Instructional Track Faculty in Sport and Recreation Management

The University of Iowa’s Department of Health and Human Physiology invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track, open-rank instructional track faculty position in Sport and Recreation Management (SRM) for the academic year 2025-26, beginning August 20, 2025, renewable for a total of three years (2026-29) and renewable thereafter in three-year increments. Applications are sought from candidates with a demonstrated potential for outstanding teaching in three or more courses from the following list of SRM courses:

• Contemporary Issues in Sports
• Managerial Operations in Sport and Recreation
• Sales in Sport
• Communications and Public Relations in Sports
• Design and Management of Sport and Recreation Facilities
• Sport Business Practices
• Sport and Recreation Promotion
• Finance in Sport and Recreation
• Recreation Administration
• Programming for Recreational Services
• U.S. Recreation and Parks: Foundations and Impact
• Travel and Tourism

Duties of this position include teaching and service to the department. Interested applicants are encouraged to learn more about the Sport and Recreation Management program, which offers B.S. and M.A. degrees, at the Sport and Recreation Management program website: https://sportmanagement.clas.uiowa.edu/ 

In 2016, the University of Iowa adopted a new policy governing the rights and responsibilities of Instructional Faculty (non-tenure track), including the addition of promotion criteria and ranks.  For more information about The University of Iowa Instructional Faculty policy please see: https://provost.uiowa.edu/human-resources-administration/faculty-hr-administration/faculty-appointment. For more information on the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences policy on Instructional Faculty appointments and review please see: https://clas.uiowa.edu/faculty/faculty-appointments-review-clasui-procedures-instructional-track-promotion.  

Required Qualifications

1. A master’s or doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, JD) in sport management, recreation management, business administration or a related field of study is required in hand by the start date. 
2. A demonstrated potential for outstanding teaching in three or more courses from the following list of SRM courses:
   • Contemporary Issues in Sports
   • Managerial Operations in Sport and Recreation
   • Sales in Sport
   • Communications and Public Relations in Sports
   • Design and Management of Sport and Recreation Facilities
   • Sport Business Practices
   • Sport and Recreation Promotion
   • Finance in Sport and Recreation
   • Recreation Administration
   • Programming for Recreational Services
   • U.S. Recreation and Parks: Foundations and Impact
   • Travel and Tourism

Desirable Qualifications

• Minimum two years of professional experience in the sport and recreation industry. 

Application Instructions

Please submit applications online at http://jobs.uiowa.edu/ under requisition #75299. Required application materials include a CV, a letter of interest highlighting the applicant’s teaching experience and/or teaching philosophy as well as any sport and recreation management industry experience, and a document with the name and contact information of three professional references.

Screening of applicants will begin September 23, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.

Successful candidates will be required to disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation, including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment, along with a related release. Successful candidates will also be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.