The Department seeks to appoint four academics across two complementary disciplinary streams: Sport and Exercise Science and Sport Management. Successful candidates will contribute to teaching, supervision, research, innovation, industrialisation, community engagement, academic leadership, and resource mobilisation. Candidates should be able to teach at least six postgraduate courses within their relevant disciplinary stream, with teaching allocations determined by departmental needs and staff expertise.

Sport and Exercise Science: Sports Engineering; Innovation and Technology Integration in Sport; Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Sport and Exercise Sciences; Psychology of Exercise; Biomechanics for Sport and Exercise; Sport and Exercise Psychology; Sports Performance Analysis; Nutrition for Sport and Exercise; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation; Long-Term Athlete Development; Sports Training and Coaching Science and Practice; Kinanthropometry; Research Methods; and Sport and Exercise Analytics.

Sport Management: Strategic Sport Brand Marketing in the Digital Age; Strategic Management and Leadership in Sport; Sport Governance, Politics and Diplomacy; Strategic Sport Finance; Safeguarding in Sport; Physical Activity for Special Populations; Strategic Sport Operations and Supply Chain Management; Sports Tourism and Extreme Adventure Management; Human Capital Management in Sport; Sports Law and Ethics; Innovation and Technology Integration in Sport; Facilities and Events Management; Sports for Sustainable Development; and Sport, Society, and Olympism.

• A relevant Master of Science degree in
Sport and Exercise Science, Sport Management, or an equivalent sport-related
discipline, attained with at least a merit, together with a foundation first
degree in a sport-related learning area.

• A PhD, or evidence of studying towards
a PhD, will be an added advantage.

• At least two (2) years of university
teaching experience.

• A proven record of scholarly
publications will be an added advantage.

• Demonstrated ability to mobilise funds
or contribute to externally supported projects will be an added advantage.

•Strong
university-level teaching, assessment, and curriculum development capability in
the relevant discipline.

• Sound research, scholarly writing,
publication, and collaborative research skills.

• Ability to supervise and mentor
undergraduate and postgraduate students effectively.

• Competence in digital pedagogy, learning
technologies, and the integration of technology in teaching and professional
practice.

• Capacity for innovation, applied
problem-solving, and translating research outputs into practical or
industrialisable solutions.

• Grant and proposal writing, fund
mobilisation and partnership-development skills.

• Excellent communication, presentation,
interpersonal, teamwork, and stakeholder-engagement skills.

• Strong
organisational, analytical, leadership and project-management skills
appropriate to the level of appointment.