Sonoma State University
DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY
Anticipated Permanent Full-Time Position (Tenure-Track)
Assistant Professor in Kinesiology: History & Philosophy/Sociology of Sport
Starting January 27, 2009
Please refer to 103055 in all correspondence regarding this position.
THE UNIVERSITY:
Sonoma State University is one of the 23 campuses of the California State University. Located in the Sonoma County wine country, 48 miles north of San Francisco, the University has an enrollment of approximately 8,000 students with 500 faculty. The University is organized into six schools: Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics, Education, Extended Education, Science and Technology, and Social Sciences. Within the traditional structure is an interdisciplinary program of liberal studies. The University offers bachelor's degrees in 42 fields and master's degrees in 15.
THE DEPARTMENT:
The Department of Kinesiology is in the School of Science and Technology. There are approximately 400 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in programs leading to either the Bachelor of Science or Master of Arts degrees. The undergraduate major curriculum includes support courses in the sciences, a core of courses required of all majors, and concentrations in physical education, adapted physical education, exercise science, lifetime fitness, and interdisciplinary studies. Additionally, the Department offers courses required of students entering the multiple subjects (elementary school) credential program and a variety of physical education activity classes open to all students.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to look at the department’s Web page at:
www.sonoma.edu/kinesiology or www.sonoma.edu/facaffairs
DUTIES OF THE POSITION:
Primary teaching responsibilities will be at the undergraduate and graduate level including, but not limited to, History and Philosophy of Human Movement, Sociology of Sport, Introduction to Scholarly Inquiry in Kinesiology, Theory of Coaching. Teaching responsibilities may also include Analysis of Motor Performance, Measurement and Evaluation, and Foundations of Kinesiology based on the expertise of the candidate and the needs of the department.
Additional responsibilities include development of a line of research, development of grant proposals, and/or other scholarly activities, active participation in professional organizations in kinesiology/physical education, developing new courses to expand course offerings in the major and exercise science concentration. In addition to teaching, all faculty have advising responsibilities, and assist the department and university with administrative and/or committee work including but not limited to program assessment and program development.
QUALIFICATIONS: To be recommended for appointment, the candidate must have:
A doctorate in Kinesiology/Physical Education with a strong background in History & Philosophy or Sociology of Sport. ABD Candidates will be considered but must show evidence that the degree will be completed by the time of appointment. The candidate should be qualified to oversee field based experiences. Preference will be given to candidates with evidence of successful teaching at the college/university level, successful teaching and/or working with a diverse student population, evidence of research, scholarly publications, significant experience in the effective use of academic technology and/or other scholarly activity, and participation in professional organizations at the state and national levels.
To be recommended for tenure, the candidate must demonstrate satisfactory performance in four areas: teaching effectiveness; scholarship, research, creative achievement and professional development; service to the University; and public service and service to the community. Although tenure may be granted at any time, contract provisions specify that "the normal period of probation shall be a total of six (6) years of full-time probationary service and credited service, if any. Any deviation from the normal six (6) year probationary period shall be the decision of the President following his/her consideration of recommendations from the department or equivalent unit and appropriate administrator(s).” Tenure is required for promotion above the level of Associate Professor.
RANK and SALARY Assistant Professor. Actual hiring salary within this range is dependent upon educational preparation and experience.
APPLICATIONS: Review of applications will be conducted for those applications sent by September 23, 2008.
All materials must be submitted directly to Faculty Search.
Electronic submission is required for the following: a letter of application; a complete and current vita; full citations of major publications; unofficial graduate transcripts; and the names, titles, and telephone numbers of three references electronically to:
facultysearch@sonoma.edu
NOTE: attachments should be in Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format (RTF), or Portable Document Format (PDF).
Official graduate transcripts will be required at the time of hire.
Three letters of recommendation are required. The letters should be sent electronically to facultysearch@sonoma.edu. Letters of recommendation must come directly from the recommender or placement center.
When possible, please send the following electronically: a current teaching evaluation, if available.
Questions concerning this position may be directed to:
Dr. Steven V. Winter, Search Chair
E-mail: steven.winter@sonoma.edu
Phone: 707/664-2188
103055 - PLEASE REFER TO THIS NUMBER ON ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND INQUIRIES REGARDING THIS POSITION.
NOTE: Sonoma State University hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. All offers of employment are contingent upon presentation of documents demonstrating the appointee's identity and eligibility to work, in accordance with the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act.
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Sonoma State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity. We seek a broad spectrum of candidates including members of underrepresented groups. Individuals with disabling conditions who require accommodation during the recruitment process may contact the ADA Coordinator at 707/664-2227 or TDD (using the California Relay Service) at 877/735-2929.
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Kinesiology
1801 East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
GRANT: Diversity in Sport Dissertation
The Laboratory for Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M University is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 Diversity in Sport Dissertation Grant contest. The announcement is attached. This is the third year of the Award, and so far, we have helped fund four dissertations focusing on diversity within the sport and physical activity context. I hope you let your students know about this opportunity. More information can be found at http://lds.tamu.edu.
DIVERSITY IN SPORT DISSERTATION GRANT
The Laboratory for Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M University is pleased to announce the Diversity in Sport Dissertation Grant. This is a $750 award presented to a student who will complete a doctoral dissertation by August 15, 2009. Any doctoral student conducting research in the area of diversity in sport and physical activity is eligible for the grant.
Overview.
Diversity represents one of the most important issues in sport and physical activity today. From a managerial standpoint, changing demographics, equal employment opportunity laws, social pressures, and the promise of diversity’s positive effects on the workplace have all contributed to the increased heterogeneity of sport organization employees. Research indicates, however, that diversity can have varied effects in sport organizations. As such, it is imperative for managers to (a) understand how diversity influences the workplace, (b) factors that can facilitate the positive effects of diversity, and (c) strategies that can be employed to ameliorate the potential negative effects of such differences.
From a social standpoint, sport has historically been a context where persons with certain characteristics—that is, White, able‐bodied, heterosexual, Protestant men—have been privileged relative to those persons who do hold those characteristics. This form of privilege is largely still in place today. Social scientists are charged, therefore, with understanding (a) the experiences of members of under‐represented groups, (b) how their experiences in sport influence their subsequent attitudes and behaviors, and (c) what policies can be implemented to ensure that sport is a setting open to all persons, irrespective of their demographic characteristics, values, or beliefs.
Guidelines.
Students should complete the attached information sheet, complete a proposal for funding, and provide a detailed budget. Each proposal should be no more than three pages of text (excluding references, tables, figures, and/or appendices). The proposal should include (a) an introduction, (b) an overview of the theoretical framework adopted for the study, (c) the proposed methods, (d) the data analytic procedures, (e) the expected results, and (f) the implications of the research for the study of diversity in sport. On a separate page from the written proposal, students should provide a detailed budget of how they plan to use the funds. Proposals should also include a letter of support from the student’s advisor. Preference will be given to those studies focusing on the issues outlined in the Overview section.
Students should submit four copies of the grant proposal to:
George B. Cunningham, PhD
Laboratory for Diversity in Sport
Department of Health and Kinesiology
Texas A&M University
4243 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843‐4243
Note that Texas A&M University System employees are not eligible for the award.
DIVERSITY IN SPORT DISSERTATION GRANT
The Laboratory for Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M University is pleased to announce the Diversity in Sport Dissertation Grant. This is a $750 award presented to a student who will complete a doctoral dissertation by August 15, 2009. Any doctoral student conducting research in the area of diversity in sport and physical activity is eligible for the grant.
Overview.
Diversity represents one of the most important issues in sport and physical activity today. From a managerial standpoint, changing demographics, equal employment opportunity laws, social pressures, and the promise of diversity’s positive effects on the workplace have all contributed to the increased heterogeneity of sport organization employees. Research indicates, however, that diversity can have varied effects in sport organizations. As such, it is imperative for managers to (a) understand how diversity influences the workplace, (b) factors that can facilitate the positive effects of diversity, and (c) strategies that can be employed to ameliorate the potential negative effects of such differences.
From a social standpoint, sport has historically been a context where persons with certain characteristics—that is, White, able‐bodied, heterosexual, Protestant men—have been privileged relative to those persons who do hold those characteristics. This form of privilege is largely still in place today. Social scientists are charged, therefore, with understanding (a) the experiences of members of under‐represented groups, (b) how their experiences in sport influence their subsequent attitudes and behaviors, and (c) what policies can be implemented to ensure that sport is a setting open to all persons, irrespective of their demographic characteristics, values, or beliefs.
Guidelines.
Students should complete the attached information sheet, complete a proposal for funding, and provide a detailed budget. Each proposal should be no more than three pages of text (excluding references, tables, figures, and/or appendices). The proposal should include (a) an introduction, (b) an overview of the theoretical framework adopted for the study, (c) the proposed methods, (d) the data analytic procedures, (e) the expected results, and (f) the implications of the research for the study of diversity in sport. On a separate page from the written proposal, students should provide a detailed budget of how they plan to use the funds. Proposals should also include a letter of support from the student’s advisor. Preference will be given to those studies focusing on the issues outlined in the Overview section.
Students should submit four copies of the grant proposal to:
George B. Cunningham, PhD
Laboratory for Diversity in Sport
Department of Health and Kinesiology
Texas A&M University
4243 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843‐4243
Note that Texas A&M University System employees are not eligible for the award.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
JOB: Division of Sport Management at Texas A&M University
Faculty Position at Texas A&M University:
The Division of Sport Management in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University invites applicants for a tenured/tenure-track faculty position to begin September 2009. Candidates will be expected to conduct a strong program of research, participate in masters and doctoral student training, and teach undergraduate and graduate courses. Approximately 500 BS students, 45 MS students, and 15 PhD students are currently enrolled in the Sport Management program. There are currently 9 faculty members in the Division of Sport Management (5 tenured/tenure-track, 4 clinical/lecturer). Additional program information can be found at http://sm.tamu.edu.
Position: Assistant/Associate Professor
Qualifications: Earned doctorate in sport management or closely related field (or completed by time of appointment); evidence of ability to conduct and publish research in a systematic line of inquiry; contribute to the Division of Sport Management’s vision for diversity and inclusion; preference will be given to persons who qualify for associate professor, as well as to applicants with demonstrated ability in teaching at graduate and undergraduate levels, experience in supervising, mentoring, and training doctoral students, and the ability to acquire external funding.
Responsibilities: Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in area of expertise; conduct and publish high-impact research; direct and train graduate students; seek and acquire external funding for research endeavors.
Appointment: 9 months, effective September 2009.
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications.
Application: Send a letter of application summarizing the applicant’s qualifications, a brief statement of research and teaching interests, complete curriculum vitae, and names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three references to the Search Committee Chair (electronic submissions are preferred):
George B. Cunningham, PhD
Division of Sport Management
Department of Health and Kinesiology
4243 TAMU
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-4243
Email: gbcunningham@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.458.8006
Closing Date: Screening of candidates will begin October 10, 2008, and will continue until the position is filled.
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Texas A&M University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a climate that affirms diversity of both persons and views, including differences in race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation, and disability.
The Division of Sport Management in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University invites applicants for a tenured/tenure-track faculty position to begin September 2009. Candidates will be expected to conduct a strong program of research, participate in masters and doctoral student training, and teach undergraduate and graduate courses. Approximately 500 BS students, 45 MS students, and 15 PhD students are currently enrolled in the Sport Management program. There are currently 9 faculty members in the Division of Sport Management (5 tenured/tenure-track, 4 clinical/lecturer). Additional program information can be found at http://sm.tamu.edu.
Position: Assistant/Associate Professor
Qualifications: Earned doctorate in sport management or closely related field (or completed by time of appointment); evidence of ability to conduct and publish research in a systematic line of inquiry; contribute to the Division of Sport Management’s vision for diversity and inclusion; preference will be given to persons who qualify for associate professor, as well as to applicants with demonstrated ability in teaching at graduate and undergraduate levels, experience in supervising, mentoring, and training doctoral students, and the ability to acquire external funding.
Responsibilities: Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in area of expertise; conduct and publish high-impact research; direct and train graduate students; seek and acquire external funding for research endeavors.
Appointment: 9 months, effective September 2009.
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications.
Application: Send a letter of application summarizing the applicant’s qualifications, a brief statement of research and teaching interests, complete curriculum vitae, and names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three references to the Search Committee Chair (electronic submissions are preferred):
George B. Cunningham, PhD
Division of Sport Management
Department of Health and Kinesiology
4243 TAMU
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-4243
Email: gbcunningham@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.458.8006
Closing Date: Screening of candidates will begin October 10, 2008, and will continue until the position is filled.
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Texas A&M University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a climate that affirms diversity of both persons and views, including differences in race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation, and disability.
CFP: 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport
2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport
April 15-18, 2009
William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Call for Papers
The College Sport Research Institute welcomes the submission of abstracts for its 2nd annual Scholarly Conference on College Sport to be held on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. The conference’s mission is to: “Provide students, scholars, and college-sport practitioners with a public forum to discuss relevant and timely intercollegiate-athletics issues.”
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
To be considered for acceptance, abstracts must reflect college-sport research on the history of intercollegiate athletics, social-cultural college-sport issues, legal theory or the application of law to college-sport issues, business-related issues in college sport, or special topics related to current college-sport issues. The research should have reached a fairly complete stage of development, and the abstract should provide enough detail about the research, so the reviewers have sufficient information to judge its quality. Abstracts proposing teaching-related sessions on college-sport issues will also be considered, as long as the abstract provides sufficient detail to judge the quality of the proposed session.
Abstracts will undergo a multi-person, blind-review process to determine acceptance.
Abstracts submitted to CSRI should not be concurrently submitted for consideration to another conference.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Abstracts should NOT be submitted prior to October 3, 2008 and MUST be received no later than Friday, January 16, 2009 (11:59p.m. EST). Submissions received after this date and time will not be considered for acceptance.
ABSTRACT FORMAT AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURES:
All abstracts MUST be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word attachment and must contain the following information and conform to the following format requirements:
Single-spaced
One-inch margins,
Times New Roman 12-point font, and
400-word maximum for 25-minute presentations and posters, and 800-word maximum for 75-minute presentations.
ABSTRACT FORMAT:
Line 1: Type of session desired (choose from the options below):
· 30-minute oral presentation (including questions)
· 65-minute teaching symposium, roundtable, or workshop
· 65-minute forum (2-3 papers with a discussant, including questions)
· Poster presentation
Line 2: three to four keywords that will help the program coordinator schedule similar topics in succession
Line 3: author(s) and institution(s) names (centered on page)
Line 4: presentation title (centered on page)
Line 5: blank
Line 6 to end: text of abstract (including demonstration of research conducted)
In the email message accompanying the attached abstract, include the principal author’s name, postal mailing address, email address, and fax and telephone numbers.
Submission of abstract(s) indicates the intent of the presenter(s) to register for the conference at the appropriate registration fee.
Email all abstracts to:
Richard M. Southall (Director – College Sport Research Institute) at:
southall@email.unc.edu
NOTE: All abstracts MUST be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word attachment
Dr. Richard M. Southall
Director: College Sport Research Institute
Coordinator: Graduate Sport Administration Program
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 3182 Smith Building 05
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919.962-3507 (office)
901.240-7197 (cell)
919.962.6325 (fax)
southall@email.unc.edu
Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics http://csri-jiia.org
Please join us April 15-18, 2009 for the 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport
April 15-18, 2009
William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Call for Papers
The College Sport Research Institute welcomes the submission of abstracts for its 2nd annual Scholarly Conference on College Sport to be held on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. The conference’s mission is to: “Provide students, scholars, and college-sport practitioners with a public forum to discuss relevant and timely intercollegiate-athletics issues.”
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
To be considered for acceptance, abstracts must reflect college-sport research on the history of intercollegiate athletics, social-cultural college-sport issues, legal theory or the application of law to college-sport issues, business-related issues in college sport, or special topics related to current college-sport issues. The research should have reached a fairly complete stage of development, and the abstract should provide enough detail about the research, so the reviewers have sufficient information to judge its quality. Abstracts proposing teaching-related sessions on college-sport issues will also be considered, as long as the abstract provides sufficient detail to judge the quality of the proposed session.
Abstracts will undergo a multi-person, blind-review process to determine acceptance.
Abstracts submitted to CSRI should not be concurrently submitted for consideration to another conference.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Abstracts should NOT be submitted prior to October 3, 2008 and MUST be received no later than Friday, January 16, 2009 (11:59p.m. EST). Submissions received after this date and time will not be considered for acceptance.
ABSTRACT FORMAT AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURES:
All abstracts MUST be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word attachment and must contain the following information and conform to the following format requirements:
Single-spaced
One-inch margins,
Times New Roman 12-point font, and
400-word maximum for 25-minute presentations and posters, and 800-word maximum for 75-minute presentations.
ABSTRACT FORMAT:
Line 1: Type of session desired (choose from the options below):
· 30-minute oral presentation (including questions)
· 65-minute teaching symposium, roundtable, or workshop
· 65-minute forum (2-3 papers with a discussant, including questions)
· Poster presentation
Line 2: three to four keywords that will help the program coordinator schedule similar topics in succession
Line 3: author(s) and institution(s) names (centered on page)
Line 4: presentation title (centered on page)
Line 5: blank
Line 6 to end: text of abstract (including demonstration of research conducted)
In the email message accompanying the attached abstract, include the principal author’s name, postal mailing address, email address, and fax and telephone numbers.
Submission of abstract(s) indicates the intent of the presenter(s) to register for the conference at the appropriate registration fee.
Email all abstracts to:
Richard M. Southall (Director – College Sport Research Institute) at:
southall@email.unc.edu
NOTE: All abstracts MUST be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word attachment
Dr. Richard M. Southall
Director: College Sport Research Institute
Coordinator: Graduate Sport Administration Program
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 3182 Smith Building 05
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919.962-3507 (office)
901.240-7197 (cell)
919.962.6325 (fax)
southall@email.unc.edu
Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics http://csri-jiia.org
Please join us April 15-18, 2009 for the 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport
Thursday, August 14, 2008
CFP: Sport, Sexuality, and Culture Conference
I am pleased to write with a reminder that Ithaca College is hosting the Sport, Sexuality, and Culture Conference March 18-20, 2009. Our confirmed keynote speaker is author, activist, entrepreneur and former NBA star John Amaechi, who wrote about his life as a gay athlete in his autobiography, Man in the Middle. Our invited speakers as of this writing include:
* Dr. Eric Anderson, Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Bath
* Dr. Ketra Armstrong, Sport Management Graduate Program Director, California State University at Long Beach; President, National Association for Girls and Women in Sport
* Christine Brennan, Columnist, USA Today
* Helen Carroll, Sports Project Director, National Center for Lebian Rights
* Pat Griffin, Professor Emerita, Social Justice Education Program, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Director, It Takes A Team
* Dr. Katherine M. Jamieson, Director of Women's and Gender Studies, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
* Dr. Vikki Krane, Director-Women's Studies and Professor, School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies, Bowling Green State University
* Dr. Richard Lapchick, Chair of the DeVos Sport Business Management Program and Director for the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport as well as the National Consortium for Academics and Sport, University of Central Florida
* Jeff Lane, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, Princeton University, author of Under the Boards: The Cultural Revolution in Basketball
* Karin Lofstrom, Executive Director, Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport
* Dr. Susan Rankin, Associate Professor, Education Policy Studies, College Student Affairs, Research Associate, Center for the Study of Higher Education, The Pennylvania State University
* Ted Rybka, Director of Sports Media, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
* Dr. Richard Southall, Director, College Sport Research Institute, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
* Michael Stensgaard, Director of Conference and Culture, World Outgames 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
Attached please find the call for papers. The deadline for submissions from scholars, graduate students, public policy makers, and activists is September 15, 2008 with notification of acceptances after peer review scheduled on or around November 15, 2008.
I do want to draw your attention to the emphasis we are also placing on encouraging an undergraduate student voice in the conference. Thus, we also have a call for undergraduate proposals included here as well.
More details about the conference (registration, housing, and travel) can be found at
http://www.ithaca.edu/gradstudies/programsites/sportmgmt/sportsexualitycultureintr/
Many thanks for your kind attention. Please do feel free to share with colleagues who may not be on the list.
Kindest regards - Ellen
Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D.
Professor & Graduate Chair
Department of Sport Management & Media
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY 14850
(607)274-1730 (office)
staurows@ithaca.edu
* Dr. Eric Anderson, Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Bath
* Dr. Ketra Armstrong, Sport Management Graduate Program Director, California State University at Long Beach; President, National Association for Girls and Women in Sport
* Christine Brennan, Columnist, USA Today
* Helen Carroll, Sports Project Director, National Center for Lebian Rights
* Pat Griffin, Professor Emerita, Social Justice Education Program, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Director, It Takes A Team
* Dr. Katherine M. Jamieson, Director of Women's and Gender Studies, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
* Dr. Vikki Krane, Director-Women's Studies and Professor, School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies, Bowling Green State University
* Dr. Richard Lapchick, Chair of the DeVos Sport Business Management Program and Director for the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport as well as the National Consortium for Academics and Sport, University of Central Florida
* Jeff Lane, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, Princeton University, author of Under the Boards: The Cultural Revolution in Basketball
* Karin Lofstrom, Executive Director, Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport
* Dr. Susan Rankin, Associate Professor, Education Policy Studies, College Student Affairs, Research Associate, Center for the Study of Higher Education, The Pennylvania State University
* Ted Rybka, Director of Sports Media, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
* Dr. Richard Southall, Director, College Sport Research Institute, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
* Michael Stensgaard, Director of Conference and Culture, World Outgames 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
Attached please find the call for papers. The deadline for submissions from scholars, graduate students, public policy makers, and activists is September 15, 2008 with notification of acceptances after peer review scheduled on or around November 15, 2008.
I do want to draw your attention to the emphasis we are also placing on encouraging an undergraduate student voice in the conference. Thus, we also have a call for undergraduate proposals included here as well.
More details about the conference (registration, housing, and travel) can be found at
http://www.ithaca.edu/gradstudies/programsites/sportmgmt/sportsexualitycultureintr/
Many thanks for your kind attention. Please do feel free to share with colleagues who may not be on the list.
Kindest regards - Ellen
Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D.
Professor & Graduate Chair
Department of Sport Management & Media
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY 14850
(607)274-1730 (office)
staurows@ithaca.edu
Call for Nominations: NASSS Distinguished Service Award
Call for Nominations: NASSS Distinguished Service Award
As an academic society, the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution to the sociology of sport and/or service to NASSS. Criteria for what is deemed "distinguished" are somewhat open-ended, and might refer to distinguished and long-term contributions to NASSS directly, or to the field of sport sociology more generally. Specifically, service as an elected officer of NASSS, in itself, is neither a sufficient nor required criterion. In fact, the recipient need not be a member of NASSS. The nomination should include a one to two page letter that describes in some detail the reasons why NASSS should recognize the recipient. Nominations may be submitted by an individual or jointly by a group of individuals.
• To nominate an individual for the award, submit a one to two page letter that describes in some detail the reasons why NASSS should recognize the recipient.
• Nominations may be submitted by an individual or jointly by a group of individuals. The recipient need not be a member of NASSS.
• Letters of nomination should be submitted by October 3, 2008 to Nancy Spencer at nspencr@bgsu.edu
• The Distinguished Service Award Committee is composed of Nancy Spencer (Chair), Ben Carrington, and Amanda Paule.
• The Award will be presented November 7, 2008 at the Business Meeting of the annual NASSS Conference in Denver.
• Please direct all inquiries to Nancy Spencer at nspencr@bgsu.edu
As an academic society, the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution to the sociology of sport and/or service to NASSS. Criteria for what is deemed "distinguished" are somewhat open-ended, and might refer to distinguished and long-term contributions to NASSS directly, or to the field of sport sociology more generally. Specifically, service as an elected officer of NASSS, in itself, is neither a sufficient nor required criterion. In fact, the recipient need not be a member of NASSS. The nomination should include a one to two page letter that describes in some detail the reasons why NASSS should recognize the recipient. Nominations may be submitted by an individual or jointly by a group of individuals.
• To nominate an individual for the award, submit a one to two page letter that describes in some detail the reasons why NASSS should recognize the recipient.
• Nominations may be submitted by an individual or jointly by a group of individuals. The recipient need not be a member of NASSS.
• Letters of nomination should be submitted by October 3, 2008 to Nancy Spencer at nspencr@bgsu.edu
• The Distinguished Service Award Committee is composed of Nancy Spencer (Chair), Ben Carrington, and Amanda Paule.
• The Award will be presented November 7, 2008 at the Business Meeting of the annual NASSS Conference in Denver.
• Please direct all inquiries to Nancy Spencer at nspencr@bgsu.edu
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
CFP: Active Living Research
Active Living Research invites abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 2009 Annual Conference on February 18 - 20, 2009 in San Diego, CA.
http://www.activelivingresearch.org/conference/2009/cfa2009
The theme for the 2009 conference is Active Communities for Youth and Families: Creating Momentum for Change. Abstracts describing research results on all topics related to active living policies and environments are welcome and abstracts related to the conference theme are particularly encouraged.
The childhood obesity epidemic presents an urgent need to create social and built environments that support active living among youth and families. The 2009 conference will accelerate the understanding of how evidence-based policies and environmental changes can help promote active living and prevent childhood obesity. ALR welcomes abstracts on research about children and adolescents at greatest risk for obesity—African-American, Latino, Native American, Asian American and Pacific Islander children and youth living in low-income communities. Abstracts with an international focus are encouraged as well, as there are lessons to be learned from policy and environmental innovations from around the world.
http://www.activelivingresearch.org/conference/2009/cfa2009
The theme for the 2009 conference is Active Communities for Youth and Families: Creating Momentum for Change. Abstracts describing research results on all topics related to active living policies and environments are welcome and abstracts related to the conference theme are particularly encouraged.
The childhood obesity epidemic presents an urgent need to create social and built environments that support active living among youth and families. The 2009 conference will accelerate the understanding of how evidence-based policies and environmental changes can help promote active living and prevent childhood obesity. ALR welcomes abstracts on research about children and adolescents at greatest risk for obesity—African-American, Latino, Native American, Asian American and Pacific Islander children and youth living in low-income communities. Abstracts with an international focus are encouraged as well, as there are lessons to be learned from policy and environmental innovations from around the world.
Friday, July 04, 2008
CFP: Head, Department of Kinesiology University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - College of Education
Location: Lafayette, LA
Category:
* Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
* Faculty - Health - Sports Mgmt, Recreation & Leisure Studies
Posted: 07/03/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
POSITION: Head, Department of Kinesiology University of Louisiana at Lafayette, nine month tenure track appointment with summer employment guaranteed.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will head the Department of Kinesiology and meet all criteria in teaching, research and service for tenure and qualify for rank as assistant, associate or full professor. Responsibilities include serving as an academic administrator to a dynamic, multidisciplinary faculty, encouraging professional growth, communicating pertinent information to the university community, faculty, staff, and students in addition to fulfilling half-time teaching expectations.
QUALIFICATIONS: Earned doctorate in one of the following areas: athletic training, exercise science, health and physical education, health promotion, sports management, or a related area.
Candidate must have evidence of professional achievement, successful teaching experience, a proven record of successful research, and support for scholarly activities. Candidate must demonstrate leadership management; communicative and interpersonal skills that foster a harmonious environment of continual growth; and strive to promote local, regional, national, and international visibility within the profession. Previous administrative experience preferred.
ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of eight publicly supported universities in the University of Louisiana system. Our university consists of eight degree-granting colleges and the Graduate School. The university enrollment is 16,300 and it employs 550 full time faculty. The College of Education consists of three academic departments in the disciplines of Kinesiology, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Foundations and Leadership. The Department of Kinesiology has approximately 750 majors and 19 faculty members.
SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
STARTING DATE: Fall semester 2009; Summer 2009 if available.
APPLICATIONS: Applications should be received by January 31, 2009. The following materials are requested: letter of application, resume, two most recent samples of scholarly work, transcripts, and three letters of recommendation.
Materials should be emailed to Dr. Lyman at halo@louisiana.edu or mailed to:
Dr. Susan Lyman; Chair, Search Committee
Department of Kinesiology
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
225 Cajundome Blvd., Lafayette, LA 70506
337-482-6465 halo@louisiana.edu
Postal Address: Dept. of Kinesiology
College of Education
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
225 Cajun Dome Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone: 337-482-6465
Email Address: halo@louisiana.edu
Location: Lafayette, LA
Category:
* Faculty - Health - Physical Education & Kinesiology
* Faculty - Health - Sports Mgmt, Recreation & Leisure Studies
Posted: 07/03/2008
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time
POSITION: Head, Department of Kinesiology University of Louisiana at Lafayette, nine month tenure track appointment with summer employment guaranteed.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will head the Department of Kinesiology and meet all criteria in teaching, research and service for tenure and qualify for rank as assistant, associate or full professor. Responsibilities include serving as an academic administrator to a dynamic, multidisciplinary faculty, encouraging professional growth, communicating pertinent information to the university community, faculty, staff, and students in addition to fulfilling half-time teaching expectations.
QUALIFICATIONS: Earned doctorate in one of the following areas: athletic training, exercise science, health and physical education, health promotion, sports management, or a related area.
Candidate must have evidence of professional achievement, successful teaching experience, a proven record of successful research, and support for scholarly activities. Candidate must demonstrate leadership management; communicative and interpersonal skills that foster a harmonious environment of continual growth; and strive to promote local, regional, national, and international visibility within the profession. Previous administrative experience preferred.
ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of eight publicly supported universities in the University of Louisiana system. Our university consists of eight degree-granting colleges and the Graduate School. The university enrollment is 16,300 and it employs 550 full time faculty. The College of Education consists of three academic departments in the disciplines of Kinesiology, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Foundations and Leadership. The Department of Kinesiology has approximately 750 majors and 19 faculty members.
SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
STARTING DATE: Fall semester 2009; Summer 2009 if available.
APPLICATIONS: Applications should be received by January 31, 2009. The following materials are requested: letter of application, resume, two most recent samples of scholarly work, transcripts, and three letters of recommendation.
Materials should be emailed to Dr. Lyman at halo@louisiana.edu or mailed to:
Dr. Susan Lyman; Chair, Search Committee
Department of Kinesiology
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
225 Cajundome Blvd., Lafayette, LA 70506
337-482-6465 halo@louisiana.edu
Postal Address: Dept. of Kinesiology
College of Education
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
225 Cajun Dome Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone: 337-482-6465
Email Address: halo@louisiana.edu
Thursday, July 03, 2008
CFP: Special Issue of IRSS - Interrogating Athletic Urbanism
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE OF IRSS
Interrogating Athletic Urbanism:
The politics of sport spectacles in the economy of appearances
Guest Editor
Thomas F. Carter
University of Brighton
The use of sport to promote a sense of community within a sweeping urban environment as well to project specific imagery of a city in a competitive global environment tends to follow discursive strategies based on consumerism and modernism. These strategies are consumerist to the extent that a city becomes a playground for certain constituencies to associate their leisure with high-profile sporting experiences. Equally, they are modernist in that participation in sport symbolically demonstrates the city’s modern qualities and characteristics thereby providing proof that the city in question is a fully civilized, cosmopolitan environment. Sport, then, reflects civic leaders’ efforts to harness perceived social, political, and economic capital of sport for the benefit of the city, as they widely imagine it.
The production of city image-making fuels transnational corporate investment and it is this ‘economy of appearances’ that forms the place-making competition between cities. The self-conscious construction processes of dramatic performance create the conditions in which capital accumulation becomes a performance; a spectacle that demonstrates and asserts a city’s financial viability and status. Essentially the drama of spectacular accumulation makes the city a commodity, bought and sold, torn down, speculated upon, and fought over, in which ‘that which appears is good, that which is good appears’.1 Cities have to be seen to be dynamic, progressive, modern –in a word “global”– before actually becoming so. Consequently, the dramatization of cities’ potential as viable places becomes crucial and it is this dramatization through spectacle that informs the economy of appearances. Whatever the imagery used, these discursive constructs rely on the idea that the city in question is a sporting city: a city that demonstrates its vitality, energy, civilization, and modernity through its sporting capacity.
Articles for this special issue of IRSS should address the politics of civic image-making through sporting spectacle: looking at how sport is harnessed for the construction of modernity in a global context. These papers should look at how selected cities - including ones not normally associated with the ideas of globalization - assert a place in a broader global order while at the same time keeping a localized context and significance through the use of sport.
Expressions of interest; queries and/or submissions should be maid via t.f.carter@brighton.ac.uk
Submissions will be subject to the standard and rigorous style conventions and refereeing procedures of IRSS. For further details of submissions conventions see: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsProdManSub.nav?prodId=Journal200937
Interrogating Athletic Urbanism:
The politics of sport spectacles in the economy of appearances
Guest Editor
Thomas F. Carter
University of Brighton
The use of sport to promote a sense of community within a sweeping urban environment as well to project specific imagery of a city in a competitive global environment tends to follow discursive strategies based on consumerism and modernism. These strategies are consumerist to the extent that a city becomes a playground for certain constituencies to associate their leisure with high-profile sporting experiences. Equally, they are modernist in that participation in sport symbolically demonstrates the city’s modern qualities and characteristics thereby providing proof that the city in question is a fully civilized, cosmopolitan environment. Sport, then, reflects civic leaders’ efforts to harness perceived social, political, and economic capital of sport for the benefit of the city, as they widely imagine it.
The production of city image-making fuels transnational corporate investment and it is this ‘economy of appearances’ that forms the place-making competition between cities. The self-conscious construction processes of dramatic performance create the conditions in which capital accumulation becomes a performance; a spectacle that demonstrates and asserts a city’s financial viability and status. Essentially the drama of spectacular accumulation makes the city a commodity, bought and sold, torn down, speculated upon, and fought over, in which ‘that which appears is good, that which is good appears’.1 Cities have to be seen to be dynamic, progressive, modern –in a word “global”– before actually becoming so. Consequently, the dramatization of cities’ potential as viable places becomes crucial and it is this dramatization through spectacle that informs the economy of appearances. Whatever the imagery used, these discursive constructs rely on the idea that the city in question is a sporting city: a city that demonstrates its vitality, energy, civilization, and modernity through its sporting capacity.
Articles for this special issue of IRSS should address the politics of civic image-making through sporting spectacle: looking at how sport is harnessed for the construction of modernity in a global context. These papers should look at how selected cities - including ones not normally associated with the ideas of globalization - assert a place in a broader global order while at the same time keeping a localized context and significance through the use of sport.
Expressions of interest; queries and/or submissions should be maid via t.f.carter@brighton.ac.uk
Submissions will be subject to the standard and rigorous style conventions and refereeing procedures of IRSS. For further details of submissions conventions see: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsProdManSub.nav?prodId=Journal200937
CFP: Special Issue of Public Management Review, ‘The Public Management of Sport’
Call for papers:
Special Issue of Public Management Review,
‘The Public Management of Sport’
Guest Editor: Dr. Margaret Groeneveld (margaret.groeneveld@unibocconi.it)
Instructions for Authors
This special issue of the Public Management Review offers an opportunity to explore the multifaceted relationships between sport and government. It seeks to explore the broad spectrum of public management and governance of sport in the 21st century By its nature, sport scholarship frequently crosses disciplinary boundaries; this special issue is an opportunity to widen the frame for both public management and sport scholars and to initiate and increase awareness of synergies and complementary approaches from an international perspective.
Public Management Review is uniquely placed to offer a leading light on the rapidly developing interest in sport within the public management framework across the world. In general, the journal is focused on material which is:
International – drawing together and learning lessons from the development of public management across the world rather than being narrowly focused upon one area, and encouraging cross-national and comparative research papers
Multi-disciplinary – concerning work on public management in a range of disciplines
Inter-disciplinary – reflecting that much of the most important work about public management is coming at the cusp of traditional disciplines; the journal promotes such cross-boundary learning and conceptualization
The core issues commonly covered in the journal include:
social/public policy making and implementation in the plural state
inter-sectoral (government - non-profit - for profit) roles and relationships
the evaluation and critique of the New Public Management paradigm
governance, institutions and processes
globalization and convergence in public management
state reform and structural adjustment
the operational and strategic management of public services organizations, including such issues as contracting, marketing and strategic management
public management and civil society
management of non-profit and non-governmental organizations
public - private partnerships
For this special issue, papers are invited which highlight the position of sport and sport policy within these categories of public management scholarship. In general, papers should address a research and academic audience and should seek to promote and develop our understanding of sport within public management in an international perspective.
Two types of papers are welcome for consideration in the special issue:
1) Articles. These are substantive papers contributing to the deepening of theory about sport and public management and/or our empirical knowledge of this specific area. Papers should be between 5,000 - 8,000 words in length. These should be written as clearly and as concisely as possible, avoiding unnecessary jargon. They must be preceded by an abstract of not more than 100 words and between two and five key words suitable for indexing and on-line search purposes. Tables and figures should be presented on separate pages with their desired position in the text indicated in the margin of the manuscript. Permission to reproduce copyright material must be obtained by the authors before submission and any acknowledgements should be included in the typescript or captions as appropriate.
2) Developments. These are shorter papers contributing to the development of knowledge about sport and public management. These will usually be of around 2,000 - 3,500 words in length. They will take one of three approaches
review papers that develop a conceptual framework or review existing approaches, for use in research about public management, working primarily from significant publications about sport and public management and/or public policy from around the world, or review a cluster of publications on one aspect of sport and public management, methodological papers that report methodological approaches to research about sport and public management research-in-progress papers that report interesting and emerging finding from on-going research about public managers engaged with sport.
Notes for Contributors
Manuscripts should reach the Guest Editor before October 31st, 2008.
Authors should submit two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, while in the second all document information identifying the author(s) should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees. The title only should appear on the first page of both versions of the manuscript. Authors are requested to supply separately a short biographical note for inclusion in the journal.
Submission of a paper implies that it presents original unpublished work, not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Submissions should be in English, with double spacing and wide margins (including notes and references).
Details of the specific formatting requirements are available from the Guest Editor, or via http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rpxmauth.asp
Special Issue of Public Management Review,
‘The Public Management of Sport’
Guest Editor: Dr. Margaret Groeneveld (margaret.groeneveld@unibocconi.it)
Instructions for Authors
This special issue of the Public Management Review offers an opportunity to explore the multifaceted relationships between sport and government. It seeks to explore the broad spectrum of public management and governance of sport in the 21st century By its nature, sport scholarship frequently crosses disciplinary boundaries; this special issue is an opportunity to widen the frame for both public management and sport scholars and to initiate and increase awareness of synergies and complementary approaches from an international perspective.
Public Management Review is uniquely placed to offer a leading light on the rapidly developing interest in sport within the public management framework across the world. In general, the journal is focused on material which is:
International – drawing together and learning lessons from the development of public management across the world rather than being narrowly focused upon one area, and encouraging cross-national and comparative research papers
Multi-disciplinary – concerning work on public management in a range of disciplines
Inter-disciplinary – reflecting that much of the most important work about public management is coming at the cusp of traditional disciplines; the journal promotes such cross-boundary learning and conceptualization
The core issues commonly covered in the journal include:
social/public policy making and implementation in the plural state
inter-sectoral (government - non-profit - for profit) roles and relationships
the evaluation and critique of the New Public Management paradigm
governance, institutions and processes
globalization and convergence in public management
state reform and structural adjustment
the operational and strategic management of public services organizations, including such issues as contracting, marketing and strategic management
public management and civil society
management of non-profit and non-governmental organizations
public - private partnerships
For this special issue, papers are invited which highlight the position of sport and sport policy within these categories of public management scholarship. In general, papers should address a research and academic audience and should seek to promote and develop our understanding of sport within public management in an international perspective.
Two types of papers are welcome for consideration in the special issue:
1) Articles. These are substantive papers contributing to the deepening of theory about sport and public management and/or our empirical knowledge of this specific area. Papers should be between 5,000 - 8,000 words in length. These should be written as clearly and as concisely as possible, avoiding unnecessary jargon. They must be preceded by an abstract of not more than 100 words and between two and five key words suitable for indexing and on-line search purposes. Tables and figures should be presented on separate pages with their desired position in the text indicated in the margin of the manuscript. Permission to reproduce copyright material must be obtained by the authors before submission and any acknowledgements should be included in the typescript or captions as appropriate.
2) Developments. These are shorter papers contributing to the development of knowledge about sport and public management. These will usually be of around 2,000 - 3,500 words in length. They will take one of three approaches
review papers that develop a conceptual framework or review existing approaches, for use in research about public management, working primarily from significant publications about sport and public management and/or public policy from around the world, or review a cluster of publications on one aspect of sport and public management, methodological papers that report methodological approaches to research about sport and public management research-in-progress papers that report interesting and emerging finding from on-going research about public managers engaged with sport.
Notes for Contributors
Manuscripts should reach the Guest Editor before October 31st, 2008.
Authors should submit two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, while in the second all document information identifying the author(s) should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees. The title only should appear on the first page of both versions of the manuscript. Authors are requested to supply separately a short biographical note for inclusion in the journal.
Submission of a paper implies that it presents original unpublished work, not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Submissions should be in English, with double spacing and wide margins (including notes and references).
Details of the specific formatting requirements are available from the Guest Editor, or via http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rpxmauth.asp
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