Assistant Professor - Entertainment Management - Sports, Arts, Entertainment and Music Business

Point Park University • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

The Sports, Arts, Entertainment and Music Business (SAEM) department of the Rowland School of Business at Point Park University seeks applicants for a tenure-track faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor; appointment to begin August 2026.
We are seeking a candidate with a strong commitment to entertainment management education and teaching excellence. Teaching responsibilities may include courses in entertainment management and arts management as well as Sports, Arts, Entertainment and Music Business. Additional responsibilities may include student organization advising, mentoring students, curriculum development, and professional outreach. Terminal degree or equivalent professional experience required; MBA from an accredited institution preferred.
The Sports, Arts, Entertainment and Music Business department serves close to 125 majors and takes advantage of Pittsburgh's dynamic urban environment with shadowing, internships, and jobs at world-class venues large and small just steps away from campus. For additional information, please visit our website: https://www.pointpark.edu/academics/schools/business/undergraduateprogram/sportartsandentertainmentmanagement/index
Being in Downtown Pittsburgh puts our students in the heart of the SAEM industries, making nationally acclaimed entertainment venues, world-class arts and cultural organizations including the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and our very own Pittsburgh Playhouse along with some of sports' most-admired teams, within walking distance of campus. Entertainment and arts-focused students can gain valuable experience working with events teams from Acrisure Stadium, PNC Park and PPG Paints Arena and by serving on the student-run Ghostlight Theatre Board of Directors.
We offer the perfect setting for SAEM majors to network with professionals and land outstanding internships and careers in Pittsburgh and beyond.
We have academic partnerships with Stage AE, iHeart Media, the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Red Caiman Studios through our student-run record label, Pioneer Records. Additionally, there are more than 100 organizations we partner with to offer our students a variety of shadowing and internship opportunities.

Requirements

• Strong commitment to entertainment management education and teaching excellence
• Terminal degree or equivalent professional experience required
• Authorization to work in the United States and not require employer sponsorship

Nice To Haves

• MBA from an accredited institution preferred

Responsibilities

• Teaching courses in entertainment management and arts management as well as Sports, Arts, Entertainment and Music Business
• Student organization advising
• Mentoring students
• Curriculum development
• Professional outreach

Benefits

• Salary is commensurate with credentials and experience and based on the minimums set by the University's collective bargaining agreement.
• Equal Opportunity Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree