Tenure Track Faculty Position: Business and Sport Management

Job Description

Job Description

Covenant College Job PostingTenure-Track Faculty Position in Business and Sport ManagementThe Sport Management Program in the Department of Business at Covenant College, an agency of the Presbyterian Church in America and an academically rigorous Christian college emphasizing the liberal arts in the Reformed and Presbyterian tradition, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position beginning July 1, 2026. Rank and compensation will be commensurate with experience.The candidate who fills this position will be someone with both academic and practitioner experience in sport management or business with a sports focus, who is capable of teaching a variety of undergraduate sport management and business courses.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Teach a variety of undergraduate courses in core areas within the sport management and business majorsPriority will be given to candidates who can teach sport law and business law, and/or analytically oriented coursesTeaching load: 24 credits per academic year, with a course release in the first semesterEngage in research, scholarship, and other professional activitiesCollaborate with the sports industry by working on real-world events alongside students, providing experiential learning opportunitiesMentor and advise undergraduate studentsParticipate in the life of the campus community and faculty governanceQualifications:A Ph.D. in Sport Management, Business Administration, or related business area (Economics, Finance, Analytics, etc.) from an accredited institution is preferred.ABD candidates or candidates with a Master's Degree in Sport Management, an MBA, or a JD with relevant experience working in sport will also be considered.The ideal candidate will have prior teaching and/or research experience in sport business, or a business area that touches/connects to the sport industry.Practitioner experience in sport management/business that will elevate academic instruction in the classroom and help prepare students for careers in the fieldCommitment to the mission of Covenant CollegeInterested and qualified candidates should send the following documentation to Dr. Collin Messer:Curriculum VitaeA Testimony of Christian Faith and ExperiencePhilosophy of Christian Higher EducationA Response to the Westminster Confession (located at -confession/) indicating agreement, and any scruples, with rationales, with the Confession