Professor of Sport Management

Position Details

Position Title: Professor of Sport Management

Job Posting Number: TTL

Job Location: San Marcos

Department: Dept of Health & Human Performance

Proposed Start Date: 8/16/2027

Posting Date: 06/30/2026

Review Date: 10/01/2026

Close Date: 09/30/2026

Open Until Filled?: No

Position Description

The Department of Health and Human Performance at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure‑track Professor in Sport Management beginning Fall 2027.

A primary responsibility of this position is to support the Department’s newly developed hybrid Ph.D. in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport Management. The doctoral program prepares graduates for careers in higher education, research, and leadership within the sport and health studies industries. Faculty in the program are expected to maintain productive research programs and provide active mentorship for doctoral students, including dissertation supervision and participation on doctoral committees. This program is launching an Exercise Science concentration Fall 2026 (hybrid: online and face‑to‑face courses), and a Sport Management (online courses) concentration Fall 2027. The successful candidate will contribute to the continued development and delivery of the doctoral program through teaching doctoral courses, mentoring doctoral students, supervising dissertations, and maintaining a sustained program of scholarly research. This candidate may also teach classes in other programs in HHP such as Recreation and Sport Management.

Texas State is pursuing Carnegie R1 classification, and the department seeks candidates with a strong commitment to and potential for high‑impact scholarly productivity, external funding development, and doctoral student mentorship. The successful candidate will contribute to a collaborative research environment and support scholarship related to sport management and the sport industry.

University: Founded in 1899, Texas State University is a doctoral‑granting institution with more than 38,000 students. The university holds a Carnegie classification of Doctoral University – High Research Activity (R2) and is implementing a strategic plan to achieve Doctoral University – Very High Research Activity (R1) status.

Texas State is located in San Marcos along the San Marcos River within the rapidly growing corridor between Austin and San Antonio.

Department: The Department of Health and Human Performance includes more than 40 full‑time faculty members and serves approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students across programs in Athletic Training, Exercise and Sports Science, Public Health, and Recreation and Sport Management. Faculty maintain active research agendas and contribute to collaborative scholarship across multiple areas of human performance and sport.

Responsibilities

• Support the Ph.D. in Kinesiology program, particularly the Sport Management concentration (launching Fall 2027)
• Teach doctoral, master’s, and undergraduate courses in the Recreation and Sport Management division.
• Serve as an advisor for graduate research including doctoral dissertations.
• Maintain a sustained program of scholarly research resulting in peer‑reviewed publications.
• Pursue externally funded research and contribute to collaborative grant initiatives where appropriate.
• Contribute to the department’s research productivity and national visibility.
• Participate in departmental, college, and university service.
• Maintain active engagement with professional organizations and the sport industry.

Required Qualifications

• Earned doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, DBA, or equivalent) in Sport Management, Sport Administration, Sport Business, Kinesiology with a sport management emphasis, or a closely related field.
• Eligible for tenure at the Professor rank at time of hire.
• Evidence of a sustained scholarly research agenda related to sport management or the sport industry.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching and mentoring graduate students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence of external funding activity or potential for securing external research support.
• Evidence of high‑quality teaching sport management courses at the masters and doctoral levels.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching using various instructional modes, including online.
• Experience mentoring doctoral students and serving as doctoral dissertation chair.
• Evidence of collaborative research and interdisciplinary scholarship.
• Evidence of engagement with professional organizations related to sport management.
• Evidence of sustained leadership in research and scholarship.
• Evidence of scholarly or applied expertise in sport marketing, consumer behavior, sport analytics, or data‑driven research methodologies in sport.

Legal Notices

Texas State University is committed to a policy of non‑discrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal or state law in employment, educational programs, and activities and admissions.

Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, drug screening (if applicable), and employment eligibility verifications.

Certain positions, including those with clinical responsibilities, require compliance with health, immunization, and other requirements mandated by affiliated clinical agencies. Employment and continued assignment in such roles are contingent upon meeting and maintaining these requirements.

This position may conduct research on critical infrastructure depending on the research focus of a hire. Consistent with the requirements of the State of Texas, individuals conducting research on critical infrastructure will be subject to pre‑employment, and then subsequent routine background checks/cybersecurity screenings. Employment will at all times be contingent upon the successful completion of these screenings in accordance with State and University requirements.

In accordance with federal law, all new employees must complete the Form I‑9 and provide acceptable documentation verifying their identity and authorization to work in the United States. Texas State University participates in E‑Verify, and employment is contingent upon the successful verification of work authorization. Employees are required to maintain valid work authorization to satisfy the conditions of Form I‑9 at all times during their employment and the university makes no implicit or explicit promises to financially support visa or permanent residency applications.

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