San José State University
San José, California 95192
Announcement of Position Availability
Subject to Budgetary Approval
Job Requisition Number (JRN): 012199 Sport Management Specialist
Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor, Tenure Track
Qualifications:
1. Doctorate strongly preferred, ABD considered. Must be a specialist in
sport management.
2. Demonstrated ability to teach courses in sport management at the
undergraduate and graduate level, serve on thesis committees, supervise
theses, supervise internships, and advise in the specialization.
3. Demonstrated ability to conduct research, develop grants, and publish.
Must have a theoretical background that includes sport sub-specialties such
as sport economics, sport municipalities, sport law, sport marketing, sport
ethics, sport facilities, sport arena management, sport and public
relations.
4. Experience and background working in a metropolitan university setting
as related to sport management.
5. Ability to work with colleagues to continue the development of a
contemporary sport management program at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels.
6. Membership in the appropriate professional associations.
7. Required: awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a
multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study,
training, teaching and other comparable experience.
Responsibilities:
1. Primary responsibility to teach sport management at the undergraduate
and graduate levels, supervise interns, supervise theses, serve on thesis
committees, and advise students at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels. May also be expected to teach core courses at the undergraduate and
graduate levels, teach in the general education program, and/or teaching in
the physical activity program. Ability to teach upper division writing to
major students is particularly desirable.
2. Actively engage in a community outreach to develop the sport management
program, and generate community involvement.
3. Conduct research, develop grants, present professional papers, and
publish in sport management professional journals.
4. Serve on department and university committees as appropriate.
5. Candidate must address the needs of a student population of great
diversity in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and
academic preparation through course materials, teaching strategies and
advisement.
Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Starting Date: August 21, 2006
Eligibility: Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in
the United States.
Application Deadline: Position will remain open until filled. Review of
applications will begin on February 1, 2006.
Application Procedures: For full consideration send a letter of application,
vita, statement of teaching interest/philosophy and research plans, and
contact information for at least three references by February 1, 2006 to:
(Please include the Job Requisition Number on all correspondence.)
Greg Payne, Chair
E-mail: vgpayne@kin.sjsu.edu
Department of Kinesiology
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0054
Phone (408) 924-3012
Fax (408)924-3053
For more information see:
www.sjsu.edu/depts/casa/hup
The University:
San José State University is California¹s oldest institution of public
higher learning. The campus is located in one of the richest regions for
sports management in the nation. Within a sixty-mile radius multiple
professional sports franchises, corporate/private fitness organizations, and
Division I, II, and III college athletic opportunities exist. The University
is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in downtown San José
(Pop. 920,000), hub of the world-famous Silicon Valley high-technology
research and development center. Many of California¹s most popular natural,
recreational, and cultural attractions are conveniently close. A member of
the 20-campus CSU system, San José State University enrolls approximately
30,000 students, a significant percentage of whom are members of minority
groups. The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its
faculty so our disciplines, students and the community can benefit from
multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.
SJSU is an equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to
nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, gender status, marital status, pregnancy, age,
disability, or covered veteran status consistent with applicable federal and
state laws. This policy applies to all SJSU student, faculty, and staff as
well as University programs and activities. Reasonable accommodations are
made for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.
The latest San Jose State University Safety 101 Uniform Campus
Crime and Security Report is available. You may request a copy of San
Jose¹s annual safety report buy contacting the University Police Department
at (408) 924-2222 or by visiting the website at www.sjsu.edu/safetyreport.
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