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Assistant Professor of Music – Music Ed Choral. This is a nine-month tenure track position in the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music beginning August 17, 2020. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.  The successful candidate will oversee the Choral Music Ed program. Teaching duties may include undergraduate and graduate music education classes (online and on-campus), conduct a choral ensemble and supervising music education residents. The faculty member will advise undergraduate students and serve as advisor to graduate theses and dissertations. Other expectations include maintaining positive relationships with area school music educators, actively recruiting students for the Music Education program, service on School of Music, College of Communication and Fine Arts, and University committees and service to professional organizations within the field. Professional engagement, including publications and presentations at state, regional, national, and international professional conferences, is expected.          The University of Memphis is a comprehensive metropolitan research university located in Memphis, Tennessee, one of the most musically active communities in the Mid-South. Current enrollment is approximately 21,000 students. The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and has a full-time faculty of 43 with approximately 425 music majors. Degree programs include: Bachelor of Music in performance, music history, composition, music education, music business, recording technology, jazz and studio music performance, jazz and studio music composition/arranging and commercial music; Master of Music in performance, musicology, Orff-Schulwerk, music education, pedagogy, jazz and studio music, composition and conducting; Doctor of Philosophy in musicology and music education; Doctor  of Musical Arts in performance, composition, and conducting. A graduate certificate, the Artist Diploma in Music, is also offered. The School of Music is housed in the College of Communication and Fine Arts. www.memphis.edu/music/  

Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenure-track, faculty position in evolutionary genomics, including population genomics and human evolution, at the Assistant Professor rank. The selected candidate will join the Department of Biological Sciences ( https://as.vanderbilt.edu/biosci/ ), and will interact closely with colleagues in the Department of Anthropology ( https://as.vanderbilt.edu/anthropology/ ), the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute ( https://www.vumc.org/vgi/ ) and the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative ( https://www.vanderbilt.edu/evolution/ ). The candidate will be expected to develop an independent laboratory research program using computational and/or experimental approaches complementing current departmental and institutional strengths in evolution, genetics and genomics, biological anthropology, human population genetics, epigenetics, host-microbe interactions, chemical biology, cell and molecular biology, and neurobiology. As a new faculty member, the candidate will play an integral role within the trans-institutional Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative and will benefit from collaborations with diverse internationally recognized programs, centers, and institutes.

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.

    Director Of Didactic Education, Physician Assistant Department - 19000000FV The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Description The Physician Assistant Department at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, College of Health, Education and Professional Studies invites applications for a non-tenure track faculty position as Director of Didactic Education beginning in the Spring of 2019. The Director of Didactic Education serves as a full-time with rank appropriate to the applicant’s experience. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Physician Assistant Program is a developing program implemented in partnership with Erlanger Health System with the projected start date of Fall 2021. The Director of Didactic Education will perform tasks as a principal faculty member as well as will work alongside the Program Director to provide exceptional leadership and academic instruction to the faculty and staff in the didactic curriculum of the program. The Director of Didactic Education will have one day of release time to support involvement in clinical practice or scholarship. Job Description: Didactic curriculum design, mapping, competency, and implementation in coordination with the Program Director and didactic faculty. Assignment of faculty to courses assuring high quality instruction, review and feedback of course instruction and outcomes to the faculty instructors through mentorship. Communicate effectively with faculty from other departments within the university in the instruction of courses taught in an interdisciplinary setting to ensure NCCPA blueprint and ARC-PA standards are being met. ARC-PA documentation and implementation of superior quality within the courses to assure exceeding accreditation standards. Annual review and update of the Student Handbook as it pertains to didactic education Course instruction when necessary. Chair of the Curriculum committee with responsibilities in course quality, student grade monitoring, remediation design and implementation, and coordination with the Director of Clinical Education to ensure student competency and preparedness for clinical rotation instruction. Assigning and monitoring of adequate student advising and mentoring. Scholarly activity, participation in departmental, college, university, state, and national organizations, research, grants, or other interests where necessary. Assist in reviewing and interviewing applicants to the program as part of the admissions process. Assuring personal clinical competency and evidence based medicine knowledge.   Job Requirements Candidates are required to have at least a Master’s degree as a physician assistant from an accredited physician assistant program and be NCCPA certified and currently licensed (or eligible for licensure) as a physician assistant in Tennessee. Candidates should have at least three years of clinical experience as a physician assistant. Previous faculty experience in a PA Program is preferred, but not required. Information and Application Process Instructions Application Procedures: Applicants should prepare to submit the following information within our online application system for consideration: Cover letter/letter of interest CV including up-to-date, personal contact information (email, phone, etc.) Unofficial transcripts Work samples of curricula 3 References to include names, titles, and email addresses for confidential letters of recommendation Review of applicants will begin on May 10 th . Preference will be given to those qualified candidates who apply before May 10 th . Applications must be submitted electronically through the UTC Faculty Career site. Salary will be commensurate with applicant’s credentials and qualifications. When inquiring or applying for this job opening, please also reference AcademicCareers.com Applicants with dual-career considerations can find university jobs such as professor jobs, dean jobs, chair / department head jobs, and other faculty jobs and employment opportunities at The University of Tennessee Chattanooga and at other institutions of higher education in the region on www.AcademicCareers.com