Florida Gulf Coast University is conducting a search for an Instructor I position in Management. The position will focus on Sports Management. Candidates should hold a graduate degree in Management, Sports Management, or a closely related field. Evidence of successful teaching is required, and experience in research or professional practice is highly desirable.
The Department of Management offers specialized concentrations in Sports Management, Human Resource Management, Leadership, and International Business. The department also contributes to the MBA program.
Florida Gulf Coast University is a comprehensive university dedicated to quality education, research, and service. All faculty are expected to: be excellent teachers, responsive to changing professional needs be committed to innovative delivery of instruction resulting in improved student learning be committed to effective use of technology including distance learning produce peer reviewed scholarship appropriate to rank and provide service to the College, University and Community. Teaching assignments may be on the main campus or at off-campus sites within our region.
Job Description Typical duties may include but are not limited to:
- Teaches 4 undergraduate business and management per semester and other assigned courses as outlined in the annual assignment. The department makes an effort to assign courses based on individual expertise, but faculty may be asked to teach courses in other management areas when needed.
- Prepare and deliver course content, including syllabi, lectures, instructional materials, assessments, and timely evaluation of student performance.
- Maintain scheduled office hours and ensure timely, professional communication with students, colleagues, staff, and administrators.
- Participate in departmental, college, and university meetings, as well as faculty evaluations, assessments, and curriculum development/revision efforts.
- Utilize the university's learning management system and other required campus-wide technologies to support teaching and related responsibilities.
- Complete all mandatory university trainings and comply with all institutional policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Engage in ongoing self-assessment and professional development to maintain effective instructional practices and remain current in the field.
- Contribute to service at the departmental, institutional, community, and professional levels in alignment with the University's mission.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Additional Job Description Required Qualifications:
- Earned M.B.A. or master's degree in management, sports management, or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours of coursework in management.
- Demonstrate successful experience in teaching undergraduate courses.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated industry experience or leadership roles relevant to the area of specialization.
- Evidence of effective teaching in online or hybrid formats, including course design, student engagement, and use of learning technologies.
- Willingness to engage in department, college, and university service, including serving as concentration coordinator and/or as faculty advisor for the sports management student club.
- Meets the qualifications to be credentialed to teach courses in Sports Management, as well as at least one additional business area.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledge of major concepts, assumptions, debates, processes of inquiry, and ways of knowing that are central to the discipline(s).
- Understands how to use digital and interactive technologies to efficiently and effectively achieve specific learning goals.
- Knowledge of critical thinking processes and understanding how to help learners develop high-level questioning skills.
- Knowledge and skill in the use of inquiry-based instructional models and strategies.
- Knowledge and ability to use technology in various teaching modalities (e.g., Face-to-face, synchronous online, or asynchronous online).
- Ability to collaborate with stakeholders both within and outside the University in developing and delivering instruction, resulting in improved student learning.
Special Instructions to Applicants: Appointment will be made on a 9-month multi-year appointment with an anticipated start date of August 2026. Because applications and materials are subject to public review and retention under Florida's Public Records Law, please DONOTsend examples of your project/scholarship unless requested to do so. Therefore, all submitted materials, including articles, disks, slides, books, etc., become the property ofFGCUandCANNOTBERETURNED. As applicable, finalists will be notified of the need to submit specific additional materials. Such materials will become the property ofFGCU. Under Florida's Public Records law, applications will be available for public review upon request. Required Application Materials:
- Unofficial Transcripts
- Statement of Teaching Philosophy
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
- Five (5) Professional References
The position is listed as "open until filled"; however, applications received by November 17, 2025 will receive priority consideration.
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Florida Gulf Coast University
Oct 28, 2025