Position Profile
The Assistant Professor of Practice of Sports Management is responsible for delivering high-quality instruction in sport management with an emphasis on sports facilities management, club management, e-sports, sales and marketing, organizational leadership, and sport industry operations. This role focuses on preparing students for careers across amateur, collegiate, and professional sport sectors through applied learning, industry engagement, and development of core management competencies. Teaching extra hospitality and tourism management courses are expected for this position.
Purdue University Northwest's College of Business invites applications for the full-time academic position of Assistant Professor of Practice in Sports Management for an academic year appointment starting August 17, 2026.
Responsibilities
The duties include teaching, student mentoring, and engagement as assigned by the Director and/or Dean. The baseline teaching load is four undergraduate or graduate courses (e.g., Foundation of Sports Management, Club Management, Hospitality Facilities Management, Tourism Management, etc.) during the semester on both campuses (Hammond and Westville) of PNW. The successful candidate will demonstrate effective teaching that encourages student learning and is responsible for collecting, assessing, and reporting student learning outcomes. The successful candidate will also mentor students by providing support for the development of professional practice skills. The successful candidate will work collegially and professionally with students, employees, and other stakeholders. Successful candidates will demonstrate substantial ability to interact with regional businesses, engage students through innovative curricula and learning approaches, and contribute to College and University service and engagement.
Education
- Must have a Master degree or Ph.D. in business or related areas.
Experience
- Commitment and evidence of successful teaching experience at a college level is required.
- Knowledge of the sport industry structure and management principles
- Candidates will demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Ability to learn and use learning technology and platforms such as Brightspace.
- Ability to teach a multi-cultural student population.
Essential Knowledge and Abilities
- Prepare and deliver lectures, tutorials, workshops, and seminars, in addition to office hours.
- Setting and grading assignments, tests, and exams.
- Be highly organized, with excellent communication skills.
- Able to work independently, as well as collaboratively.
- Assist with program-related duties and administrative tasks, including placement, orientation, proctoring, student evaluations, curriculum, and program review.
- Understand and adhere to university policies and guidelines.
- Able to maintain accurate and detailed records.
Competency in effective and appropriate online (synchronous and asynchronous) delivery and in-person instructions.
University Profile
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a student-centered university that transforms lives through innovative education, impactful research and community engagement. Located in Northwest Indiana in the greater Chicago area and near the Indiana Dunes National Park, PNW serves approximately 9,000 core students, in a wide range of academic programs at the baccalaureate, master's and applied doctoral levels.
Purdue Northwest employs more than 1,000 faculty and staff members for operations at its main campus in Hammond, Indiana, and its branch campus in Westville, Indiana, plus additional sites in Northwest Indiana including the Gabis Arboretum near Valparaiso, Indiana. PNW"s values reflect the university's commitment to respect, innovation, a student-centric university, and excellence.
PNW is consistently ranked among the best public regional universities in U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Colleges report and is recognized as a First Scholars institution as well an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. With its vision to cultivate leaders, inspire excellence, and impact our world, PNW advances the socioeconomic mobility of its students and positively impacts regional development.
College Profile
The College of Business offers undergraduate and graduate degrees. The undergraduate degrees include Bachelor’s degrees in Human Resource Management, Marketing, Management, Accountancy, Finance, Business Information Analytics, and Hospitality and Tourism Management. The graduate degrees include Master of Accountancy and Master of Business Administration programs.
How to Apply
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until position is filled. Start date: August 17, 2026.
To apply, applicants should submit the following:
- Letter of application
- Curriculum vita includes references
- Statement of teaching philosophy
PNW offers an attractive salary and an excellent benefits package. For information regarding the benefits package, visit: www.purdue.edu/benefits
All inquiries, nominations, and applications will remain confidential; references will not be contacted without notice.
Employment is contingent upon completion of successful background check.
Purdue University Northwest is an equal opportunity/equal access university.