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School of Design College of Architecture + Design University of Tennessee Knoxville   Assistant / Associate Professor of Graphic Design full-time tenure track position; salary commensurate with experience; excellent benefits. The School of Design in the College of Architecture and Design at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor to teach in the Graphic Design program beginning August 1, 2020. The School of Design sits within the College of Architecture and Design alongside Schools of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture. The Graphic Design program is rigorous and highly respected, with students entering a myriad of design fields upon graduation and beyond.   Assistant / Associate Professor of Graphic Design, Job duties + Responsibilities The successful candidate will join Graphic Design colleagues as part of a progressive design education environment. With a teaching load of two courses per semester, this individual will contribute to the development of undergraduate minors and a future graduate curriculum in our growing School of Design. The candidate must be capable of teaching in our undergraduate BFA and bring an interest in curriculum development. The current curriculum emphasizes experimentation, problem-solving and cultural engagement. It is uniquely designed to encourage cross-disciplinary studies and collaborations, within a Research-1 university and to prepare students for professional practice. Candidates should have an MFA with a design emphasis, MGD or MDes. In addition, the faculty member is expected to pursue an active research agenda with a strong vision of how that contributes to the future of the Design field. We offer a supportive and collegial atmosphere—one in which designers make valuable contributions to research, teaching, and public engagement both internationally, nationally, and within the University at large. The faculty member will also be responsible for service activities on both the School and College level. The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity, inclusiveness and intercultural goals of the University. The City of Knoxville is a hidden gem with a beautiful and walkable downtown, active outdoor scene, inviting neighborhoods, and eclectic cultural activities, restaurants and shopping. Trip Advisor recently named it a Top Ten Destination on the Rise. The Knoxville metropolitan area has a population of more than 857,000 and is located within easy driving distance to Asheville, Atlanta, Nashville, and the Great Smoky Mountains.

The Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering (MABE) at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invites applicants for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in mechanical engineering. Responsibilities include teaching engineering courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, conducting research in engineering, developing externally funded research programs, and producing archival publications in leading scholarly journals. A PhD in mechanical engineering or a related field is required at the time of appointment.   The Tickle College of Engineering ( tickle.utk.edu ) is undergoing a period of substantial growth in both physical infrastructure and research expenditures as it seeks to become a Top 25 ranked public institution. The college presently has seven departments with 186 faculty members, 3,393 undergraduates and 1,155 graduate students. The department ( mabe.utk.edu ) currently has 40 tenured/tenure track faculty members and enrolls some 1,331 undergraduate and 182 graduate students. Research expenditures in the department exceed $15M per year.   Primary consideration will be given to those with capabilities and interests in robotics, particularly at the intersection between robotics/automation and advanced/additive manufacturing. Research experience with industrial scale systems and equipment is desirable. The department has established strong cores in robotics, advanced, and additive manufacturing, including a close working relationship with the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) at the nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory ( ornl.gov/facility/mdf ). The MDF carries out research in emerging subtractive, additive, and hybrid manufacturing technologies; it provides physical and virtual tools from design to evaluation for implementing new technologies and optimizing essential manufacturing processes. The successful candidate will have extensive opportunities to collaborate with MDF researchers.    

Assistant/Associate Professor with expertise in Health Policy and Management (nine-month, tenure-track position) within the Department of Public Health, which offers both MPH and doctoral degrees.  This appointment begins no sooner than August 1, 2020. Minority and historically under-represented applicants are encouraged to apply.   Responsibilities: Establish and maintain an independent, extramurally-funded research program that results in refereed journal publications. Teach primarily graduate courses in health policy and management and other public health courses, as appropriate.  Serve on departmental, college, and university committees to advance the Department of Public Health. Advise primarily graduate students (i.e., MPH students) and direct doctoral dissertations. Provide professional services for the department, college, university and discipline, as appropriate. Salary:  Competitive and commensurate with experience. University: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville [UTK] is the state’s flagship research institution, a campus of choice for outstanding undergraduates, and a premier graduate institution.  As a land-grant university, UTK is committed to excellence in learning, scholarship, and engagement with society.  In all its activities, the university aims to advance the frontiers of human knowledge and enrich and elevate society.  The university welcomes and honors people of all races, genders, creeds, cultures, and sexual orientations, and values intellectual curiosity, pursuit of knowledge, and academic freedom and integrity. The university intends that its graduates will promote the values and institutions of representative democracy, and be prepared to lead lives of personal integrity and civic responsibility. Visit http://www.utk.edu for detailed information. Knoxville is situated in a valley between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cumberland Plateau, areas of great beauty and among the most bio-diverse in the U.S. Knoxville is a city of 200,000 offering many amenities of urban life. Knoxville has a beautiful and walkable downtown, active neighborhoods, and eclectic cultural activities, restaurants and shopping. Trip Advisor recently named Knoxville a Top Ten Destination on the Rise. Knoxville is located within easy driving distance to Asheville, Atlanta, and Nashville.

Position: The Department of Child and Family Studies (CFS) at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invites applications for a nine-month, tenure-track assistant professor position to begin in August, 2020. The department supports an ecological and interdisciplinary perspective on children and families. We are seeking a candidate whose ongoing research and teaching will strengthen the CFS department’s mission of development in context and children and families at risk. Preference will be given to candidates with a range of experiences in quantitative research methods and statistical analysis. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to pursue an active research agenda, including a strong commitment to seeking external funding from competitive federal and private agencies. The successful candidate will also participate in the department's undergraduate and graduate teaching programs. Evidence of effective university-level teaching, the ability to teach courses on quantitative research methods and statistics, and experience working in an interdisciplinary environment are desirable. The candidate will also be expected to collegially engage in service activities in support of the department, college, university, and/or local/global communities

The University of Tennessee Department of Theatre seeks a dynamic teacher of acting with experience in graduate and undergraduate instruction, and a record of professional accomplishment.  This position’s duties include teaching, mentoring and advising students in the acting concentrations of the BA and MFA programs. Additional expertise in teaching voice and speech for the actor is desirable. As a member of the Clarence Brown Theatre Company, this colleague will act or direct in one to two productions a year for the theatre. Other expectations include a continuing record of scholarly research and/or external creative activity and service to the university.    The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status.

The University of Tennessee Department of Theatre seeks a dynamic Voice Specialist for the actor, with expertise in graduate and undergraduate instruction and professional coaching.  This colleague would focus on the fundamentals of vocal production, text, speech and dialect for graduate (MFA) and undergraduate (BA) students; coach voice/text/speech in annual production assignments with the Clarence Brown Theatre (LORT and University productions); and possibly perform or direct.  Other expectations include a continuing record of scholarly research and/or external creative activity and service to the university.   The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status.