Assistant Professor - Sport Leadership in Administration

We are seeking an outstanding candidate to join our faculty in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Massachusetts Boston as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sport Leadership and Administration to begin September 1, 2026. Of particular interest are candidates with scholarly expertise in equity in sport and whose teaching, research, and service will advance our college mission and the commitments outlined in our university strategic plan (page 11).

Candidates’ research agendas should focus on one or both of the following areas: 1) Opportunities and barriers to equity in sport leadership and administration; or 2) the role of sport in the pursuit of social change.

Preferred qualifications include one or more of the following: 1) scholarship that incorporates critical theoretical lenses to advance equity and social justice in sport through their scholarship, teaching, and service; 2) experience with culturally sustaining and inclusive approaches to teaching and learning; 3) involvement in collaborative, interdisciplinary and community-engaged scholarship; 4) a record or promise of research productivity. The position also offers opportunities for collaboration with UMass Boston’s Collaborative of Asian American, Native American, Latino, and African American Institutes (CANALA - UMass Boston). with socio-culturally diverse populations and interest in collaborative interdisciplinary research.

Responsibilities for this position include: 1) teaching undergraduate courses in the Sport Leadership and Administration Program; 2) conducting research that is relevant to the field of sport leadership and administration; and 3) contributing service to university, college, departmental, and program committees, professional associations, and to local, national, and/or international communities. The College recognizes that the scholarly work of faculty often includes the integration of teaching, research, and service.

The College of Education and Human Development is ranked the top public school of education in the state of Massachusetts (U.S. News and World Report, 2025) and is guided by our core values of social justice, community engagement and academic excellence. The Sport Leadership and Administration program is housed in CEHD’s Counseling, School Psychology and Sport Department, which also includes two APA Accredited Programs in Counseling Psychology and School Psychology, MPCAC-Accredited Masters Programs in School Counseling and Mental Health Counseling, NASP-Accredited Masters and Ed.S. Programs in School Psychology, a graduate certificate program in Applied Behavior Analysis, and a B.A. in Sport Leadership and Administration.

The mission of the Sport Leadership and Administration program is to cultivate equity-minded, character driven, and transformational leaders who will positively improve society through sport. The program prepares students for careers within the sport industry with the goal of transforming and improving organizations and communities.

Required Qualifications:Ph.D. or Ed.D. from a Sport Management, Educational Leadership, Sport Studies, Sport Psychology, Sport Sociology, or related field.

The University of Massachusetts Boston is the only Research 1 public university in the Greater Boston area. UMass Boston is an urban public research university with a teaching soul, whose impact is both local and global. We are the third most diverse university in the country - more than 60% of our undergraduate students come from minoritized communities and groups and more than half of our students are the first in their families to attend a college or university. Thus, our students come to us from richly diverse life experiences and backgrounds; they bring to our classrooms and research settings the robust range of perspectives growing out of the socio-cultural, economic, and historical contexts in which they have lived, along with the challenges they encounter, engage, and strive to overcome. We invite applications from candidates who reflect the diverse life experiences of our student body, who appreciate that students bring their holistic selves into the academic setting, and who recognize and articulate how their own life experiences and backgrounds have shaped their journeys, practices, and commitments as researchers, scholars, and educators.

Applications: Please submit the following materials through the application portal here: https://hr.umb.edu/jobs. The materials include: (a) cover letter including a statement of research, teaching and leadership experience, as well as approach to supervision and how they advance our college mission (b) curriculum vitae; (c) names and contact information for five professional references; and (d) representative publications. For questions, please contact the Department Chair: Sharon Lamb, Ph.D. ([email protected])

UMass Boston expects to pay within an approximate range between $80,000 and $85,850 for this position.

The specific pay for this position will be determined by the University based on the consideration of all relevant factors when and if it decides to extend an offer of employment. Exceptional candidates may be considered for salaries above the published range to ensure competitiveness within the academic market.

UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [email protected] or 617-287-5150.