Assistant Professor of Sports Management

Assistant Professor of Sports Management

Centenary College of Louisiana invites applications for a tenure‑track position at the assistant professor level in the Frost School of Business beginning August 2026. Ideally, applicants will have a terminal degree in Sport Management from an AACSB accredited institution, demonstrated strength or a commitment to excellence in teaching, work experience in the profession, and a willingness to mentor undergraduate students in research.

Also preferred, the terminal degree will be earned in a program with a traditional, campus‑based doctoral program. ABDs within one year of degree completion will be considered. We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and service have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to the engagement and inclusion of culturally diverse audiences in higher education, particularly in the sport management discipline.

Successful candidates will teach introductory and upper‑level sport management undergraduate courses. Teaching responsibilities include teaching three 4‑credit hour courses per semester and holding on‑campus office hours each week. Qualified candidates are committed to excellent teaching, student advising and mentoring, professional development and scholarship, and service to the profession and the Centenary community. Centenary values interdisciplinary teaching and encourages faculty to contribute to and connect course offerings and scholarship.

• Doctorate/terminal degree in related field is required.
• Candidates must possess demonstrable skills in, and commitment to, undergraduate teaching and research.

Candidates who advance in the search will be asked to provide unofficial transcripts and the names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three references. Background checks are required before candidates can be brought to campus for interviews. Official transcripts and a background check are required before a candidate can be hired.

Centenary College of Louisiana is a selective, residential, national liberal arts college. Centenary’s beautiful campus in Shreveport’s Highland neighborhood is home to a community of faculty, staff, and students who encourage each other to think critically, care deeply, and achieve more. Centenary is Louisiana’s only U.S. News & World Report Top National Liberal Arts College and is ranked as one of Princeton Review’s “Best 388 Colleges.”

Centenary offers excellent benefits to faculty including comprehensive insurance options, retirement matching, tuition remission, and exchange programs, free on‑campus benefits including membership to the campus fitness center and entry to all athletic and performance events, and annual support for professional development. Start‑up funds are available, along with professional development funds (e.g., for conference travel) and competitive internal research support.

For full consideration, applications should be submitted by February 25, 2026. Applicants should submit a letter of application and a curriculum vitae. Candidate materials should address experience or commitment to teaching and mentoring undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds and advancing the College’s commitment to diversity. Women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. EOE.

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