The Faculty Talent Consultant in the Tickle College of Engineering is responsible for developing and maintaining comprehensive faculty talent management programs. This position drives external awards nominations, faculty recruitment and retention efforts, and compensation strategies. Reporting to the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, the Faculty Talent Consultant will assist with developing strategies to attract and retain faculty talent within the Tickle College of Engineering.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in any field.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years combined experience in higher education, program development, program management, program analytics, and/or HR talent management.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
  • Ability to use databases and analytical tools.
  • Skill in presenting data graphically.
  • Proficiency in computer-based and online search tools to conduct effective searches for desired information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree in Human Resources or Higher Education Administration.
• Experience: 5 years working directly with higher education faculty on professional development.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
  • Knowledge of metrics used to evaluate faculty performance.
  • Ability to use databases of faculty information to analyze faculty performance metrics.
  • Ability to use on-line search tools and software to identify high performing faculty.

Work Location

• Location: Knoxville, TN

• Onsite

Compensation and Benefits

• UT market range: MR09

• Anticipated hiring range: $65,000 - $70,000

• Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here

• Find more information on UT Benefits here

Application Instructions

To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below attachments.

• Resume
• Cover Letter

About The College

The Tickle College of Engineering is in the midst of an unprecedented period of growth and success including adding over 30 new faculty as part of ambitious cluster hiring campaigns led by Chancellor Donde Plowman and Dean Matthew Mench. Since 2021, the college has set records in research expenditures, enrollment, incoming student GPA, intellectual property development, and USNWR rank. New facilities include the state-of-the art Zeanah Engineering Complex, the University of Tennessee Manufacturing and Design Enterprise (TN-MADE) facility, and the Innovation South building which houses UTK’s Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility (FCMF).

TCE currently has 208 Tenure/Tenure Track and 65 Non-Tenure Track faculty in its nine academic departments and offers 13 undergraduate, 16 MS, and 15 PhD degree programs. Affiliated with TCE and located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, the UT Space Institute is a hub of aerospace and defense research. The college is also home to eight research centers and three interdisciplinary institutes. With approximately 4,300 undergraduate and 1,500 graduate students, the college sits 29th among public universities in the most recent U.S. News and World Report graduate rankings. Faculty in the college have won 29 early career awards (NSF, DoE, DARPA, AFOSR, and ARO) since 2016. In FY24, the college had NSF HERD research expenditures of $121 million.

• External Awards: Utilize data-driven approaches to assist departments in identifying candidates for high profile university and external awards.

• Faculty Recruitment: Assist faculty search committees and college administration to identify and attract top-tier faculty candidates.
• Retention Initiatives: Design programs and initiatives aimed at retaining high-performing faculty members. Assess compensation through curating salary surveys and faculty performance metrics.