Professor of Sports Business / Sports Management - (7869)

Professor of Sports Business / Sports Management

To deliver high quality impactful research and education in line with our Road to 2030 strategy, we are looking to make a key professorial appointment. If you can bring expertise in applied sport research and partnership working – particularly developing international collaborative research with colleagues in other areas of sport and other disciplines – this is your opportunity to join us as Professor of Sports Business / Management in the Department of People and Performance, Faculty of Business and Law.

About us
With over 5,100 staff members and around 43,000 students, we are a passionate, confident, and ambitious community. We are proud to be at the heart of one of Europe's most diverse and vibrant cities, and with shared traditions of industry, innovation, and inclusivity, our impact reaches around the globe.

We are committed to providing excellent education to transform our students' lives, and to delivering high quality research with powerful real-world impacts and benefits, as evidenced by our highly successful REF 2021 outcome.

About the role
You will be expected to deliver high quality impactful research and education - providing senior academic leadership and fostering excellence in research, innovative teaching, and engagement activities in Sports Business/Management expertise.

The role is based within the Sports Policy Unit, which is the business arm of the Institute for Sport. You will also play a vital role in the broader leadership of the University, contributing positively to our academic culture and supporting the development of others in our inclusive community, for example through mentoring, management, supervision and teamworking.

All professors contribute as academic leaders to our core goals of ‘Excellent Research with Impact' and ‘Excellent Education' and serve as role models in their active support for the University's commitment to sustainability and its values: student-centred, people-led, future-focused, inclusive and Manchester Met proud.

Professors are also expected to have a prominent external profile, participating in networks and taking appropriate roles nationally and internationally that contribute towards the vitality of the discipline and the reputation of the University. Such roles might be in business engagement or with other universities, funding bodies, government committees and learned societies, or through public engagement.

About you
We would expect you to have experience in the growth of international collaborative research with colleagues in other areas of sport (e.g. sport science) and other disciplinary areas such as health, education, politics, economics or sociology. We are looking for a sustained track record of delivering high quality research outputs, securing external funding of significant value and effectively leading a portfolio of projects. You will ideally have a PhD and must also have made significant contributions in academic leadership, as well as in external roles. Your experience should cover effective and innovative research-informed teaching and assessment practices that provide a stimulating environment for learning, plus support and supervision of undergraduate/postgraduate students (as well as successful outcomes for PhD students/project staff).

Further Information
Informal enquiries about position can be made to Professor Sarah Fidment (Head of Department, People & Performance at s.fidment@mmu.ac.uk

Applications must be made via our recruitment portal and should include a full CV and a letter of application setting out your interest in the role and details of how your knowledge, skills and experience match the essential criteria being sought.

Interview Date: Thursday 5 December 2024