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The Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine will be directly responsible for teaching, clinical duties, and scientific scholarship.

The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville seeks a visionary, strategically-oriented individual to serve as professor and head of the Department of Public Health. The department head is responsible for leadership of all departmental programs and administrative responsibility for planning, fiscal management, human resources, and facilities. The department head reports directly to the dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. The head serves as a member of the college's Administrative Council. The successful candidate will provide leadership during a time of significant growth within the department to accomplish the department's strategic goals and objectives. Additionally, a successful candidate is expected to effectively advocate for the department to external constituencies and the administration within the university; recruit, motivate and strengthen faculty, staff and students; foster an environment of collegiality, teamwork, diversity and respect; interact with faculty, students, and stakeholders to determine and promote the departmental vision and priorities; cultivate departmental research activity to include external funding; guide the department in its mission related to teaching, research, and service; and have a passion for public health and a commitment to improving the health and well-being of communities. The department's current instructional programs include an undergraduate minor in public health; a Master of Public Health that includes four concentrations and dual degree programs with Nutrition, Law, and Veterinary Medicine; a graduate epidemiology minor; a doctoral program; and two certificate programs (Food Safety and Health Policy). The head will have the opportunity to strengthen and expand the existing degree programs, including the expansion of the undergraduate program in the department (anticipated Fall 2021) and the enhancement of the doctoral program, which is anticipated to transition from a DrPH to a PhD degree in Fall 2020. The University of Tennessee Knoxville is seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.

School of Interior Architecture, College of Architecture and Design, University of Tennessee Knoxville Director, School of Interior Architecture, Associate Professor/Professor Full-time tenure track position; salary commensurate with experience; excellent benefits. Start date: August 1, 2020   The University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Architecture and Design seeks letters of interest for the position of Associate Professor/ Professor and Director of the School of Interior Architecture. The director will lead the School in creative and meaningful ways along with key stakeholders who will develop a strategic plan that advances the culture, stature, and outreach of our School's design community. As a collective, the faculty seeks to advance the discipline by situating spatially-driven interior architecture, maker culture, and theories of interiority at the forefront of our teaching and research. Overall, the College's larger values underpin these diverse approaches to interior architectural education, including cross-disciplinary collaboration, diverse perspectives, digital fabrication, and community engagement. The School offers a Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture within a highly competitive professional program consisting of four cohort years with approximately 30-40 students and regularly attracting over 300 first-year applicants from across the United States, bringing a constellation of varied outlooks. The School is located in the College of Architecture and Design alongside the Schools of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design. We also share a building with the School of Art. As such, the position offers rich opportunities for cross-disciplinary partnerships and collegiality, like the 4 + 2 program and interdisciplinary studios. Recent national and international student and faculty awards distinguish the School, including Highly Commended in the 2017 Global Undergraduate Awards, and four consecutive years of students placing first and second in the national Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship competition. The program was reaccredited by the Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) in spring of 2018. DesignIntelligence 2018 ranked the school 11th "Most hired from" among comparable universities. The successful candidate will join colleagues in the Interior Architecture program to become part of a progressive design education environment. The curriculum is uniquely created to encourage cross-disciplinary studies and collaborations within the university as well as the community and to prepare students for a professional practice.   Director of the School of Interior Architecture Job duties and Responsibilities: The School of Interior Architecture is seeking a full-time faculty member to teach at all levels in the undergraduate BSIA program and serve as the School’s director effective August 1, 2020. The position is 60% administration, 30% teaching, and 10% service.  The candidate will also guide the development of undergraduate minors and a future graduate curriculum. The successful candidate will develop/expand a nationally recognized scholarly program and engage peer-reviewed scholarship or creative activity.   Candidates should demonstrate: Through their work and scholarship, an ability to advance the college’s reputation, nationally and internationally; An awareness of the University of Tennessee’s expectations for tenure and promotion and have qualifications that predict success in this process; A willingness and demonstrated ability to actively engage multi-disciplinary collaboration; Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and manage projects with external collaborators such as sponsored studios and research initiatives; A passion for teaching and support of the students’ educational experience; A willingness to participate in student recruiting activities of the program; A spirit of entrepreneurial initiative in pursuing a range of external partnerships, including traditional grant funding, industry partnerships, and funded studios; Have demonstrated collegiality.

Director - Center For Health Education & Wellness - 190000023K  Regular Full-time, Pay Grade 45   Description The Division of Student Life at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for the Director position for the Center for Health Education & Wellness (CHEW). This is an exempt, 12-month, full-time, non-tenure track staff position.   The University: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the state’s flagship research institution, a campus of choice for outstanding undergraduates, and a premier graduate institution. Enrolling 29,000 students, the campus is located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains and beautiful East Tennessee. As a land-grant university, it is committed to excellence in learning, scholarship, and engagement. In all its activities, the university aims to advance the frontiers of human knowledge and enrich and elevate society. The university values intellectual curiosity, pursuit of knowledge, and academic freedom and integrity.   The Division of Student Life: The Division of Student Life is comprised of nearly 500 staff members that serve our students through 22 departments and functions. Staff are actively engaged in the lives of our students, living and learning with them in our residence halls, student union, and other campus environments. The Division seeks candidates willing to engage, challenge, and support our students through intentional programs and services. In addition, we seek colleagues that are committed to teamwork and have a palpable passion for working with and serving all students.   The Department: CHEW empowers all Volunteers to thrive by cultivating personal and community wellbeing. The mission is fulfilled through the hosting of large-scale events, small group programs, outreach, and individual sessions aimed to promote well-being across eight dimensions of wellness: emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, environmental, financial, occupational, and social.   CHEW’s key initiatives strive to support the divisional value of success and well-being through evidence-based and theory-driven health promotion and prevention services.   The Position: Reporting to the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Life, the primary duties of the Director of the Center for Health Education & Wellness are as follows: Provide executive direction for CHEW Provide oversight for the following areas: Interpersonal Wellness Comprehensive Sexual Health Education: consent, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking prevention Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention and Intervention Tobacco Cessation General Health & Wellness Areas including cold and flu prevention, nutrition, sleep promotion, and stress reduction Be Well Employee Wellness Ensure all initiatives support the related federal guidance, law and state law Supervise and evaluate staff members Develop, manage, and monitor all budgets and accounts pertaining to these areas including federal and state grants Evaluate departmental effectiveness and efficiency through assessment efforts Collaborate with relevant university coalitions and committees, and serve as a liaison with campus and/or community resources at local, state, and national levels Establish and maintain a coordinated, strategic partnership with key campus and community stakeholders Disseminate information on the work and progress of the program at local, regional, and national meetings and conferences Participate as an active staff member of the Division of Student Life and perform other duties as assigned   Salary: Commensurate with experience and other qualifications    

Assistant Professor of Music – Composition and Music Theory Nine-month tenure-track position in the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music beginning August 2020. Teaching duties may include undergraduate and graduate composition lessons, Music Theory classes, and other classes as determined by the School of Music. Composers with demonstrated success in the number of performances and awards are especially encouraged to apply. The accomplishments of candidates for this position must reflect their commitment to working with an inclusive student population, and their ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.

The Assistant/Associate/Professor of Family Medicine will be directly responsible for teaching, clinical duties, and scientific scholarship.

The Assistant/Associate/Professor of Internal Medicine will be directly responsible for teaching LMU-DCOM approved curriculum, clinical duties, and scholarly activity. They shall be held accountable for these obligations as they contribute to the attainment of the mission of the University, the School, and the Department.