The University of Tennessee - Knoxville: Knoxville Academic Units: College of Music

Location: Knoxville, TN

Open Date: May 13, 2024

Description

Nine-month, non-tenure-track appointment beginning August 1, 2024. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in elementary/general music methods and additional undergraduate and graduate courses in areas of expertise. Supervise graduate-level research. Coordinate field experience courses and supervise elementary and middle school music student teachers/interns.  Salary and fringe benefits are competitive and commensurate with rank and experience.

Web Page: www.music.utk.edu 

The University of Tennessee College of Music offers a comprehensive professional music program at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The College has approximately 60 faculty members and approximately 350 music majors.

General Information:

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the state’s flagship research institution, a campus of choice for outstanding undergraduates, and a premier graduate institution. As a land-grant university, it 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, 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. Knoxville’s cultural resources include a symphony orchestra, an opera company, a professional jazz orchestra, theatrical productions, ballet and modern dance, art galleries, and museums. Within an hour’s drive is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with its scenic beauty and wide variety of recreational activities, plants, and wildlife. The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is seeking candidates who can contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.

Qualifications

Required: 
Doctorate or ABD in Music Education.  Successful teaching experience in K-12 schools. Training/experience with the basic instructional methodologies of elementary/general music (e.g., Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze).

Preferred: 
Successful teaching experience in higher education; expertise in multicultural music education, qualitative research, and/or music education technology.

Application Instructions

Identify 3 professional references who can submit confidential letters of recommendation via Interfolio.  Upload your curriculum vitae, and provide a list of three references and their contact information.  Additional materials may be requested at a later date.  Review of applications will begin on 05/29/24 and will continue until the position is filled.

Questions regarding the position can be sent to czuber@utk.edu.

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university. Requests for accommodations of a disability should be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3560 or eoa@utk.edu or (865)974-2498. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation & Resolution 216 Business Incubator Building 2450 EJ. Chapman Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 or (865)974-0717 or investigations@utk.edu.