Associate/Full Professor

Responsibilities

• Provide academic and strategic leadership for the Sport Leadership and Administration undergraduate program, including curriculum innovation and long-range planning.
• Serve as Director of the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport, advancing its mission and global impact.
• Teach courses at the undergraduate and, where appropriate, graduate levels.
• Maintain an active, high-impact research agenda relevant to sport leadership and administration.
• Strengthen experiential learning through partnerships with professional, collegiate, and corporate sport organizations.
• Advance equity-centered scholarship and programmatic initiatives to prepare students for diverse sport contexts.
• Mentor and advise undergraduate students and early-career scholars.
• Seek and obtain external resources through grants, contracts, and philanthropic gifts.

Requirements

• Earned doctorate in sport leadership, administration, or a closely related discipline.
• Tenured appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor by the time of appointment.
• Sustained record of scholarly achievement with publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• National or international reputation in the field of sport leadership or administration.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching and student mentoring.
• Proven experience in academic program leadership or administration.
• Demonstrated success in building external partnerships or industry collaboration.
• Clear evidence of commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusive excellence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience directing or leading an academic center or institute.
• Experience integrating experiential learning and workforce development into academic programs.

About the Company

The University of Massachusetts Boston is an urban public research university with a deep commitment to educational opportunity and social justice. The College of Education and Human Development is the top-ranked public college of education in Massachusetts, serving a highly diverse student population through high research intensity and community engagement.