Assistant Coach (Major Sport) jobs in South Carolina

The College of Business at Anderson University cordially invites applications for a professional-track, ten-month instructional position in Sport Management at the rank of assistant professor. The preferred start date for the position is Fall 2024. An earned doctorate in Business Management with an emphasis on sport management or a closely related business field from a regionally accredited institution is strongly preferred, though ABD will also be considered if the doctorate is earned by start of employment. Candidates with an earned juris doctorate or out-of-business doctorate will also be considered if at least 15 graduate credit hours have been earned through a regionally accredited college of business program. Experience teaching at the undergraduate level is preferred, but not required. Exceptionally well-qualified candidates with teaching and industry related experience will be considered for appointment at an advanced rank (associate or full professor). Only those candidates who have authorization to work in the United States can be considered for the position.

We are seeking a faculty member who is committed to teaching excellence in the field of sport management. The role also includes serving as a program lead for the Sport Management major. Faculty could have a potential teaching schedule that includes undergraduate and graduate classes offered at the Anderson main campus, the Greenville campus, and/or online.

Anderson University is an innovative, entrepreneurial, premier comprehensive liberal arts university affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention. The University seeks candidates with a strong Christian value system, lifestyle, and commitment to the integration of faith and learning.

The College of Business at Anderson University is ACBSP accredited, has 18 full-time faculty members, serves approximately 500 graduate and undergraduate students, offers eight majors in the BSB degree program, six concentrations in the BBA degree program, a Bachelor of Organizational Leadership degree program, and eleven minors. In addition, our graduate program includes an MOL, an MBA with four concentrations, and several certificate offerings.

Anderson University is a “more selective” comprehensive Christian university. The institution has degree programs at the bachelor, masters, and doctoral levels, both on campus and online. Anderson University is among US News and World Report’s “Best Regional Universities South,” and is on the publication’s “Most Innovative,” “Best Value,” “Best Undergraduate Teaching,” “Best Social Mobility” and “Best Online Programs” lists. Anderson is also highly ranked nationally for Student Engagement by the Wall Street Journal; is a “Best College” among institutions of higher learning in the southeast by The Princeton Review; and is an Apple Distinguished School. More information about the AU College of Business is available at https://www.andersonuniversity.edu/academics/business.

Though the primary focus at Anderson University is on teaching, academic research and student advising is also required.

This is an on-site, in person role. Application review will begin immediately and end with a successful appointment. Please include a digital cover letter of application, curriculum vitae, and an AU faculty application to: Sport Management Search Committee Chair, C/O Margaret Meece, Administrative Assistant, College of Business, via cobjobs@andersonuniversity.edu.