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RECREATION MANAGEMENT,
Coastal Carolina
University
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RECREATION MANAGEMENT
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / TENURE TRACK
COASTAL CAROLINA
UNIVERSITY
Position: Coastal
Carolina University, Program in Recreation and Sport Management in the School of
Health, Kinesiology, and Sport Studies, announces a full-time, tenure-track
Assistant Professor position beginning in August 2010.
Responsibilities: include teaching undergraduate courses in the program
to be selected from, but not limited to: facility management, introduction to
recreation and sport management, outdoor recreation, leisure studies, commercial
recreation, recreation for aging, diverse populations, program planning and
promotion, supervision of fieldwork, ecotourism, and recreation administration.
Position requires undergraduate student advisement, mentoring of undergraduate
student research, establishing a record of scholarship and professional
service/outreach. The successful candidate will assist in developing/advancing
curriculum and program assessment/accreditation, and collaborate effectively
with related academic programs.
Qualifications: The Recreation and Sport Management program seeks a
highly qualified individual who will play an integral role in the continued
development of programs and initiatives in the major. Candidates must possess
an earned Doctorate in Recreation, Leisure or highly related discipline (ABD
considered); evidence of scholarly productivity; excellence in teaching; record
of community/public engagement; and experience in student advising and
mentoring. The program recently moved to the College of Science and plans
curricular and research development in recreation and leisure science areas such
environmental studies, aging/diverse populations, and outdoor, tourism, or
commercial settings.
Application: Interested candidates should submit: a letter of
application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, summary of
research agenda, and names and contact information for at least three (3)
professional references electronically at:
http://jobs.coastal.edu. Applicants
who interview must provide official transcripts of graduate work.
Review of application materials will begin
December 15, 2009
and continue until the position is filled.
Coastal
Carolina
University
is a public mid-sized, comprehensive liberal arts-oriented institution. CCU is
located in Conway, South Carolina, nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort
of Myrtle Beach,
one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the nation. It has an
enrollment of 8,400 students and is expected to have continued growth for the
next several years. CCU is part of the
South Carolina system of public education and has close ties with
its founder, the Horry County Higher Education Commission. Teaching assignments
at CCU may include evening/weekend courses and courses taught at off-campus
locations.
Coastal
Carolina
University is an EO/AA employer.
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