A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled; an offer is anticipated to be extended in October 2024. To apply, please submit your electronic application via this website including your cover letter and curriculum vitae.

The Sport Management (SM) program at the University of Michigan's School of Kinesiology invites applications for a Lecturer I position, appointed by semester, commencing January 1, 2025. This position is for one, 3-credit lecture section, equating to a 25% appointment. The course format is in-person and meets on Thursdays from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.

The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching SM 509 - Financial Management in the Sport Industry. A management career in business, whether related to sports or any other commercial activity, requires an understanding of finance and accounting. While applying concepts to the business of sport, this course covers comprehensive financial, decision-making concepts, including understanding financial statements (annual operations and balance sheets) for business operations like sports teams; investment and net present value; basics of capital budgeting (that is, the purchase and upkeep of long-lived productive inputs like stadiums). Students will be able to apply economic and financial concepts and use graphical analysis and basic algebra to produce strong theoretical predictions about the value of sports assets and determine the impact of changes in sport markets on the welfare of fans, team owners, and players. Students will also learn how different social policies affect sports market equilibrium outcomes and welfare outcomes for fans, team owners, and players.

Instructional duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide high-quality instruction for one section of SM 509 Financial Management in the Sport Industry during the Winter 2025 term
• Create or contribute to the course syllabus and lesson plan
• Produce relevant and reliable assessment tools and conduct routine assessments to evaluate student progress throughout the semester
• Maintain student progress and attendance records and determine and enter final grades for the course
• Meet with students for office hours and attend program and school meetings, as needed

The successful candidate must have:

• Earned a master's degree or Ph.D. in management, business, finance, or a related field 
• A depth of knowledge in the field of finance
• Prior knowledge and experience in financial decision-making in business, preferably in the sport industry
• Excellent communication skills along with an ability and proven track record of successfully interacting with a diverse student body
• Proven success with contributing to a positive workplace culture, and ability to consistently demonstrate our school's Core Values.

• College-level teaching experience, which could include being a teaching assistant, instructor of a recitation course, or having primary responsibility for teaching a college-level course

The School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan is one of 19 degree-granting academic units on the Ann Arbor campus. Detailed information on the School of Kinesiology, including its faculty, laboratories, and instructional programs, is available on its website: http://www.kines.umich.edu/ .

The School celebrates, and is committed to, the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion and believes that they enrich the learning environment and enhance the school's innovation and overall productivity; review more detail about our diversity commitment here.

This appointment opportunity is subject to final approval by the school.

Please note that the school does not provide visa sponsorship for lecturer classifications.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Lecturers Employee Organization, AFL-CIO, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of ten calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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