Professor of Practice, Learning and Leadership, College of Health, Education and Professional Studies

Professor of Practice, Learning and Leadership, College of Health, Education and Professional Studies - 240000009V 

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Professor of Practice, Learning and Leadership

College of Health, Education and Professional Studies

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

The Department of Learning and Leadership at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) is seeking to fill a position in the LEAD Programs within the College of Health, Education and Professional Studies. 

This is a twelve-month, full-time Professor of Practice appointment requiring year-round undergraduate and graduate level instruction and support for multi-disciplinary research at the graduate level.

The candidate will be responsible for working in and with the Applied Leadership Bachelor's program and the Leadership Doctoral program(s). This is a unique opportunity to work with distinct competency-based and work-integrated curriculums designed for working professionals at different stages of their education and careers.

In the Applied Leadership undergraduate program, the focus is on supporting access and opportunity for working adults pursuing their bachelor's degree. The candidate will enable the application of leadership concepts to various areas of professional practice.

In the Leadership Doctoral programs, the candidate will work with experienced professionals pursuing their research dissertations and demonstrating scholar-practitioner competencies. Here the focus expands beyond traditional learning theories to transformative concepts that shape human behavior and cognition.

In all programs, the candidate will collaborate with faculty and industry partners to foster a shared, outcomes-based approach to leadership education that bridges academic and professional development. The ability to connect students at different levels across common leadership competency frameworks is essential. Please visit the programs websites at: http://www.utc.edu/lead .

Required and Preferred Qualifications:

The successful candidate will hold an earned doctorate (PhD or equivalent) in leadership, organizational behavior, psychology, business, or other social sciences from a regionally accredited doctoral granting institution, and will have documented substantial professional experience, preferably in a learning setting/organizational structure. The candidate will have instructional experience with adult-focused programs, subject matter expertise, and professional experience in organizational leadership, adult learning theory, and training. Instructional experience should include face-to-face, hybrid, and fully online modalities. The successful candidate will show evidence of experience and scholarship in one or more of the following areas: leadership theory, measurement, and/or performance improvement. Experience in the use of Learning Management Systems is expected.

The preferred candidate will show evidence, experience, and skill in facilitating learning through instructional technology (synchronous and asynchronous).

Application Procedures:

Applicants should submit the following materials electronically through the UTC Faculty Career Job Site:

• letter of interest to include a statement of learning philosophy,
• a current curriculum vita,
• Names, titles, and email addresses for three (3) references for confidential letters of recommendation to be requested. 
•   unofficial transcripts from all universities.

Screening of applications for this position will begin in February 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. 

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is the second-largest campus in the University of Tennessee System and serves a diverse student body of more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five academic colleges. Since its founding as Chattanooga University in 1886, UTC has established a reputation for excellence built on a unique blend of the private and public traditions of American higher education. Today, UTC brings a passion for excellence in all pursuits and is dedicated to making a difference in our community and in the lives of our students. 

At UTC, we welcome and cultivate diverse perspectives and populations—whether shaped by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, intellectual diversity, political beliefs and other life experiences and ideologies—and embrace equity and inclusion.  

UTC is a university distinguished by respect for the dignity, uniqueness, and value of every individual. We foster a campus community that is welcoming and inclusive of all. We value diversity in our workplace and learning environments, benefiting from the varied backgrounds and abilities of our campus community. The diversity of our voices and experiences is vital to our pursuit of excellence and fulfillment of our mission. 

UTC is in the heart of Tennessee’s fourth-largest city, located in the southeastern part of the state near the border with Georgia and at the junction of four interstate highways. Conveniently situated within just a two-hour drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville and Birmingham, Chattanooga offers the opportunity to live and learn in an exciting and enchanting environment. Dubbed the ‘Scenic City,’ and endowed with incredible vistas and popular area attractions, the city has been recognized nationally for its downtown renaissance and a revitalized riverfront that has become the blueprint for other cities to emulate. Chattanooga achieved the first gig internet capacity in the country, and today has the nation’s fastest internet service with a 100% fiber network that links every residence and business in a 600-square mile area.  

The city is home to companies such as Unum, McKee Foods, U.S. Xpress, Volkswagen, Coke United, and Amazon, and a number of tech startups attracted to its blazing fast internet and low cost-of-living. Thousands of visitors are drawn yearly to the Tennessee Aquarium, Lookout Mountain, Civil War battlefield sites, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center—Chattanooga African American Museum, Creative Discovery Museum for Children, Riverbend Festival, and the weekly Nightfall Summer Concert Series held in the heart of downtown. Chattanooga also has a long and rich history interwoven with the Civil Rights movement and Native American heritage. The Trail of Tears National Historic Route runs through the city and is on the traditional territory of Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East). 

Whether it’s Chattanooga’s ideal geographical location with comfortable temperatures year-round to suit an active lifestyle, its cultural and culinary diversity, reasonable cost of living, world-class healthcare facilities, reputable educational institutions like UTC, or countless other reasons, it’s no wonder more and more people are choosing to make Chattanooga their home.

The University of Tennessee Chattanooga is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.  

 

 

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Job
 Faculty  
Primary Location
  US-Tennessee-Chattanooga 
Organization
  Lead 
Campus/Institute  Chattanooga 
Schedule
  Full-time 
Job Posting
  Feb 12, 2024, 3:05:27 PM