Discussion: View Thread

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Position Announcement: Clarence E. Harris Chair of Excellence in Business and Entrepreneurship

Description

The College of Business at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) invites applications and nominations for the endowed Clarence E. Harris Chair of Excellence in Business and Entrepreneurship beginning August 2017.  The College of Business has a successful entrepreneurship program that has been in place since 1998.  The selected candidate will help build on previous achievements by leading efforts to extend the program across campus and expand collaborations in entrepreneurship and innovation with the Chattanooga business and entrepreneurship communities.  The university intends to establish a center for innovation and entrepreneurship with the Clarence E. Harris Chair serving as executive director. Simultaneously, the successful candidate will serve as a tenured faculty member in the Marketing and Entrepreneurship Department in the College of Business.  As a faculty member the Clarence E. Harris Chair will teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

The College of Business at UTC has a long-standing AACSB accreditation at the undergraduate and graduate levels with approximately 2,000 students and programs in accounting, data analytics, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, and management. UTC students benefit from engagement with the vibrant Chattanooga entrepreneurial ecosystem, and the Entrepreneurship program works closely with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, the Hamilton County Business INCubator, the Company Lab, and the Edney Innovation Center in the Innovation District of downtown Chattanooga.

Qualifications

Qualified applicants must have a PhD in entrepreneurship or closely related area from an AACSB accredited school, and be a recognized scholar with a research record that would support the rank of associate or full professor with tenure at UTC. In addition, qualified applicants must have excellent teaching abilities at the undergraduate and graduate levels with demonstrated experience or ability to provide instruction in a variety of modalities including online. Previous experience developing and leading interdisciplinary strategic initiatives in innovation and entrepreneurship is preferred.

Application Procedures

Applicants should prepare to submit the following information within our online application system for consideration:

• Cover letter/letter of interest
• CV, including up-to-date personal contact information (email, phone, etc.)
• A list of names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses for two references
  
  Review of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
  
  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 build 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. 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 African American Museum, and the Appalachian Trail bring thousands of people to the area, as do events like the Riverbend Festival, Nightfall, Jazzanooga, the Creative Discovery Museum for Children, and the Southern Writers Conference. Chattanooga is the home to the seven-time NCAA Southern Conference Football Champions, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs.  People who love the outdoors use Chattanooga as a base for hang-gliding, bass fishing, mountain climbing and caving expeditions; the beautiful Smoky Mountains and Tennessee River support the greatest variety of flora of any area in the United States. 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.

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.