Kinesiology - Assistant Professor - Sport Management
Institution: Western Illinois University
Location: Macomb, IL
Category: Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
Posted: 10/17/2005
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
APPOINTMENT: Department of Kinesiology. Nine-month tenure-track position in Sport Management beginning August 21, 2006.
QUALIFICATIONS: Earned doctorate in Sport Management or related field
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Teaching experience at the university/college level in sport law with an ability to teach one or more of the following: Sport Sociology, Sport Fund-Raising, Sales in Sport, and Sport Event Management. Evidence of a strong commitment to teaching, research and service, competency with technology, practical experience in the sport industry and involvement in professional associations.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach graduate courses in sport management that will include, but not be limited to, Sport Law and other courses related to sport management or undergraduate courses in the Department of Kinesiology. The candidate will also be expected to demonstrate research expertise leading to publications in scholarly-refereed journals, pursue internal/external funding and serve on campus committees.
RANK & SALARY: Assistant Professor. Salary commensurate with background and experience.
THE DEPARTMENT:The Department's 25 full-time faculty members serve a growing department of over 450 undergraduate majors specializing in physical education, exercise science and fitness, and athletic training and approximately 100 graduate students in exercise science, sport and exercise psychology, sport management, and wellness promotion and fitness management. The Department, with undergraduate and graduate programs at the Macomb Campus and graduate programs at the Quad Cities Campus, has state of the art facilities supporting teaching and research related to athletic training, biomechanics, human performance, and pedagogy. The NASPE/NASSM approved sport management program was established in 1972 and is one of the oldest programs in the U.S.
THE UNIVERSITY: Located in Macomb (population 20,000) with a campus in the Quad Cities (Moline, IL), Western Illinois University offers a caring and supportive learning environment to more than 13,000 students in the heart of west central Illinois. Western students have all the advantages of a large public university -- strong faculty, state of the art technology and facilities, and a wide range of academic and extracurricular opportunities -- in an atmosphere free from distractions. Western's 614 full-time professors teach 96 percent of all undergraduate as well as graduate courses. Western Illinois offers 53 undergraduate degrees, 34 graduate degree programs and 13 post-baccalaureate certificates. The Leslie F. Malpass Library ranks among the finest at comprehensive universities in the United States. Western Illinois University is a member of the NCAA and competes at the Division I level sponsoring 20 intercollegiate sports in a broad-based athletics department. Western is charter member of the Gateway Football Conference and the Mid-Continent Conference. Western's presence in the Quad Cities spans more than 40 years. WIU-QC offers undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 1,500 students. The core values that are at the heart of the University are academic excellence, opportunity, personal growth, and social responsibility. The University serves students from Illinois as well as 34 other states and 46 nations. Western's GradTrac and Cost programs guarantee that students can achieve their degrees within four years while paying a fixed rate for tuition, room and board.
WIU is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.
APPLICATION: Send letter of application, current vita, copies of transcripts, and three references with email addresses and telephone numbers. Reply to: Sport Management Search, Department of Kinesiology, Brophy Hall, Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455-1390. Questions may be directed to: Dr. Darlene Young, Search Committee Chair, at 309/298-1225 or 309/298-1981.
Application reviews begin on January 24, 2006 and will continue until the position is filled.
Contact: Dr. Darlene Young
Kinesiology
Western Illinois University
Postal Address: Brophy Hall
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455
Phone: (309) 298-1225 or 298-1981
Fax: (309) 298-2089
TDD: (309) 298-2565
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