Lecturer in Marketing, Gary W. Rollins College of Business

Description
The Gary W. Rollins College of Business at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) invites applications for a non-tenure-track, one-year renewable lecturer position in Marketing beginning August 2021. Responsibilities include teaching twelve credit hours per semester (four courses), and a strong commitment to student engagement, student success, and instructional excellence. Some service to the department and/or college will be required. The Gary W. Rollins College of Business at UTC has long-standing AACSB accreditation at the undergraduate and graduate levels, serves approximately 2,400 students, and has a highly productive, collegial faculty.

Qualifications
Applicants must hold a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Marketing, or a Master’s degree in a closely related field from an accredited institution. Applicants should have demonstrated ability to provide quality instruction through a variety of teaching and delivery modalities (including online). Primary teaching responsibilities will include principles of marketing, international marketing, and strategic distribution management. Applicants should also have at least five years of current professional activities related to the primary teaching areas. Other courses may be assigned based on departmental or college need.

Application Procedures
For full consideration, applicants should prepare and submit all of the following information within our online application system:

• Cover Letter / Letter of Interest
• CV including up-to-date personal information (name, email, phone, etc.)
• One Page Teaching Statement and Teaching Evaluation Data (if available)
• Work samples (e.g., course syllabi or sample teaching materials).
• References: list of names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses for three (3) professional references.

Applications must be submitted electronically through the UTC Faculty Career Site.

Questions regarding the position may be sent to Dr. Christopher R. Plouffe, Chair of the Search Committee, at: chris-plouffe@utc.edu.

Review of applications will begin immediately. Preference will be given to qualified candidates who apply before February 15, 2021.

Program/University Information
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is the second largest school in the University of Tennessee System, serving a diverse student body of more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five academic colleges. UTC offers a unique blend of private and public school traditions and is a driving force for achieving excellence, embracing diversity, inspiring positive change, and enriching the community. Since its founding as Chattanooga University in 1886, UTC has developed a reputation for excellence built on an unusual blend of the private and public traditions of American higher education. For more than 83 years, the university was a private school. In 1969, UTC became part of the state university system. Today, UTC is on a journey to excellence - boldly embracing a passion for excellence in all things and focused on changing lives and transforming communities. The UTC commitment—each and every day—is to earn the trust and confidence of those we serve. Our goal is to make a difference in our community and in the lives of our students.

Chattanooga, the fourth largest city in the state, is located in Southeast Tennessee near the border of Georgia at the junction of four interstate highways. The city has received national recognition for the renaissance of its beautiful downtown and redevelopment of its riverfront. Chattanooga also has the fastest internet in the country. Home to the first Gig Internet in the United States, Chattanooga has a 100% fiber network that links every home and business in a 600-square mile area, making it a growing up for the tech and logistics industries. Companies like Unum, McKee, U.S. Xpress, Volkswagen, Coke United and Amazon.com have chosen to set up shop in Chattanooga. Attractions such as the Tennessee Aquarium, Lookout Mountain, Civil War battlefield sites, the Songbirds Guitar Museum, the Hunter Museum of American Art, and multiple hiking trail systems bring thousands of people to the area, as do events like the Riverbend Festival, Nightfall, the Ironman 70.3 Championship, the Moon River Festival, and the Southern Writers Conference. Chattanooga is the home The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs, which boast fourteen teams in the NCAA as well as the supporter-owned Chattanooga FC, a professional soccer team in the National Independent Soccer Association league. People who love the outdoors use Chattanooga as a base for hang-gliding, bass fishing, cycling, mountain climbing, and caving expeditions. With among the greatest flora and fauna in the nation, Chattanooga has a rare sense of “place” for a growing city. The city is the only two-time recipient of the “Best Town Ever” award from Outside Magazine and was recently named in the New York Times 52 Places to Visit collection. Chattanooga also has a long and rich past with regard to diversity, which includes Native American heritage, Civil War history, and the Civil Rights movement. Chattanooga is also just a two hour (or less) drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville, and Birmingham.

Qualifications :

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.