I'd like to share with the MED Division a position announcement. Information about the position
and our college is in the description below. The focus and responsibilities of the position are a
unique fit many members of the MED Division.
Chris Quinn Trank
Faculty Position in Organizational Studies ? Open Level
Department of Human and Organization Development
Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
The interdisciplinary Department of Human and Organizational Development (HOD) invites
applications for a tenure-track or tenured position in organizational studies, organizational
learning, or organizational development. Scholars in Sociology, Psychology, Management,
Anthropology, and allied social sciences are welcome. The successful candidate will have a
productive research program, excellent teaching credentials, and the demonstrated experience and
capacity to shape and provide leadership in Vanderbilt?s largest undergraduate major, Human and
Organizational Development. A track record of external funding is desired. She or he will also
contribute to the department?s doctoral program in Community Research and Action and one or
both of its master?s programs in Community Development and Action and Human Development
Counseling, which has school and clinical mental health counseling tracks.
This faculty position provides a unique opportunity to join a highly productive, diverse, and
interdisciplinary faculty at a research-intensive university. The HOD department is part of
Vanderbilt?s Peabody College of Education and Human Development, ranked by U.S. News and
World Report as the number one graduate school of education in the United States for the last four
consecutive years. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee, a rapidly changing mid-South city
with a well-educated population. Nashville?s metropolitan population of approximately one million
enjoys a moderate climate, beautiful hills, valleys, and woods, a strong and varied economy, ample
and diverse music, varied cultural events, professional sports, attractive shopping, excellent
dining, moderate cost of living, and NCAA Division I sports in the Southeastern Conference.
Application Procedures: Candidates should submit a letter of inquiry describing research and
teaching interests, vita, samples of scholarly writing, and three references to the Organizational
Search Committee, # 90 Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203. Review of
applications will continue until the position is filled. Inquiries can be directed to Professor Sandra
Barnes,
sandra.l.barnes@vanderbilt.edu.
Vanderbilt University and the Department of Human and Organizational Development are
committed to excellence and diversity. Members of underrepresented groups are especially invited
to apply.