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Assistant Professor of Recreation and Sports Management
St. George, UT
| Type: | Full-Time |
| Posted: | 12/30/2025 |
| Salary: | $68,000.00 - $72,000.00 Annually |
Salary: $68,000.00 - $72,000.00 Annually
Location: St. George 84770, UT
Job Type: Full-Time Faculty
Job Number: 26FAC674-1
Division: College of Health Sciences
Department: Health & Human Performance
Opening Date: 12/03/2025
Closing Date
Continuous
Position Announcement
The Department of Health & Human Performance at Utah Tech University in St. George, Utah, invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track faculty position in Recreation and Sport Management (RSM) to start Fall Semester 2026. This position directly supports the Bachelor's degree in Recreation and Sport Management and associated certificates, emphases, and minors through course instruction and collaborative curriculum management. Candidates may also support the online Master's degree in Sport Management. Candidates with specialization in analytics and those who compliment current faculty expertise is desired. Other responsibilities for the position include support for student learning and success, active participation in University and professional service, and engagement in scholarly and creative activities. More information about the department, faculty, and its degree offerings can be found online at https://health.utahtech.edu/health-human-performance/.
Responsibilities
POSITION DETAILS, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: Full-time (9-month) tenure-track faculty position. Faculty service begins August 2026, with pay and benefits starting July 1, 2026. Annual salary of $68,000-$72,000 depending on qualifications and experience, with additional compensation available for optional summer/overload teaching. Excellent benefits package included that begins on start date; includes medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, employee assistance and wellness programs, retirement plan contributions, and undergraduate tuition waivers for employees and eligible dependents. See https://humanresources.utahtech.edu/employee-benefits/ under "Benefits Summary" for more details.
ELECTRONIC APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Application review begins January 12, 2026; position open until filled. Candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact information for three professional references (including email addresses), transcripts, and a Student Success Statement (1-2 pages about the candidate's teaching or other professional experience working with a wide range of student academic preparedness). Please upload all the requested documents when you submit your application. Employment is contingent upon successful completion and certification of required degrees and upon successfully passing a background check. If, because of a disability, you need special services or facilities to apply for this opening, please call the Human Resources Office (435) 652-7520.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: Utah Tech University is an open, comprehensive, polytechnic institution, committed to exceptional student learning and success that has adopted an instructional approach of "active learning. active life" and a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. We seek faculty and staff committed to creating an active, applied, and career-oriented learning environment that is student-centered. Established in 1911 as a community college and in 2013 as a state university, our University is located in picturesque southwestern Utah, approximately 120 miles north of Las Vegas. The area is renowned for its red rocks, desert climate, over 300 days of sunshine annually, and featuring easy access to world-class outdoor recreational opportunities. Click here to learn more about the University.
Utah Tech University is a fast-growing Utah public institution of higher education, with more than 13,000 students. We offer over 250 programs, including doctoral, masters, bachelors, associates, certificates, endorsements, minors, and/or emphases. We seek faculty and staff committed to creating an active, applied, and career-oriented learning environment that is student-centered, who bring new ideas, possess values and career aspirations aligned with the University's mission and vision, and are inspired to build a premier open, comprehensive, polytechnic university. Utah Tech University is an Equal Opportunity employer; the President and employees of the University are fully committed to equal opportunity within its employment programs and activities. Utah Tech does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination, including harassment, based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy, Title IX, or any other federal, state or local law.
The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or the University's non-discrimination policies:
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification.
Benefits
Click here to visit https://humanresources.utahtech.edu/employee-benefits/ to learn more about the wonderful benefits available to you as a Utah Tech employee!
Highlights from Utah Tech's benefits package include:
Location: St. George 84770, UT
Job Type: Full-Time Faculty
Job Number: 26FAC674-1
Division: College of Health Sciences
Department: Health & Human Performance
Opening Date: 12/03/2025
Closing Date
Continuous
Position Announcement
The Department of Health & Human Performance at Utah Tech University in St. George, Utah, invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track faculty position in Recreation and Sport Management (RSM) to start Fall Semester 2026. This position directly supports the Bachelor's degree in Recreation and Sport Management and associated certificates, emphases, and minors through course instruction and collaborative curriculum management. Candidates may also support the online Master's degree in Sport Management. Candidates with specialization in analytics and those who compliment current faculty expertise is desired. Other responsibilities for the position include support for student learning and success, active participation in University and professional service, and engagement in scholarly and creative activities. More information about the department, faculty, and its degree offerings can be found online at https://health.utahtech.edu/health-human-performance/.
Responsibilities
- Teach 24 credits per academic year, usually a 4-4 course schedule, primarily in-person. Courses may include sport analytics, sport governance, human resources in RSM, sports and society, legal foundations, fundamentals of RSM, college athletic administration, finance in RSM, and leisure in society.
- Design curriculum to enhance students experiences reflective of the University's theme "active learning, active life" utilizing both in-person and online modalities.
- Participate in university governance by serving on university, college, and department committees and engage in community and professional discipline service activities.
- Serve on the graduate admissions committee for the Master's in Sport Management.
- Assist with student assessment, hold regular office hours, attend regular department meetings, and vote on department and program issues.
- Engage in scholarly and creative activities resulting in the sharing of knowledge through teaching, presentations, publications, and other appropriate outlets.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director, Department Chair, and/or Dean.
- Doctoral degree in a closely related field, with at least one graduate degree in Recreation and/or Sport Management. ABD candidates will be considered.
- Evidence of, or potential for, excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels (finalists will be required to demonstrate competence via a teaching demonstration).
- Ability to communicate clearly with students, staff and colleagues, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to develop collaborative relationships across disciplines and with external sport and leisure organizations.
- Evidence of developed, or ability to develop, contributions of scholarly and creative activities consistent with graduate faculty status.
- Online teaching experience and course development preferred.
- At least three (3) years of practical industry-specific experience preferred.
- Experience developing and working with student clubs preferred.
POSITION DETAILS, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: Full-time (9-month) tenure-track faculty position. Faculty service begins August 2026, with pay and benefits starting July 1, 2026. Annual salary of $68,000-$72,000 depending on qualifications and experience, with additional compensation available for optional summer/overload teaching. Excellent benefits package included that begins on start date; includes medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, employee assistance and wellness programs, retirement plan contributions, and undergraduate tuition waivers for employees and eligible dependents. See https://humanresources.utahtech.edu/employee-benefits/ under "Benefits Summary" for more details.
ELECTRONIC APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Application review begins January 12, 2026; position open until filled. Candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact information for three professional references (including email addresses), transcripts, and a Student Success Statement (1-2 pages about the candidate's teaching or other professional experience working with a wide range of student academic preparedness). Please upload all the requested documents when you submit your application. Employment is contingent upon successful completion and certification of required degrees and upon successfully passing a background check. If, because of a disability, you need special services or facilities to apply for this opening, please call the Human Resources Office (435) 652-7520.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: Utah Tech University is an open, comprehensive, polytechnic institution, committed to exceptional student learning and success that has adopted an instructional approach of "active learning. active life" and a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. We seek faculty and staff committed to creating an active, applied, and career-oriented learning environment that is student-centered. Established in 1911 as a community college and in 2013 as a state university, our University is located in picturesque southwestern Utah, approximately 120 miles north of Las Vegas. The area is renowned for its red rocks, desert climate, over 300 days of sunshine annually, and featuring easy access to world-class outdoor recreational opportunities. Click here to learn more about the University.
Utah Tech University is a fast-growing Utah public institution of higher education, with more than 13,000 students. We offer over 250 programs, including doctoral, masters, bachelors, associates, certificates, endorsements, minors, and/or emphases. We seek faculty and staff committed to creating an active, applied, and career-oriented learning environment that is student-centered, who bring new ideas, possess values and career aspirations aligned with the University's mission and vision, and are inspired to build a premier open, comprehensive, polytechnic university. Utah Tech University is an Equal Opportunity employer; the President and employees of the University are fully committed to equal opportunity within its employment programs and activities. Utah Tech does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination, including harassment, based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy, Title IX, or any other federal, state or local law.
The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or the University's non-discrimination policies:
- Director of Equal Opportunity Compliance / Title IX Coordinator: Hazel Sainsbury - titleix@utahtech.edu, HCC 579, 435-652-7747.
- Deputy Title IX Coordinator: Brenda Medrano - titleix@utahtech.edu, BROWN 102, 435-879-4769.
- U.S. Department of Education, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, ocr@ed.gov, 800-421-3481.
- U.S. Department of Education, Denver Regional Office, ocr.denver@ed.gov, 303-844-5695.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification.
Benefits
Click here to visit https://humanresources.utahtech.edu/employee-benefits/ to learn more about the wonderful benefits available to you as a Utah Tech employee!
Highlights from Utah Tech's benefits package include:
- 14.2% retirement contribution, paid 100% by the employer (no match required), vested on day 1 of full-time employment;
- Regular undergraduate tuition waiver (paid at 100%) for employee, spouse, and unmarried dependent children to take courses at Utah Tech;
- Full medical, dental, and vision plans, with low employee-paid premiums, that begins on day 1 of full-time employment;
- Flexible Spending Accounts or Health Savings Accounts available;
- Employer-paid basic life insurance & disability insurance coverage from day 1 of full-time employment;
- Generous staff leave accruals, plus 12 paid holidays per calendar year.
