The position also carries responsibility for departmental instrumentation, advising students, and service on college committees. During the regular school year, a typical semester's teaching load would be three lecture sections and two labs. Summers provide an excellent opportunity for supervising undergraduate research. The salary and rank will be commensurate with educational preparation and experience. Group life and health insurance are available on a participating basis.
Retirement is provided entirely by the college.
The department graduates approximately 6 majors per year with either the BA or BS degree. The College Carson-Newman is a Christian liberal arts college and has a cooperative relationship with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, offering an associate's degree in Christian ministry, the bachelor's degree in over 50 majors, and the master's degrees in education and nursing. The college emphasizes academic excellence within a supportive Christian environment expressed through innovative teaching and advising, scholarly and creative works, mentoring of students, and professional service to the Appalachian region. In the fall of 2001, Carson-Newman will celebrate its Sesquicentennial. The campus is situated on 75 acres in a small town near Knoxville, Tennessee, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in an area renowned for its beautiful lakes and mountains.