LECTURER

The position requires a doctorate in sport management or related discipline or a master’s degree and up to 10 years of sport industry experience. The successful candidate must have experience teaching sport management undergraduate and/or graduate students or extensive experience training sport industry professionals

The successful candidate will primarily be responsible for coordinating engaged learning and outreach activities in the online and residential programs, teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses in the fall, spring, and summer, and participating in service at the department, college, university, and professional levels. The candidate will lead and collaborate in a variety of activities, including developing and nurturing new industry partnerships, maintaining alumni databases, mentoring and onboarding all incoming online master’s sport management students and guiding their career development, creating and supporting networking efforts for students, arranging professional industry trips, collecting post-trip data from experiential activities, facilitating and executing the SPM Voices From the Field Podcast, and overseeing final exams and/or capstone projects. The position will be in Gainesville, Florida, and performance effort is service (75%) and teaching (25%) responsibilities.

The University of Florida is one of the top ranked Public Universities in the United States¹ and is Florida’s oldest and largest land grant university. UF is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, an organization comprising the top public and private institutions in North America. With an enrollment of over 61,000 students annually, UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 200 research, service and education centers, bureaus, and institutes. There is a vibrant culture of research, with over $1 billion in research expenditures last fiscal year. The UF campus is in Gainesville, a city of approximately 145,000 residents in North-Central Florida, 85 miles from the Georgia border, 50 miles from the gulf, and 67 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. It has abundant wildlife, mature forests, prairies, lakes, and opportunities for many outdoor activities.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.  

The position requires a doctorate in sport management or related discipline or a master’s degree and up to 10 years of sport industry experience. The successful candidate must have experience teaching sport management undergraduate and/or graduate students or extensive experience training sport industry professionals.

Candidates will bring experience in sport industry engagement and networking, student mentoring, and teaching. Online teaching experience in sport management research methods, statistics, marketing, management and leadership, sociology, finance, or sport law courses is preferred

Interested applicants must apply online at https://jobs.ufl.edu (job #541472) and include (a) an application letter summarizing qualifications; (b) a teaching philosophy; (c) a curriculum vitae or resume; and (d) names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three references.

The search committee will begin reviewing applications immediately. Review of complete applications begins October 20, 2026, and the position will remain open until filled. Send inquiries and nominations to Dr. Cynthia Willming, Search Committee Chair, willming@hhp.ufl.edu. This is an on-campus, 12-month, full-time, non- tenure-accruing Lecturer position, beginning August 16, 2027.

The University of Florida is an equal employment institution and is committed to non-discrimination with respect to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs.

Selected candidates will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an educational institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluations Services (NACES) which can be found at http://www.ncas.org.

If accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-87.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.