Assistant Professor - Sports Management

Assistant Professor Sports Management

School of Business | iLEAD

About iLEAD

iLEAD College is a multi-disciplinary higher education institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs across management, technology, media, design, and allied professional domains. The institution focuses on outcome-oriented education, strong industry integration, experiential learning, and holistic student development. iLEAD provides a collaborative academic environment that encourages teaching excellence, applied research, and continuous academic innovation.

Role Summary

The Assistant Professor Sports Management will contribute to iLEADs experiential academic ecosystem by delivering interdisciplinary and industry-integrated sports education through structured classroom engagement, event-linked pedagogy, student mentoring, and academic research.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct regular academic sessions in Sports Management and allied subjects (Sports Marketing, Sports Operations, Governance, Event Management), ensuring teachinglearning efficiency and achievement of defined learning outcomes.
• Design and deliver experiential learning through live sports events, case studies, tournament simulations, operational planning exercises, and industry-integrated assignments.
• Mentor students on academic projects, sports events, internships, and professional readiness, ensuring high satisfaction levels and measurable engagement.
• Promote project-based learning, industry collaborations, and exposure to sports administration and management practices.
• Integrate contemporary sports industry trends, governance models, and commercial frameworks into classroom discussions.
• Contribute to curriculum development, academic planning, assessment design, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Engage in research publications, seminars, FDPs, and institutional development activities.
• Support institutional KPIs aligned with student engagement, industry integration, and academic quality.

Essential Qualifications

• Graduation in any discipline with MBA / Masters Degree in Sports Management or relevant discipline with minimum 55% marks.
• NET / Ph.D. desirable.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of teaching experience in affiliated colleges / higher education institutions.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Strong interdisciplinary teaching capability with applied orientation.
• Experience in event-integrated pedagogy preferred.
• Research and publication exposure desirable.
• Strong student mentoring and leadership capability.

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