are integrity,professionalism, and innovation.

The University of Houston’s main campus is close to downtownHouston, with direct access to many of the sporting events, venues,and contacts that make Houston a major sprots city. Thus, we arelooking for candidates with sport industry experience as well asacademic qualifications to connect and impact the sport environmentaround Houston. Candidates will be expected to engage with sportpractitioners in the greater Houston area that can enhance theprogram’s community engagement strategy and provide new initiativesthat assist student professional placement.

Lastly, successful candidates will be required to participate inprogram, departmental, and/or university-wide service and theability to synergize scholarship aims with the mission of the HHPdepartment.

Qualifications

• Earned doctoral degree in Sport Management (preferred) or relatedfield from an accredited university by start date
• A strong record of quality teaching at the collegiate level (3+years preferred)
• Previous sport industry experience (5+ years preferred)
• Ability to teach both face-to-face and online modalities

Salary and rank commensurate with experience.

About The University of Houston

The University of Houston was founded in 1927 and is the largestpublic research university in Houston, the fourth largest city inthe country. The UH campus is five minutes from downtown Houston,where Fortune 500 companies, major league sport organizations,world-class facilities and hotels, bustling theater, arts, andmuseum districts, and one of the largest convention centers in thenation all call home. NASA and the Johnson Space Center are also ashort 25 minutes from campus. UH is regularly ranked as a top-tierinstitution for value and continues its climb toward a top 50public university ranking, improving six spots to 67 in the mostrecent “Best Colleges” ranking.

About Sport Management Program

The Sport Management program has been a part of the University ofHouston for over 30 years, with over 280 undergraduate and 30graduate students currently pursuing degrees that will place themat the forefront of unmatched professional opportunities in thesport industry. Our program successfully places nearly 100 studentsannually in internships with major sport organizations and eventssuch as: Super Bowl, Final Four, World Cup, Copa America, HoustonRockets, Houston Texans, Houston Astros, Houston Dynamo, HarrisCounty-Houston Sports Authority, Houston Marathon, UH Athletics,and many youth and scholastic sport organizations. Also, ourprogram operates one of the only Adaptive Athletics programs in thenation and was recently awarded the top student organization onUH’s campus. The Sport Management program offers B.S. and M.A.degrees with the ultimate focus on preparing leaders that canimpact the Houston sporting community immediately upongraduation.

Employees are expected to have a home address in the state of Texas for the duration of their appointments.

Official transcripts are required for a faculty appointment andwill be requested upon selection of the final candidates.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check. Individualsconducting research in critical infrastructure areas (i.e.,communication infrastructure systems, cybersecurity systems,electric grid, hazardous waste treatment systems, and/or watertreatment facilities) are subject to regular review to ensure thesecurity and integrity of the research is maintained.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.