Career Center

Job Family Group:

Faculty

Time Type:

Full time

Department/Office:

Business Administration (Charlene Davis)

Exemption Status:

United States of America (Exempt)

Job Description:

The Department of Business Administration at Trinity University invites applications for a position of
Assistant Professor of Sport Management, effective August 2024. The position requires a Doctoral
Degree in Sport Management or Terminal Degree in a closely related field (A.B.D. acceptable). A
successful applicant will also demonstrate an appreciation of Trinity's general education
requirements with its emphasis on experiential learning, community engagement, global
awareness, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The ideal candidate would have
established experience in teaching undergraduate Sport Management courses at the introductory
level. Additional teaching assignments in sport history, contemporary American sport, or other
programmatic areas may be assigned depending on the candidate's qualifications and the
department's needs. Successful candidates will be able to exhibit documented excellent recent
teaching evaluations, potential for impactful research and proven interest in pedagogical
innovation, contribute to the University's general curriculum, and provide service to the department
and University.

BACKGROUND

Trinity's AACSB-accredited Michael Neidorff School of Business graduates an average of 150 business majors per year. The School offers B.S. degrees in Accounting, Business Analytics, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, and Marketing, in addition to a B.A. in Business Administration for students pursuing a second major.

Housed in the newly renovated Chapman Center, the Michael Neidorff School of Business features state-of-the-art facilities to spur discovery, excellence, and inclusion. After undergoing a $33 million renovation over the past year, its reopening this fall represents one of the final brush strokes in Trinity's bold envisioning of its future. With dedicated work spaces for each department in the School, the new Chapman Center supports faculty's teaching and scholarship. In particular, the Department of Business Administration's Behavioral Research Lab provides faculty with the resources to test ideas, foster productive collaborations with other faculty, and offer a training laboratory for students.

The Sport Management program is an interdisciplinary minor that educates students about the diverse social, historical, and managerial aspects of sports. Through an interdisciplinary, experiential approach, graduates gain a broad and intensive understanding of sports' impact and place in society.

For more information about the School of Business/Department of Business Administration Program and the Sport Management Program, please see the respective web pages at the following links:

http://new.trinity.edu/academics/departments/school-business

http://www.trinity.edu/academics/departments/sport-management-minor

Trinity University is a private, secular, and nationally-ranked liberal arts university with a commitment to interdisciplinarity and intentional inclusion. Trinity's student body consists of approximately 2,500 students, of which 45.5% are students of color, and boasts a 9:1 student/faculty ratio. The campus includes world-class facilities and Trinity sits at the heart of San Antonio, a fast-growing, vibrant and cosmopolitan city of approximately 2 million residents. Our location allows students and faculty to learn from, engage with, and give back to its historic multicultural community. Discover more about Trinity University here http://www.trinity.edu/abou t and in the Resource Guide to Trinity & San Antonio http://docs.google.com/document/d/1dinq7n20M9JKJOCyHfIQGRMnPzJBU4cmmyVFKIZwI2A/edit.

Trinity University's commitment to recruitment and retention of talented scholars from diverse backgrounds includes opportunities and funding for professional development, a fully-funded semester-long junior research leave (after three years of teaching and successful reappointment), and regular, fully-funded, post-tenure recruitment search leaves. Support for teaching, grant-writing, use of new digital tools and community engagement in courses is also readily available to all faculty.

Both the Department of Business Administration and the University as a whole value and safeguard academic freedom for faculty members in their teaching and scholarship. Trinity is guided by a set of core values and is committed to implementing practices in pursuit of an inclusive campus for all students, faculty, and staff to feel welcomed and engaged in a community of learning.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide effective instruction at the undergraduate level, in areas that support and enhance the core pedagogical instruction provided by faculty in the sport management program. Expected teaching load is the equivalent of three courses per academic semester (nine credit hours);
• Primary teaching responsibility will be Sport in Society and Sport Management, with secondary areas from among U. S. Sport History, Contemporary American Sport, Strategic Management in Sport, and the ability to develop courses in areas associated with international sport or those related to sport and gender or sport and inclusion;
• Active engagement in scholarly research according to the Neidorff School's AACSB standards; Assisting with the coordination of internship experiences;
• Advising students and providing mentorship; and
• Developing relationships with organizations in the local sport sector.

APPOINTMENT DETAILS This position will be a 9-month appointment (9 or 12 month disbursement) starting August 2024, with a standard pre-tenure probationary period.

EDUCATION

Required: Ph.D. in Sport Management or terminal degree in a closely related field (ABD considered)

EXPERIENCE

Required:

• Teaching experience at the undergraduate level
• Scholarship/research experience in sport management or a closely related field
• Preferred: Experience in sport focused not-for-profit, intercollegiate athletic department, with a professional sports property, or a company or organization that operates tangentially to professional or intercollegiate sports (e.g. marketing, sponsorship, media).

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

Preferred:

• Evidence of commitment to high quality classroom performance;
• Demonstrated commitment to or potential for high quality scholarly output;
• Understanding of the Trinity mission with an interest in interdisciplinary teaching and engagement; and
• Demonstrated collegiality, respect, and empathy for the inclusion of diverse stakeholders.

ATTENDANCE

Maintaining and satisfying minimum attendance requirements is an essential function of this position. All employees in this job classification are required to satisfy this requirement. This job classification may not include "light duty" work or allow unpredictable or unrestricted absences. All classes are taught in person.

HOW TO APPLY

When starting the application, select "Apply Manually." Only complete fields with a red asterisk, which are required. In the "My Experience" section, you do not need to complete the "Work Experience," "Education," "Certifications," or "Languages" fields.

In the "Application Documents" field, upload the following, each as a separate pdf file (note: a maximum of five (5) files can be uploaded):

• Cover Letter and Curriculum vitae and names and contact information for three professional references (they will only be contacted if you are one of the finalist candidates). Combine this into one pdf and submit as (Lastname_Firstname_cover letter and CV.pdf)
• A diversity statement of 250-500 words that responds to the following prompt: "Trinity University's Sport Management program is committed to the value of intentional inclusion. Please describe your past efforts as well as your future plans to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in your teaching and/or scholarship." Submit as (Lastname_Firstname_Diversity Statement.pdf)
• A teaching statement of 250-500 words that responds to the following prompt: "Please describe your teaching philosophy for teaching Sport Management at the undergraduate level, and your experience in applying or future plans to apply that philosophy in the classroom." Submit as (Lastname_Firstname_Teaching Philsophy.pdf)
• Recent teaching evaluations, combined into a single PDF file. Submit as (Lastname_Firstname_Evals.pdf)
• Other materials of the candidates choosing, combined into a single PDF file. Submit as (Lastname_Firstname_other.pdf)

Review of applications will begin immediately and the search will remain active until the position is filled.

CONTACT INFORMATION Dr. Jacob K. Tingle

Please ensure that all required documents are uploaded prior to submitting an application. If you have revisions needed to an application already submitted or need help submitting an application, please contact Human Resources at 210-999-7507 or email humanresources@trinity.edu.