Job Description / Duties

The position is a 12-month appointment with 50/50 (teaching and administrative) duties. Responsible for the daily operations of the department and the department programs. The Department Chair will promote excellence in department programs within the University. Chair responsibilities are classified as professional duties requiring leadership and mentoring of faculty, administrative expertise to include vision, long and short-term planning, decision-making and coordination of instruction.
The Chair will teach undergraduate courses in HHP’s concentrations (E.g. exercise science, public health, K-12 licensure, human performance) and support online graduate courses in sport coaching and performance. Additionally, the chair will focus on recruitment and retention of all students in the department. Other responsibilities will include academic advising, service to the department, university, profession, and community, and establishing a record of scholarship.

Qualifications / Required Skills

The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate in exercise science, public health, K-12 licensure/pedagogy, human performance, or a complementary field of study, and be eligible for appointment in rank with tenure.
The primary focus at the University of Tennessee at Martin is teaching; therefore, the candidate is expected to have a record of successful teaching experience at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Additionally, the candidate is expected to have a record of scholarship and service. The candidate will possess interpersonal and management skills to lead a dynamic and growing department. The candidate will foster and promote diversity in the department’s initiatives, interdisciplinary collaboration, and community partnerships. The successful candidate will have prior administrative or academic leadership experience.

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications:
Any background in sport coaching and performance is a plus. Having experience with student recruitment, retention and accreditation processes is helpful.

Salary: Commensurate with education and experience.

Contact Information

Dr. Janet Wilbert, Search Committee Chair
Department of Health & Human Performance
3032 Kathleen and Tom Elam Center
The University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN 38238

or jwilber1@utm.edu.

Employer Profile

The University of Tennessee at Martin is a primary campus in the University of Tennessee System. The campus is in Northwest Tennessee approximately 125 miles north of Memphis and 150 miles west of Nashville. The University of Tennessee at Martin has a combined graduate and undergraduate enrollment of approximately 8,100 students.
The emphasis is solidly on excellence in teaching, research, and outreach. We seek candidates who demonstrate a similar commitment. Additional information about the University of Tennessee at Martin and the Department of Health & Human Performance can be found at https://www.utm.edu/academics/departments/health-and-human-performance