Visiting InstructorExecutive in Residence Sport Management (LOCI)

Department

Compensation

General Description/Primary Purpose:

The Department of Leadership Organization and Community Impact (LOCI) is seeking a non-tenure earning Visiting Instructor/Executive in Residence of Sport Management. The candidate will support the Sport Management program through excellence in teaching mentorship and community engagement. Primary responsibilities include teaching a variety of undergraduate sport management courses overseeing practicum and internship experiences and providing service to the program college university and the broader sport community. To serve as an Executive in Residence this position requires recent and significant sport industry experience of 15 plus years.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach three (3) undergraduate courses per semester across diverse areas of sport management (e.g. sport law contemporary issues in sport facility and event management data analytics finance communications etc.)

• Mentor and advise students to support academic and professional success

• Supervise fieldwork practicum and internship experiences

• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with the sport industry to enhance student learning internship opportunities and workforce readiness

Supervisor: This position will report to the Department Chair.

Supervision Exercised: This is not a supervisory role.

Required Licensure: N/A

Required Qualification:

• Masters degree inSport Management or related field (related field will be considered along with recent and significant sport industry executive level experience)

• Demonstrated potential as an effective teacher and mentor

• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills

Additional Application Materials Required:

• Curriculum vitae

• Letter of interesthighlighting the candidates qualifications

• Unofficial transcript(s)

Name phone number and email address of three professional references will be requested during the application review stage.

The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and as applicable U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials by the date of hire.

Application Review Date: December 18 2025.

Job Posting Close Date: Open until filled.

How to Apply: Applicants must submit an online application that includes all required application documents. If you have any questions about this position please contact Dr. Kristi Sweeney at

About the Department: The Department of Leadership Organization and Community Impact provides comprehensive professional programs designed for students interested in several career paths. Our undergraduate and graduate curricula equip students for impactful roles in disability services ASL/English interpreting learning design and technology and sport management. Graduate offerings include masters degrees in school counseling educational leadership athletic administration special education ASL/English interpreting higher education administration and instructional technology and development. For those seeking to elevate their leadership skills and influence within education and community settings the department also offers a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership. For more information about the Department of Leadership Organization and Community Impact visit: UNF: Department of Leadership Organization and Community Impact.

Contract Period: The position will begin on January 05 2026 and will end on May 1 2026.

Working Hours: Varies

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to teach awide variety of courseswithin the Sport Management curriculum

• Fifteen (15) years of relevant professional industry experience in the sport industry

• Strong professional network within the sport industry

Additional Requirements:

Applicants may be required to upload additional documents based on their responses to the Foreign Influence Review questions.

• Passport (all pages including blank pages) and

• Form DS-160 (if ever submitted. If not upload an explanation)

Statement(s) of Understanding

This position requires a background conjunction with the Universitys policy this position may also require a credit check.

The holder of this position is designated as a Responsible Employee pursuant to their role under Title IX. Therefore the incumbent must promptly report allegations of sexual misconduct sexual violence and child sexual abuse by or against any student employee contractor or visitor to the Universitys Title IX Administrator or any divisional Title IX Coordinator

Equal Opportunity

The University of North Florida (UNF) is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all who interact in our building this environment we strive to attract students faculty and staff from a variety of cultures backgrounds and life experiences. The University of North Florida does not commit or permit discrimination or harassment on the basis of genetic information race color religion age sex disability marital status national origin or veteran status in any educational employment social recreational program or activity that it addition UNF will not commit or permit retaliation against an individual who reports discrimination or harassment or an individual who cooperates in an investigation of an alleged violation of university regulation.

Carnegie

UNF is a Carnegie Community Engaged Institution. This designation celebrates the Universitys collaboration with community partners from the local to the global level. It reflects UNFs mission to contribute to the public good and prepare educated engaged citizens.