"Visiting Faculty - Sport Leadership and Management"

Visiting faculty to teach as needed on a per-course basis during the Fall Semester for courses in sport management and leadership. Courses may be taught face-to-face or online depending on need. Ability to teach online limited to specific states. Course assignments are made on a semester basis. Appointment begins August, 2025.

Sport Leadership and Management (SLAM) is a growing program of 600+ undergraduate students and 50+ graduate students. The mission of SLAM is to prepare students to succeed in leadership positions in the sport industry (recreational to professional, youth to adult) by providing them with knowledge and skills to critically analyze and innovatively engage in the business and culture of sport. The SLAM undergraduate major prepares students for specific career opportunities in sport management, sport coaching, and sport communication and media. Students often minor in management, marketing, or entrepreneurship in the Farmer School of Business, a nationally rated top-25 undergraduate business program. The SLAM department offers a minor, a certificate, and a summer academy in sport analytics working with colleagues in the department of Information Systems and Analytics and department of Statistics.

The mission of the College of Education, Health, and Society at Miami University is to prepare transformative leaders. Through excellence in teaching, scholarship, and community partnerships, the college provides dynamic and innovative programs that encourage international perspectives. Our integrated human experience prepares graduates to generate knowledge, educate, serve, and promote wellbeing in diverse and global settings through ethical, democratic practices. Faculty members work in an environment that promotes a holistic approach to both teaching and research. They are encouraged to align their teaching, scholarship, and service in an interdisciplinary fashion in order to promote aggressive solutions to the issues faced by our society. The College of Education, Health, and Society seeks out opportunities for cross-departmental collaboration facilitated by the six departments in our division (Educational Leadership, Educational Psychology, Family Science and Social Work, Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health, Sport Leadership and Management and Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry). It is our belief that the synergy from this comprehensive approach creates the kind of integrated human experience that is essential to excellence in research and teaching.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in sport management or related field for teaching undergraduate courses and one of the following: (1) managerial or executive-level professional experience or highly applied professional experience; (2) at least 18 graduate credits of academic coursework in field plus four years of significant professional experience; or (3) professional certificate plus at least four years of professional experience in field.

Required Application Documents: Please submit a resume/CV.

For inquiries about posting, contact Dr. Melissa Chase at chasema@miamioh.edu.