Job Description

Sport Management Lecturer

Posting Number: F-0941
College/Unit: The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions
Home Department: Department of Physical Education and Sport
Employee Group: Fixed-Term Faculty - Academic Year
Employment Status: Full-Time
Position Type: 10 month
Position Classification: Fixed-Term Faculty
Position Begin Date: 08/18/2025
Position End Date:

Position Summary:

The Sport Management Division within the Department of Physical Education & Sport seeks to hire a full-time, ten month fixed-term faculty position. The anticipated start date is August 18, 2025. This position is open until filled. The successful candidate will teach courses in the Sport Management undergraduate program, and graduate level courses in the departments Masters in Sport Administration, depending on education and experience.

We are seeking applicants with teaching and industry experience in one or more of the sport management core content areas. Fixed-term faculty members are expected to teach courses that equate to 12-credit loads per semester. Courses will be assigned that reflect the candidates education and expertise. Additional tasks may be assigned by areas of expertise or department needs.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters degree in sport management or relevant field.
• Evidence of successful teaching at the collegiate level.
• 3 years of industry experience in leadership roles related to sport management or a similar field.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a team and collaborate across disciplines, earning trust and mutual respect.
• Demonstrated leadership and collaborative skills.
• Effective oral/written communication skills.
• Proficient in technology use.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in sport management or relevant field (e.g., PhD, EdD, JD, or similar degree).
• 5 years of industry experience.
• Experience teaching online, developing new courses, and integrating experiential learning into the curriculum.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and cultivate partnerships with alumni, businesses, and organizations in the sport management industry, so as to build strong academic-practice partnerships and productive channels for faculty and student recruitment.
• Demonstrated strong marketing and recruiting skills, and ability to develop new and innovative courses, credentials, or programs.
• Experience in the assessment process of academic programs.
• Superior communication skills, as evidenced in work teaching, leading an organization, and representing programs to donors, policymakers, and other academics.

Message to Applicants:

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position. Attach a letter of interest, curriculum vita, transcript copies, and a list of three professional references, including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

Screening of applicants is ongoing and will continue until the position is filled. Preference will be given to applicants who apply by April 18, 2025.

For more information contact Dr. Vincent Mumford, Division Director, at (989) 774-1040 or [email protected] .

About the Department:

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions consists of five academic units (Department of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the School of Health Sciences, and the School of Rehabilitation and Medical Science). The college offers undergraduate and/or graduate degree programs in athletic training, audiology, communication sciences and disorders, exercise science, environmental health and safety, health administration, physical activity specialist, physical education, physical therapy, physician assistant, public health, school and public health education, speech-language pathology, and sport management, delivered by 100+ faculty/staff. To learn more about the College, please click here .

The CMU Health and Physical Education program is an undergraduate four-year program that prepares teaching candidates with a major in K-12 Health and Physical Education. The program is growing, having doubled the number of majors over the past five years, and boasts the highest pass rate among first-time test takers on Michigans Test for Teacher Certification over the past three years. Students within the program are heavily recruited and hired upon graduation. The program is intentional about preparing pre-service teachers to equip K-12 students with the skills to stay active, fit, and healthy throughout life. To learn more about the program, please click here .

Posting Begins: 03/06/2025

Posting Ends:

Open Until Filled: Yes



About CMU:

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 mens and womens Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. Its part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the states largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions - Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more - are within easy reach of the citys central location in Michigans Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

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CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see ).

If you wish to see 'EEO is the Law' posters, please click here .

CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.

Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMUs Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Educations Assistant Secretary, or both.

CMUs Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:

Phone: 989-774-3253

Office: 103 E. Preston St.

Bovee University Center, suite 306

Mount Pleasant, MI 48858

Email: [email protected]














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About Central Michigan University

Founded 125 years ago, Central Michigan University is a major, national university with 26,000 students, more than 30 remote locations in the U.S. and Canada, and 225,000 alumni worldwide.CMU offers more than 200 academic programs at the undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels. Academic excellence is found in programs considered among the best in the nation, such as engineering, information systems, neuroscience, physician assistant, physical therapy, sales, logistics, fashion merchandising and design, advertising, marketing, public relations, and broadcasting. Central has been a pioneer in extended learning for nearly 50 years, and its online programs for undergraduates and the military, as well as its online MBA and online graduate education for teachers and school leaders, are nationally ranked.Central Michigan University expands its academics with immersive, hands-on opportunities such as research, volunteering, study abroad, internships and leadership experiences. The fourth-largest university in Michigan began with the mission of addressing a demand for teachers prepared and qualified to lead classrooms and educate future generations. That commitment to fulfil ... ling unmet needs continues today through many newer programs, including our College of Medicine, which in May 2017 graduated its first class of doctors dedicated to serving medically underserved communities.Employees have access to fitness facilities and a nationally recognized wellness program as well as health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.With student-athletes who are expected to perform equally well in the classroom and on the field, CMU is a member of the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. CMU Athletics regularly earns accolades for student excellence in the classroom (almost 30 percent of our students were honored in spring 2017 for GPAs of 3.5 or higher) and on the field, with frequent men’s and women’s championship seasons in sports such as football, basketball, gymnastics, field hockey, soccer, baseball and softball, and wrestling. Central is located in a quaint, tight-knit community in the heart of central lower Michigan. Our community offers a robust mix of outdoor opportunities, family attractions, restaurants and brew pubs. Mount Pleasant’s small-town life is complemented by cultural activities on campus, including concerts, plays and guest speakers. Mount Pleasant is an hour or two from most Michigan destination spots, including Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Ann Arbor, as well as the state’s sunset beaches, golf and ski resorts, and our famous “Up North” communities, state parks and lakes.

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