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Description: Goldey-Beacom College invites applications for a full-time Assistant or Associate Professor of Sports Management who will play a leading role in shaping a forward-thinking, industry-connected academic program. This position offers the opportunity to combine teaching excellence, mentorship, and practical engagement with the sports industry—helping students apply classroom learning to real-world challenges.
At GBC, faculty members are educators, mentors, and innovators who empower learners to link knowledge to practice and achieve professional excellence. The ideal candidate will bring both academic depth and hands-on industry experience to prepare students for dynamic careers in sports management and leadership.

Department: Academic Affairs

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver High-Impact Teaching: Design, deliver, and assess undergraduate courses in Sports Management with a focus on experiential, applied learning.
• Mentor and Engage: Build strong relationships with students, providing mentorship that supports academic success, professional growth, and career readiness.
• Program Leadership: Collaborate on the development and continuous improvement of a comprehensive Sports Management program that blends theory, data-driven decision-making, and real-world application.
• Industry Collaboration: Cultivate partnerships with local, regional, and national sports organizations to expand internship, practicum, and project-based learning opportunities.
• Assessment and Accreditation: Contribute to departmental assessment initiatives and program accreditation processes to maintain GBC’s commitment to academic excellence.
• Teaching Load: Full-time faculty teach eight (8) courses during each academic year.

Qualifications:

• Required: Terminal degree (Ph.D., DBA, Ed.D, or equivalent) in Sports Management, Sports Administration, or a closely related field is preferred. ABD candidates, anticipated dissertation defense, and relevant industry experience will be considered.
• Minimum: Master’s degree in Sports Management, Sports Administration, or a closely related field with relevant work experience will be considered for a Visiting Assistant Professor status.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching, particularly across multiple modalities (in-person, hybrid, and online).
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum development, experiential learning, or program innovation.
• Experience working collaboratively within academic and industry environments.
• Familiarity with accreditation, assessment, and outcomes-based education is highly desirable.

Additional Qualifications for the Associate Professor Rank:

• Current appointment at the Associate Professor level or equivalent academic rank.
• Minimum of five (5) years of full-time teaching experience at a four-year College or University.
• Proven record of teaching and scholarly excellence.
• Applicants will be required to submit their complete dossier supporting their rank, including promotion and evaluation materials.

Compensation:

• Assistant Professor: $75,000 – $80,000
• Associate Professor: $80,000 – $90,000

Reports To:  Vice President for Academic Affairs/ Provost

Months per Year: 10.5 months

FLSA:  Exempt

Benefits:

Goldey-Beacom College offers an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Retirement Plan (403b) in which College contributes 5.5%
• Life & Disability Insurances
• Education benefits for employees, spouses and dependents
• Paid Holidays
• Free weekly meals in dining hall

Application Instructions:
Click here to apply! Interested applicants must fully complete and sign the employment application.  Please submit a cover letter detailing relevant experience and statement of teaching philosophy, a current curriculum vitae, and transcripts with the GBC Application Form. You can upload the transcripts under the Resume Field which should also be utilized for the current curriculum vitae. If you are having any issues with uploading documents, please send them to [email protected]. Applications must be finalized and signed by 11:59pm on January 11, 2026, in order to be reviewed for the position.  Applications will be accepted through January 11, 2026.

Goldey-Beacom College recognizes the importance of being an equal opportunity employer that fosters an inclusive, equitable and respectful campus climate.  We are constantly working to create a College that celebrates individuality and strives to provide a non-discriminatory, fair and equitable learning and working environment for the GBC family.  While we celebrate diversity in all forms, our hiring, compensation, training, and employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and performance.  We are governed by transparency and accountability in our human resource policies and procedures, recruitment and selection, hiring, training and development, employee relations, promotion, compensation and total rewards, and termination. 

Please feel free to share this job posting with others or other job sites to assist the College in expanding the pool of candidates.

Effective Date of Appointment: August 2025

Deadline: Ongoing

Who we are:
Located in beautiful, suburban Pike Creek, Delaware, Goldey-Beacom College is a private, co-ed institution with a rich history and high standards of educational excellence. Founded in 1886 and initially focused on equipping students for success in business, the College now offers programs in psychology, criminal justice, English, economics, and all areas of business. As an MSCHE and ACBSP accredited institution, Goldey-Beacom also offers master’s degrees in psychology and business and attracts a diverse student body from 22 states and over 60 nations.

Required Qualifications:
We seek an experienced and professional instructor with a record of effective teaching art appreciation at the college level. Applicant may have the opportunity to teach one face-to-face course meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:15-1:30 PM EST. The ideal candidate will possess a passion for fostering student engagement with the visual arts and must hold at least one of the following advanced degrees: an MA in art education, art, or art history; an MFA in art; or a PhD in art history.

Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include delivering thoughtfully prepared lectures, facilitating classroom discussions, guiding students through hands-on projects in different media, and cultivating an appreciation for art across cultures and eras. We seek applicants who are committed to developing positive relationships that lead to tangible, learning-centered outcomes. We particularly welcome candidates whose training, skills, and experience illustrate a commitment to fostering diverse, inclusive, and equitable environments.

Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, vita, graduate transcripts, and GBC Employment Application to [email protected].

Goldey-Beacom College recognizes the importance of being an equal opportunity employer that fosters an inclusive, equitable and respectful campus climate.  We are constantly working to create a College that celebrates individuality and strives to provide a non-discriminatory, fair and equitable learning and working environment for the GBC family.  While we celebrate diversity in all forms, our hiring, compensation, training, and employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and performance.  We are governed by transparency and accountability in our human resource policies and procedures, recruitment and selection, hiring, training and development, employee relations, promotion, compensation and total rewards, and termination. 

Effective Date of Appointment: Ongoing

Deadline: Ongoing

Who we are:
Located in beautiful, suburban Pike Creek, Delaware, Goldey-Beacom College is a private, co-ed institution with a rich history and high standards of educational excellence. Founded in 1886 and initially focused on equipping students for success in business, the College now offers programs in psychology, criminal justice, English, economics, and all areas of business. As an MSCHE and ACBSP accredited institution, Goldey-Beacom also offers master’s degrees in psychology and business and attracts a diverse student body from 22 states and over 60 nations.

Required Qualifications:
We seek an experienced and professional instructor with a record of effective teaching in health care management at the college level. Applicants may have opportunities to teach during the daytime and evening, via face-to-face and virtually. The position requires a Master’s degree in the field of health care management or a related discipline.

Responsibilities:
We seek applicants who are committed to developing positive relationships that lead to tangible, learning-centered outcomes. We particularly welcome candidates whose training, skills, and experience illustrate a commitment to fostering diverse, inclusive, and equitable environments.

Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, vita, graduate transcripts, and GBC Employment Application to [email protected].

Goldey-Beacom College recognizes the importance of being an equal opportunity employer that fosters an inclusive, equitable and respectful campus climate.  We are constantly working to create a College that celebrates individuality and strives to provide a non-discriminatory, fair and equitable learning and working environment for the GBC family.  While we celebrate diversity in all forms, our hiring, compensation, training, and employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and performance.  We are governed by transparency and accountability in our human resource policies and procedures, recruitment and selection, hiring, training and development, employee relations, promotion, compensation and total rewards, and termination. 

Effective Date of Appointment: Ongoing

Deadline: Ongoing

Who we are:
Located in beautiful, suburban Pike Creek, Delaware, Goldey-Beacom College is a private, co-ed institution with a rich history and high standards of educational excellence. Founded in 1886 and initially focused on equipping students for success in business, the College now offers programs in psychology, criminal justice, English, economics, and all areas of business. As an MSCHE and ACBSP accredited institution, Goldey-Beacom also offers master’s degrees in psychology and business and attracts a diverse student body from 22 states and over 60 nations.

Required Qualifications:

We seek an experienced and professional instructor with a record of effective teaching in any business-related field at the college level. Applicants may have opportunities to teach during the daytime and evening and via face-to-face and virtually. Teaching opportunities exist in the areas including but not limited to accounting, business leadership, entrepreneurship, healthcare management, finance, and marketing. The position requires a Masters degree in the field of business or a related discipline.

Responsibilities:
We seek applicants who are committed to developing positive relationships that lead to tangible, learning-centered outcomes. We particularly welcome candidates whose training, skills, and experience illustrate a commitment to fostering diverse, inclusive, and equitable environments.

Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, vita, graduate transcripts, and GBC Employment Application to [email protected].

Goldey-Beacom College recognizes the importance of being an equal opportunity employer that fosters an inclusive, equitable and respectful campus climate.  We are constantly working to create a College that celebrates individuality and strives to provide a non-discriminatory, fair and equitable learning and working environment for the GBC family.  While we celebrate diversity in all forms, our hiring, compensation, training, and employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and performance.  We are governed by transparency and accountability in our human resource policies and procedures, recruitment and selection, hiring, training and development, employee relations, promotion, compensation and total rewards, and termination. Please feel free to share this job posting with others or other job sites to assist the College in expanding the pool of candidates.

Effective Date of Appointment: Ongoing

Deadline: Ongoing

Who we are:
Located in beautiful, suburban Pike Creek, Delaware, Goldey-Beacom College is a private, co-ed institution with a rich history and high standards of educational excellence. Founded in 1886 and initially focused on equipping students for success in business, the College now offers programs in psychology, criminal justice, English, economics, and all areas of business. As an MSCHE and ACBSP accredited institution, Goldey-Beacom also offers master’s degrees in psychology and business and attracts a diverse student body from 22 states and over 60 nations.

Required Qualifications:
We seek an experienced and professional instructor with a record of effective teaching in the field of mathematics at the college level. Applicants may have opportunities to teach during the daytime and evening and via face-to-face and virtually. Teaching opportunities exist in the areas of College Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus, Finite Mathematics, and Statistics. The position requires a Masters degree in the field of mathematics or a related discipline.

Responsibilities:
We seek applicants who are committed to developing positive relationships that lead to tangible, learning-centered outcomes. We particularly welcome candidates whose training, skills, and experience illustrate a commitment to fostering diverse, inclusive, and equitable environments.

Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, vita, graduate transcripts, and GBC Employment Application to [email protected].

Goldey-Beacom College recognizes the importance of being an equal opportunity employer that fosters an inclusive, equitable and respectful campus climate.  We are constantly working to create a College that celebrates individuality and strives to provide a non-discriminatory, fair and equitable learning and working environment for the GBC family.  While we celebrate diversity in all forms, our hiring, compensation, training, and employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and performance.  We are governed by transparency and accountability in our human resource policies and procedures, recruitment and selection, hiring, training and development, employee relations, promotion, compensation and total rewards, and termination. Please feel free to share this job posting with others or other job sites to assist the College in expanding the pool of candidates.

Effective Date of Appointment: Ongoing

Deadline: Ongoing

Who we are:
Located in beautiful, suburban Pike Creek, Delaware, Goldey-Beacom College is a private, co-ed institution with a rich history and high standards of educational excellence. Founded in 1886 and initially focused on equipping students for success in business, the College now offers programs in psychology, criminal justice, English, economics, and all areas of business. As an MSCHE and ACBSP accredited institution, Goldey-Beacom also offers master’s degrees in psychology and business and attracts a diverse student body from 22 states and over 60 nations.

Required Qualifications:
We seek an experienced and professional instructor with a record of effective teaching in the field of composition at the college level. Applicants may have opportunities to teach during the daytime and evening, and via face-to-face and virtually. The position requires a Masters degree in the field of rhetoric and composition or a related discipline.

Responsibilities:
We seek applicants who are committed to developing positive relationships that lead to tangible, learning-centered outcomes. We particularly welcome candidates whose training, skills, and experience illustrate a commitment to fostering diverse, inclusive, and equitable environments.

Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, vita, graduate transcripts, and GBC Employment Application to [email protected].

Goldey-Beacom College recognizes the importance of being an equal opportunity employer that fosters an inclusive, equitable and respectful campus climate.  We are constantly working to create a College that celebrates individuality and strives to provide a non-discriminatory, fair and equitable learning and working environment for the GBC family.  While we celebrate diversity in all forms, our hiring, compensation, training, and employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and performance.  We are governed by transparency and accountability in our human resource policies and procedures, recruitment and selection, hiring, training and development, employee relations, promotion, compensation and total rewards, and termination. Please feel free to share this job posting with others or other job sites to assist the College in expanding the pool of candidates.