The Pennsylvania State University
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management: Assistant/Associate Professor of Touri
The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, United States
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POSITION SPECIFICS The Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management at Penn State seeks an outstanding colleague to contribute to our engaged, productive, and collegial group whose mission is to transform human health and wellbeing through research, teaching and outreach associated with engaging people with recreation, park, and tourism activities (RPTM; http://www.hhd.psu.edu/rptm).
We are excited to announce a tenure-line opening for an assistant or associate professor in the general area of tourism management to begin in fall 2026. We seek an energetic and collaborative colleague who will contribute broadly to our departmental goals, and we are particularly interested in candidates who can make meaningful contributions and linkages to cross‑campus entities (e.g., Institutes for Energies and Environment, Ecology Institute, Social Science Research Institute, Institute of Computational or Data Sciences, Shaver's Creek Environmental Education Center, Center for Social Data Analytics and associated SODA dual‑title doctoral program, and/or the dual‑degree graduate program in Transdisciplinary Research on Environment and Society (TREES).
The successful candidate will be expected to develop or continue a funded and focused line of high‑quality research. As a department of approximately 350 undergraduate students on a University Park campus of over 42,000 undergraduates, we also highly value effectively engaging students inside and outside the classroom. We seek individuals with an earned Ph.D. and a broad background in recreation, park and tourism management, as well as more specific expertise in travel and tourism. Research interests may include but not be limited to tourism systems as they connect to global challenges (e.g., climate; poverty; gender equality; water; biodiversity; human health and wellbeing; infrastructure) or specific management issues (e.g., traveler and tourist experiences and behavior; destination marketing, management, and event tourism; entrepreneurship; social media; big data; AI). Successful applicants will have a high level of demonstrated research excellence and productivity as well as strong abilities to mentor and guide graduate students through to completion of their theses and dissertations.
This position will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in RPTM, supervising and funding both undergraduate and graduate (M.S./Ph.D.) student research, and providing service to the RPTM department, the College of Health and Human Development, and the University, as well as to their profession. Candidates must have an active line of programmatic research, commitment to engaged and inclusive learning practices including in‑person and online (synchronous and asynchronous) classrooms, and the ability to work collaboratively with faculty in the department, College, and University, as well as with industry and community partners. We are particularly interested in applications from
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CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click "Apply" and complete the application process for external applicants.
Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.
POSITION SPECIFICS The Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management at Penn State seeks an outstanding colleague to contribute to our engaged, productive, and collegial group whose mission is to transform human health and wellbeing through research, teaching and outreach associated with engaging people with recreation, park, and tourism activities (RPTM; http://www.hhd.psu.edu/rptm).
We are excited to announce a tenure-line opening for an assistant or associate professor in the general area of tourism management to begin in fall 2026. We seek an energetic and collaborative colleague who will contribute broadly to our departmental goals, and we are particularly interested in candidates who can make meaningful contributions and linkages to cross‑campus entities (e.g., Institutes for Energies and Environment, Ecology Institute, Social Science Research Institute, Institute of Computational or Data Sciences, Shaver's Creek Environmental Education Center, Center for Social Data Analytics and associated SODA dual‑title doctoral program, and/or the dual‑degree graduate program in Transdisciplinary Research on Environment and Society (TREES).
The successful candidate will be expected to develop or continue a funded and focused line of high‑quality research. As a department of approximately 350 undergraduate students on a University Park campus of over 42,000 undergraduates, we also highly value effectively engaging students inside and outside the classroom. We seek individuals with an earned Ph.D. and a broad background in recreation, park and tourism management, as well as more specific expertise in travel and tourism. Research interests may include but not be limited to tourism systems as they connect to global challenges (e.g., climate; poverty; gender equality; water; biodiversity; human health and wellbeing; infrastructure) or specific management issues (e.g., traveler and tourist experiences and behavior; destination marketing, management, and event tourism; entrepreneurship; social media; big data; AI). Successful applicants will have a high level of demonstrated research excellence and productivity as well as strong abilities to mentor and guide graduate students through to completion of their theses and dissertations.
This position will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in RPTM, supervising and funding both undergraduate and graduate (M.S./Ph.D.) student research, and providing service to the RPTM department, the College of Health and Human Development, and the University, as well as to their profession. Candidates must have an active line of programmatic research, commitment to engaged and inclusive learning practices including in‑person and online (synchronous and asynchronous) classrooms, and the ability to work collaboratively with faculty in the department, College, and University, as well as with industry and community partners. We are particularly interested in applications from
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