Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Music, Science, and Health, Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, Fall 2027

### Description

The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee seeks candidates who have the ability to promote an atmosphere where all members of the university community feel welcome and can thrive.

The Natalie L. Haslam College of Music invites applications for a 9-month tenure-track position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level in Music, Science, and Health. This is a rare and forward-looking appointment designed for a scholar-teacher who believes that a fuller understanding of music — how we hear it, perform it, feel it, analyze it, and create it — is enriched by understanding the human brain, human behavior, and the science behind how we interact with the art of music and human health.

The successful candidate will occupy a distinctive role at the intersection of music, medicine and health, neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, or other theoretical and applied sciences, contributing to both the core curriculum of the College and to an emerging cross-disciplinary research culture. The candidate will work in the Natalie L. Haslam College of Music with potential for collaboration with other colleges, and relevant health organizations.The successful candidate is expected to have either existing or strong potential for obtaining extramural funding.

**Teaching Responsibilities may include:**

Core lab-sequence instruction in music integrated with perspectives from the natural or social sciences appropriate to the candidate's expertise

Seminars in areas such as music and health, music perception and psychoacoustics, the neuroscience of musical experience, and other topics relevant to the candidate’s field

Student mentorship and research supervision in the candidate’s core field and related interdisciplinary fields

Online course development and delivery, with interest in expanding the College's reach into digital learning environments

**Research Profile**

We seek a candidate with an active research agenda that intersects with one or more of the following areas:

* Scientific applications of health, wellbeing, and/or and human development, including scientific approaches to understanding music’s role in health-related outcomes.
* The neuroscience of musical experience, including brain-music interaction, with particular attention to musical and cognitive aspects such as rhythm, harmony, melody, tonality, memory, and emotion.
* Computational, data-driven, and/or psychological approaches to music perception, emotion, musical structure, and performance, with a focus on their relationships to human health
* Machine learning and artificial intelligence applications for understanding how music interacts with human health, behavior, and perception

Web Page: www.music.utk.edu

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 65 faculty members and approximately 400 music majors.

**General Information:**

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the state’s 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 society. In all its activities, the university aims to advance the frontiers of human knowledge and enrich and elevate society. Knoxville’s 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 hour’s drive is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with its scenic beauty and wide variety of recreational activities, plants, and wildlife.

### Qualifications

**Required Qualifications**

* PhD or related doctorate in a health-related science, neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, or a closely related field (ABD considered with degree conferred by August 1, 2027)
* Emerging or established national visibility in the field as appropriate to rank
* Demonstrated research activity and publication in relevant areas
* Demonstrated ability to communicate, organize work effectively, and collaborate productively with faculty, staff, and students.
* Candidates for the rank of Assistant Professor should demonstrate a credible plan for developing an externally funded research program. Associate and Full Professor candidates should demonstrate a record of obtaining and/or leading external funding appropriate to their field.

**Preferred Qualifications**

* Evidence of successful teaching at the college/university level.

**Candidates for the rank of Assistant Professor must:**

* Meet the qualifications for being an Assistant Professor within UTK’s faculty handbook and the Natalie L. Haslam College of Music bylaws; these are covered in the position's Required Qualifications.

**Candidates for the rank of Associate Professor must:**

* Meet the qualifications for being an Associate Professor within UTK’s faculty handbook and the Natalie L. Haslam 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 UTK’s faculty handbook and the Natalie L. Haslam 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.

### Application Instructions

Submit the following attachments with your application:

* Cover letter detailing your interests and qualifications relating to research, teaching, and service.
* Current CV
* Research statement (2-3 pages)
* Teaching and mentoring philosophy
* Two-three representative publications
* Contact information for three references listing names, email addresses, and phone numbers

Review of applications will begin on November 2, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled. Any questions about the search can be directed to Dr. Nathan Fleshner ([email protected]).

### Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university.

Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]), or by phone at 865-974-2498. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation and Resolution, 216 Business Incubator Building, E J. Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]), or by phone at 865-974-0717.