Position Details
Position Information
Budget Title
Assistant Professor
Campus Title
Assistant Professor of Sport Management
School/Division
Academic Affairs, Division of
Department
Sport Management
Faculty Sub-Type
FT Faculty
Salary Level
A5
Salary Range
$66,100 + depending on experience (DOE)
Salary Determination
Position Effort
Full-Time
If Part-Time, enter FTE:
Is this a temporary position?
No
If Temporary, enter End Date:
Position Summary
The Sport Management Department at SUNY Cortland invites
applications for an on-campus tenure-track Assistant Professor
position.
This is a generalist position designed to attract candidates with
diverse professional backgrounds across sport management.
Applicants are encouraged to identify their primary area(s) of
expertise within their application materials. Areas of interest may
include, but are not limited to:
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Sport Informatics and Analytics
As the oldest and largest sport management program in the SUNY
system, the SUNY Cortland Sport Management Department offers a
mission-driven, student-centered curriculum grounded in
experiential learning, career-driven outcomes, and professional
development. We place a high premium on preparing students for
careers across the sport industry through applied coursework,
internships, and active industry engagement.
We seek an enthusiastic candidate who thrives in a student-first
environment where teaching, advising, and mentoring are central to
faculty life. Candidates should bring an engaging pedagogical
approach and a desire to actively support student success. While
faculty in the department engage in impactful scholarship and
service, meaningful interaction with students remains the
cornerstone of our departmental culture. The successful candidate
will demonstrate a passionate commitment to high-impact
undergraduate and graduate education at a teaching
institution.
SUNY Cortland is an engaged learning community that is committed to
promoting a diversity of thought and experience. We believe that an
equitable, inclusive, and diverse campus and curriculum are
critical to our educational mission. Tenure-track faculty
contribute to the college’s values of inclusive excellence through
outstanding teaching, research and/or scholarship, service to the
department and college, and by providing academic advisement and
mentoring to/for all students. Faculty are expected to maintain a
routine presence on campus to support our Campus Values of Focusing
on the Students, Integrity, and Intellectual Life.
Salary Range: $66,100 + depending on experience ( DOE
)
Watch to learn more about being a faculty member at SUNY Cortland:
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What makes SUNY Cortland a great place to work?
• Our positions provide predictable salary progressions, and many
offer permanency.
• Generous benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance,
various retirement program options, paid family leave and/or
parental leaves, flexible spending and dependent care accounts,
long term disability and tuition reimbursement.
• SUNY Cortland prioritizes work-life balance and well-being in all
forms. The university’s state-of-the-art Student Life Center is
free for employees to use, with membership options for families.
Alternate work schedules are available with a supervisor’s
approval.
• Professional development opportunities exist through training,
continuing education programs, tuition reimbursement and conference
travel, based on funding.
• Cortland County and surrounding areas offer easy access to arts,
entertainment, outdoor recreation and much more.
Experience
Cortland dives deep into the region’s offerings
Major Responsibilities
Teaching
- Teach undergraduate and/or graduate sport management
courses
- Advise and mentor students in sport management.
Scholarship / Creative Activity
- Engage in scholarly work and activities that involve
undergraduate or graduate students as appropriate to the
application and receipt of tenure.
Service
- Provide service to the department, the University, and
professional organizations in Sport Management.
Functional and Supervisory Relationships
- Reports to the Department Chair.
- Works collaboratively with department faculty and staff.
Required Qualifications
PhD, terminal degree, or doctoral candidate who is all but
dissertation ( ABD ) in Sport Management or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated excellence in university- or college-level
teaching across undergraduate and online graduate modalities.
- Ability to teach across core curriculum areas and high-demand
areas in the core curriculum
- Minimum of three years of professional, applied experience
within the sport industry.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Comprehensive understanding of sport management concepts, with
specific expertise in high-demand areas within the department.
- Ability to cultivate an equitable learning environment that
values diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and learning styles.
- Ability to maintain an active campus presence and build
mentor-student relationships.
- Demonstrated knowledge of high-impact educational practices,
including case-based learning, client-based projects, simulations,
and field experience integration in curriculum.
- Demonstrated skill in designing, delivering, and assessing
undergraduate and online graduate courses.
- Some proficiency in integrating industry platforms into
coursework (e.g., CRM /ticketing software, digital content creation
tools, sport analytics platforms, or interactive business
simulations)
- Strong interpersonal skills in guiding undergraduate students
through academic progression
- Ability to establish a productive research agenda that
complements teaching and contributes to the broader sport
management discipline.
About the University
A top public university of approximately 6,600 students located in
the geographic center of New York State, SUNY Cortland provides
accessible, affordable education to students from across the U.S.
body. One of 13 comprehensive universities in the State University
of New York system, SUNY Cortland prides itself on its rigorous
undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences,
education, and professional studies. For more than 150 years, SUNY
Cortland has provided unmistakable value for students seeking a
well-rounded academic, athletic, and social experience. The
University ranks among the top campuses in the nation on
Money magazine’s “Best Colleges for Your Money List,”
fields a powerhouse Division III athletics program and boasts an
impressive network of alumni making a difference in education,
business, government, fitness, medicine and many other
fields.
Please note: Individuals must be currently authorized to
work in the United States on a full-time basis. Visa sponsorship is
not available for this position.
EEO Statement
SUNY Cortland is an AA/ EEO / ADA employer and encourages
applications from women, veterans, individuals with disabilities,
and members of underrepresented groups.
Job Close Date
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
F26014
Review Start Date
10/16/2026
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicant
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting
https://jobs.cortland.edu/postings/11544
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Are you currently authorized to work in the United States on
a full-time basis as visa sponsorship is not available for this
position?
- * Do you or will you need visa sponsorship?
Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae or Resume
- Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Optional Documents