Assistant Professor, RSM

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The Conway Medical Center College of Health and Human Performance at Coastal Carolina University, Department of Recreation and Sport Management, announces one (1) full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning in August 2024.The Recreation and Sport Management department seeks highly qualified individuals who will play integral roles in the continued growth and development of rapidly expanding programs in recreation and sport management. Candidates must possess an earned Doctorate in Recreation, Sport Management, or highly related discipline (ABD considered); excellence in teaching, evidence of scholarly productivity; and community/public engagement. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, undergraduate/graduate student advisement, mentoring undergraduate/graduate student research, establishing a record of scholarship and professional service/outreach, commitment to program assessment and accreditation, and collaborating with related academic programs. In addition, successful candidates should demonstrate research and teaching expertise in the following areas, respectively: Sport Finance; Sport Marketing; Sales; Sport Analytics; Entrepreneurship; Sport Consumer Behavior, or related areas.Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 10,000 students from 49 states and 55 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.

Coastal Carolina University is committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, and we seek candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports the growth and development of a diverse campus community. The University provides equal opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status or disability in admissions, employment and in all of its educational programs and activities. We encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, transcripts, summary of research agenda, and names and contact information of three (3) professional references electronically at: Review of applications will begin February 16, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Candidates who interview must provide official transcripts of graduate work. Please contact Dr. Justin Lovich at if you have any questions.

Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.

Required Qualifications

Must hold the appropriate terminal degree or meet the established alternative qualifications, and exhibit strong potential for excellence in teaching.

Preferred Qualifications

Licensure and/or Certification

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

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Mental Demands Analytical and Problem Solving, Confidentiality, Constant Interruptions, Customer Contact, Detailed Work, Language, Math, Multiple Concurrent Tasks, Reading (documents or instruments), Reasoning, Stress, Training, Verbal Communication, Written Communication

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Physical Demands Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Walking, Writing

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