Visiting Faculty - Sport Leadership and Management
About The Position
Visiting faculty to teach as needed on a per-course basis during the Fall Semester for courses in Sport Leadership and Management. 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 2026. Visiting faculty to teach as needed on a per-course basis during the Fall Semester for Sport Leadership and Management. 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 2026. 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. Miami University Established in 1809, Miami University consistently ranks among the top national public universities for providing students with a superior education and exceptional value. Miami is located in the quintessential college town of Oxford, Ohio, with polytechnic campuses in Hamilton and Middletown, a learning center in West Chester, a European study center in Luxembourg, and a 100% virtual option in Miami Online. A comprehensive research university, Miami empowers students to engage with premiere teacher-scholars and benefit from a well-rounded liberal arts foundation and vibrant campus experience to develop lifelong skills for any career. With more than 240,000 high-achieving alumni, students gain access to an extensive and supportive community that opens doors globally and leads to amazing outcomes. With an ambition to effect meaningful change, Miami delivers the resources and experiences that prepare graduates to learn with purpose and lead with courage.
Requirements
- For undergraduate classes: Bachelor's Degree, 2 years of experience working in the sport industry or college teaching experience.
- For graduate classes: Master's Degree, 5 years of experience working in the sport industry or college teaching experience.
Responsibilities
- Visiting faculty to teach as needed on a per-course basis during the Fall Semester for courses in Sport Leadership and Management.
- Courses may be taught face-to-face or online depending on need.
- Course assignments are made on a semester basis.
