Open Rank Position in Music Education, Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, Fall 2026
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Job Location:
Knoxville, TN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Assistant Associate or Full Professor; nine-month tenure-track appointment beginning Fall Semester August 1 2026. Salary and fringe benefits are competitive and commensurate with rank and experience.
The University of Tennessees Natalie L. Haslam College of Music is seeking a dynamic music educator to join our faculty. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a collaborative spirit bring expertise in elementary/general music education and contribute to our undergraduate and graduate music education offerings including a forthcoming online graduate degree in music education. The candidate should also work collaboratively with other College of Music faculty to sustain and support the music education program maintain a research/creative/scholarly activity profile commensurate with appointed rank and demonstrate a commitment to forward-thinking curriculum development innovation and community engagement.
Primary responsibilities include teaching undergraduate courses in elementary music education leading graduate courses in areas of expertise coordinating field experience internships and supervising student teachers/interns. The successful candidate will actively participate in professional development for elementary/general music educators develop regional and national visibility as an elementary/general music educator and develop and maintain positive relationships with inservice music educators. The candidate is also expected to serve on graduate committees and participate in various education and professional development opportunities including TMEA (ETGMEA) ACDA CNAfME and NAfME.
Web Page:
The University of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of Music offers a broad and 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 states 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 all its activities the university aims to advance the frontiers of human knowledge and enrich and elevate society. Knoxvilles 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 hours drive is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with its scenic beauty and wide variety of recreational activities plants and wildlife.
Required Qualifications
- Doctorate/PhD or ABD in music education or related area;
- At least three years of successful public school experience;
- An emerging and/or established (dependent on rank of appointment) record of research presentations or scholarly/creative activity;
- Demonstrated abilities in organization communication and working effectively with faculty students colleagues and administrators.
Candidates for the rank of Assistant Professor must:
- Meet the qualifications for being an Assistant Professor within UTKs faculty handbook and the NLH College of Music bylaws; these are covered in the above Required Qualifications.
Candidates for the rank of Associate Professor must:
- Meet the qualifications for being an Associate Professor within UTKs faculty handbook and the NLH College of Music bylaws; these qualifications normally include having served as an assistant professor for at least 5 years and having served as mentor to junior faculty.
Candidates for the rank of Full Professor must:
- Meet the qualifications for being a Full Professor within UTKs faculty handbook and the NLH College of Music bylaws; these qualifications normally include having served as an associate professor for at least 5 years and having served as mentor to junior faculty.
Preferred Qualifications
- Successful teaching experience in a music teacher education program;
- Ability to lead classes in secondary general music or other specializations such as music technology or popular music pedagogy;
- Experience teaching graduate online music education courses;
- Experience with elementary music teaching methodologies.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Time Management
- Classroom Management
- Algebra
- Behavior Management
- Classroom Experience
- Lesson Planning
- Smartsheet
- Special Needs
- Teaching
- Experience with Children
- Dancing
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