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The Opportunity 

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) serves as a comprehensive resource for issues related to gender and race in amateur, collegiate, and professional sports and the media. The institute researches and publishes a variety of studies, including annual studies of student-athletes graduation rates and racial attitudes in sports as well as the internationally recognized Racial and Gender Report Card, an assessment of racial and gender hiring practices in amateur, collegiate, and professional sports and the media. The institute also monitors critical ethical issues in college and professional sport. 

This position facilitates the DeVos Sport Business Management strategic initiatives with specific responsibilities helping lead The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports (TIDES), as well as teaching courses in the DeVos program. This is a nine-month, non-tenure-earning position.

This position reports to the director, DeVos Sport Business Management Program, and plays a key role in realizing DeVos’ research mission by providing leadership for the operational and publishing functions of the TIDES reports. This position provides strong leadership for the graduate program and undergraduate minor and is deeply involved in building a climate of excellence. It is particularly important to foster strong partnerships with the professional sports and university communities.

Specific responsibilities include conducting a thorough review of the TIDES reports program, maintaining the TIDES reports, providing customer relationship management to clients, hiring, and managing a team of graduate students, and working to maintain the DeVos SBM world-class status. The faculty member will work with the director in realizing reports in a timely manner. 

The duties for this position may include but are not limited to the following:
Strategy and Implementation

• Support the TIDES plan as requested.

• Facilitate the development of and implementation of the TIDES reports.

• Oversee a team of graduate assistants.

• Recruit new graduate assistants annually.

• Support a system for identifying and implementing best practices for sports organizations.

• Improve engagement of, and value to TIDES stakeholders.

• Support DeVos Sport Business Management graduate program and undergraduate minor in cocurricular activities.
   

Professional Development

• Outreach to identify potential TIDES clients.

• Leveraging faculty capability for TIDES engagement.
   

Teaching Responsibilities

• 3 courses per academic year, with one of those courses in the graduate program.
   

College Services

• Represent program on any college committees.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A master’s degree (for instructor) from an accredited institution with an emphasis on sport business management or a J.D. (for instructor) from an accredited institution with experience practicing sports business law or industry experience in sport business law or management.at the time of application. This may be pursued under a wide range of disciplines including business, education, sociology, and law.
   

• A doctoral degree (for a lecturer) from an AACSB accredited institution with an emphasis on sport business management at the time of application. This may be pursued under a wide range of disciplines including business, education, sociology, and law. 
   

• Previous teaching experience in sport business related courses at the graduate and undergraduate level. Strong writing skills. 
   

• Strong evidence of quantitative and qualitative data collection. Previous experience managing graduate assistants.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A doctoral degree (for a lecturer) from an accredited institution with an emphasis on sport business management at the time of application. This may be pursued under a wide range of disciplines including business, education, sociology, and law. 
   

• Experience in survey data and research. Evidence of strong teaching evaluations, editing and copywriting experience, understanding of statistics and measurement.
   

• Experience in writing reports.
   

• Working knowledge of higher education.

Additional Application Materials Required:
UCF requires all applications and supporting documents be submitted electronically through the Human Resources employment opportunities website, https://www.ucf.edu/jobs/.  In addition to the online application, candidates should upload a cover letter and a current curriculum vitae.

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. 

NOTE: Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be simultaneously uploaded. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later.

Questions regarding this search should be directed to:  Adrien Bouchet, Director, at Adrien.Bouchet@ucf.edu.

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

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Job Close Date:

Open until filled.

Note to applicants: Please keep in mind that a job posted as ‘Open until filled ’ may close at any time without notice. As such, we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.

Are Benefits Important to You?

Working at UCF has its perks!  In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, UCF offers:

• Benefit packages including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, healthcare flexible spending accounts, and an Employee Assistance Program.

• Paid time off, including annual and sick leave and paid holidays.

• Retirement savings options.

• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando area attractions.

• Education assistance.

• Flexible work environment.

And more…For more benefits information, go to ‘Prospective Employees’ on the UCF Human Resources website (https://hr.ucf.edu/ ).

Who Are We?

Founded in 1963 to fuel the region’s talent pipeline and support the growing U.S. space program, UCF is built to make a better future for our students and society. It’s one of the reasons U.S. News & World Report ranks UCF among the nation’s top 20 most innovative colleges, while Forbes, Kiplinger , and The Princeton Review rank us a best-value university. UCF is one of 14 universities nationwide designated as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution and a Research 1 university. With 13 colleges, including a fully accredited College of Medicine, UCF offers more than 240-degree programs between its main campus, downtown campus, hospitality campus, academic health sciences campus, and 11 UCF Connect centers located throughout the region. In addition, UCF extends its reach to communities in and beyond Central Florida by offering complete online programs leading to bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, Ph.D.'s., certificates, and more.

The University of Central Florida is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an E-Verify employer. Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

Additional Requirements related to Research Positions

Pursuant to Florida State Statute 1010.35, prior to offering employment to certain individuals in research-related positions, UCF is required to conduct additional screening. Applicants subject to additional screening include any citizen of a foreign country who is not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of higher education, employment, or training in China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Syria, or Venezuela.

The additional screening requirements only apply to employment in research-related positions, including, but not limited to faculty positions (including employed visiting positions), graduate positions, individuals compensated by research grants or contract funds, postdoctoral scholar positions, and undergraduate positions.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

As an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, UCF encourages all qualified applicants to apply, including women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of traditionally underrepresented populations. UCF's Equal Opportunity Statement can be viewed at  http://www.oie.ucf.edu/documents/PresidentsStatement.pdf.

As a Florida public university, UCF makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.

The University of Central Florida is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an E-Verify employer.