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Faculty Appointments

Supporting the Faculty Continuum

Our office collaborates with partners in every college to ensure faculty success at every stage of your career, from hiring to promotion to retirement.

Our Work

Our staff is here to support you and answer any questions concerning:

  • Faculty searches and recruitment
  • Clinical, educator and research track appointments
  • Tenure and promotion
  • Endowed Chairs and University Distinguished Professors
  • Academic leadership searches and appointments
  • Emerita/Emeritus faculty and retirement

Email Us at faculty@vanderbilt.edu


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Areas of Responsibilities

The links below will help guide you through the administrative processes required for hiring and appointing faculty.


Faculty Appointments Team

  • Danielle Certa

    Danielle Certa

    Director of Faculty Appointments

  • Megan Cole

    Megan Cole

    Senior Program Coordinator

  • Mary Pizzullo

    Mary Pizzullo

    Senior Program Coordinator

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Director of Faculty Appointments Danielle Certa

Faculty Searches and Recruitment

  • Faculty Searches and Recruitment
  • Faculty Records and Systems Stewardship
  • Faculty Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion
  • Managing Office and Overseeing Workflow
  • Support VPFA on work with Provost and Chancellor offices
  • Academic Leadership Searches & Appointments
  • Federal Reporting Compliance
  • Board of Trust Schedules and Requirements
  • Faculty Leaves of Absence

Senior Program Coordinator Megan Cole

  • Endowed Chairs & Directors
  • Endowed Chair Investiture
  • 25-Year Chairs Recognition
  • Appointment to University Distinguished Professors and Distinguished Professors
  • Retired Status
  • Retirement Incentive Agreement (RIP)
  • Emerita/Emeritus Faculty
  • Website Management and Consulting
  • Faculty Data

Senior Program Coordinator Mary Pizzullo

  • Clinical, Educator & Research Track Appointments & Promotion
  • Initial appointment of non-tenure track faculty
  • Reappointment and promotion of non-tenure track faculty
  • Faculty Appointments Project and Task Tracking
  • Training
  • Interfolio Usage Enhancements
  • Faculty Affairs social media

Endowed Chair Investiture

  • 2026 Endowed Chair Cohort
    • Coming soon!
  • 2025 Endowed Chair Cohort
    • - Frances and John E. Burch Chair
    • - Dunn Family Chair in Psychoeducational Assessment
    • - Gray E. B. Stahlman Chair #2
    • - Carol D. & Henry P. Pendergrass Chair
    • - Natalie Overall Warren Chair in Biochemistry
    • - Mike Fowler and Bonnie M. Miller Chair in Education and Innovation
    • - Gertrude Conaway 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair #5
    • - Edward Claiborne Stahlman Chair
    • Ivelin Georgiev - Louise B. McGavock Chair in Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
    • - Stevenson Chair #24
    • - Holland N. McTyeire Chair in History
    • - Wachtmeister Family Chair
    • - Eugene Greener, Jr. Chair in Jewish Studies
    • - Rudy W. Jacobson Chair in Pulmonary Medicine
    • - Mildred Prescott Miller Chair in Law
    • - Lee E. Limbird Chair in Pharmacology
    • - Stevenson Chair #27
    • - Stevenson Chair #26
    • Thomas Palmeri - Centennial Chair #1
    • - Paul E. Shaw Chair in Fine Arts
    • - Justin Potter Professorship
    • - Winkelried Family Chair in Jewish Studies
    • - Stevenson Chair #28
    • - Robert Penn Warren Professor of the Humanities
    • - Sara J. Finley Chair in Women, Law and Policy
    • - Cornelius 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair in Radiation Oncology
    • - Mike Curb Chair in Health Policy
    • - Stevenson Chair #20
    • - Lucius E. Burch Chair in Reproductive Physiology
    • - Centennial Chair #4
    • - Centennial Chair #5
    • - Mildred Thornton Chair in Rural Health
    • - Ruth King Scoville Chair in Medicine
  • 2024 Endowed Chair Cohort
    • Akram Aldroubi, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair #22Ìý
    • Ralf Bennartz, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair #25Ìý
    • Jordan D. Berlin, M.D., Cornelius Abernathy Craig ChairÌý
    • Lola Chambless, M.D., George S. Allen Chair in Neurological SurgeryÌý
    • Catherine Fuchs, M.D., Bixler-Johnson-Mayes Chair #1Ìý
    • Emily Greble, Ph.D., Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Chair in HistoryÌý
    • William J. Heerman, M.D., William K. Warren Foundation Chair in MedicineÌý
    • M. Shane Hutson, Ph.D., A.B. Learned Chair in Living State PhysicsÌý
    • Stephen Jae Kim, M.D., Phyllis G. and William B. Snyder, M.D. Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology and Visual SciencesÌý
    • Xenofon Koutsoukos, Ph.D., Thomas R. Walters ChairÌý
    • John Kuriyan, Ph.D., Mary Geddes Stahlman ChairÌý
    • Bennett A. Landman, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair #31Ìý
    • Dan Margalit, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair #18Ìý
    • Dana D. Nelson, Ph.D., Nancy Perot ChairÌý
    • Mayur B. Patel, M.D., Ingram Chair in Surgical SciencesÌý
    • Galen Perdikis, M.D., G. Patrick Maxwell, M.D. ChairÌý
    • Yolanda Pierce, Ph.D., Cornelius 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair #54Ìý
    • Morgan Ricks, J.D., Herman O. Loewenstein Chair in LawÌý
    • Brian Rini, M.D., Thomas F. Frist Sr. Chair in Medicine #1Ìý
    • Melissa Rose, D.M.A., Mark Wait Dean’s ChairÌý
    • Eben Rosenthal, M.D., Barry and Amy Baker Chair in Laryngeal, Head and Neck ResearchÌý
    • Krishnendu Roy, Ph.D., Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean’s Chair in EngineeringÌý
    • Yuya Sasaki, Ph.D., Brian and Charlotte Grove ChairÌý
    • Jared Speck, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair #21
    • Thomas Steenburgh, Ph.D., Ralph Owen ProfessorshipÌý
    • Lauren Sudeall, J.D., David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law #5Ìý
    • Jessica Trounstine, Ph.D., Centennial Chair #7Ìý
    • David Wallace, M.D., MPH, George Weeks Hale Professorship of OphthalmologyÌý
  • 2023 Endowed Chair Cohort
    • Rebecca Haw Allensworth, J.D., David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair in Law
    • Daniel A. Barocas, M.D., MPH, William L. Bray Chair in Urology
    • Ralf Bennartz, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair
    • James W. Bodfish, Ph.D., Thomas L. and Jane Wilkerson Yount Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences
    • Carissa J. Cascio, Ph.D., James G. Blakemore Chair in Psychiatry
    • Jessica Clarke, J.D., Cornelius 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair in Law
    • Daniel Andrei Cohen, Ph.D., Frances Hampton Currey Chair
    • Christos Constantinidis, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair
    • Blythe A. Corbett, Ph.D., James G. Blakemore Chair in Psychiatry
    • Kelly Dooley, M.D., Ph.D., MPH, Addison B. Scoville Jr. Chair in Medicine
    • Jennifer Escalas, Ph.D., Dean Samuel B. and Evelyn R. Richmond Chair in Management
    • René Headrick Gifford, Ph.D., Fred H. Bess Chair in Audiology
    • Kelly Ann Goldsmith, Ph.D., E. Bronson Ingram Chair
    • Steven L. Goodbred Jr., Ph.D., Stevenson Chair
    • Anna R. Hemnes, M.D., Elsa S. Hanigan Chair in Pulmonary Medicine
    • Julián F. Hillyer, Ph.D., Centennial Chair
    • Xiaodong Kevin Huang, Ph.D., Andrew and Jennifer Hoine Chair in Economics
    • Eunjoo Kim, Ph.D., Charles G. Finney Chair
    • Stephen Jae Kim, M.D., Phyllis G. and William B. Snyder, M.D. Chair in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
    • Emily Lordi, Ph.D., Edwin Mims Chair in English
    • Timothy P. McNamara, Ph.D., Gertrude Conway 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair in the Social and Natural Sciences
    • Keith G. Meador, M.D., Th.M, MPH, Anne Geddes Stahlman Chair in Medical Ethics
    • Aaron Moberly, M.D., Guy M. Maness Chair in Otolaryngology
    • ÇaÄŸlar Oskay, Ph.D., Cornelius 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair
    • Ben Park, M.D., Ph.D., Benjamin F. Byrd Jr. Endowed Chair in Oncology
    • Anthony Reed, Ph.D., Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Professor of Fine Arts
    • Todd A. Ricketts, Ph.D., Thomas L. and Jane Wilkerson Yount Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences
    • Morgan Ricks, J.D., Herman O. Loewenstein Chair in Law
    • Renã Robinson, Ph.D., Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chair
    • Amanda M. Rose, J.D., Cornelius 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair in Law
    • Kathryn Schwarz, Ph.D., Gertrude Conway 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair
    • Sean Seymore, J.D., Ph.D., Centennial Professorship in Law
    • Ravi Shah, M.D., Gottlieb C. Friesinger II Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
    • Scott Stephan, M.D., Carol and John Odess Chair in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    • Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D., Vickie and Thomas Flood Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences
    • Lisa Lynette Thompson, Ph.D., Cornelius 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair
    • Emilie Townes, Ph.D., D.Min, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair
    • Steven D. Townsend, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair
    • Zachary E. Warren, Ph.D., Donna and Jeffrey Eskind Family Chair in Autism Spectrum Disorder
    • Neil Woodward, Ph.D., Charlotte and Donald Test Jr. Chair in Psychiatry
    • Yesha Yadav, LL.M., Milton R. Underwood Chair
  • 2022 Endowed Chair Cohort
    • , David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law #4
    • , William L. Bray Chair in Urology #2
    • , Stevenson Chair #25
    • , Yount Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences
    • , James G. Blakemore Chair in Psychiatry #3
    • , Cornelius 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair in Law #52
    • , Frances Hampton Currey Chair
    • , Stevenson Chair #19
    • , James G. Blakemore Chair in Psychiatry #2
    • , Addison B. Scoville Jr. Chair in Medicine
    • , Dean Samuel B. and Evelyn R. Richmond Chair in Management
    • , Fred H. Bess Chair in Audiology
    • , Stevenson Chair #24
    • , Elsa S Hanigan Chair In Pulmonary Medicine
    • , Centennial Chair #7
    • , Hoine Chair in Economics
    • Eunjoo Kim, Charles G. Finney Chair
    • , Phyllis G & William B Snyder, MD Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology and Visual Science
    • , Chair In Honor of Professor Eddie Mims
    • Timothy McNamara, Gertrude Conaway 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair-Social & Natural Science #4
    • , Ann Geddes Stahlman Chair in Medical Ethics
    • , Named Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
    • , Cornelius 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair #27
    • , Benjamin F. Byrd, Jr., Chair in Oncology
    • , Norman L and Roselea J Goldberg Professor Chair
    • , Thomas L. and Jane Wilkerson Yount Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences #2
    • , Herman O. Loewenstein Chair in Law
    • RenãÌýRobinson, Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chair
    • , Cornelius 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair in Law #53
    • , Gertrude Conaway 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair #3
    • , Centennial Professorship in Law #2
    • , E. Bronson Ingram Chair #6
    • , Carol and John S. Odess Chair in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    • , Vickie & Thomas Flood Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences
    • Lisa Thompson, Cornelius 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair #25
    • Emilie Townes, E. Rhodes and Leona Carpenter Chair #5
    • Steven Townsend, Stevenson Chair #17
    • , Donna and Jeffrey Eskind Chair in Autism Spectrum Disorder
    • , Milton R. Underwood Chair #4
  • 2021 Endowed Chair Cohort
    • , M.D., Donna S. Hall Chair in Breast Cancer
    • Brian O. Bachmann, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair
    • , Ph.D., Richard N. Armstrong, Ph.D. Chair for Innovation in Biochemistry
    • ÌýPh.D., Gertrude Conaway 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair
    • , J.D., Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise
    • , Ph.D., Patricia and Rodes Hart Chair
    • , M.D., M.P.H., Craig-Weaver Chair in Pediatrics
    • , Ph.D., James A. Speyer Professorship of Production Management
    • , Ph.D., Rebecca Webb Wilson University Chair
    • , Ph.D., Gass Family Chair in Energy and the Environment
    • , Ph.D., Accenture Chair
    • René Marois, Ph.D., Winkelried Family Chair in Neuroscience
    • , Ph.D., Bob Innes Chair in Human and Organizational Development
    • , Ph.D., W. Alton Jones Chair in Philosophy
    • , Ph.D., Cornelius Abernathy Craig Chair
    • , M.D., Ph.D., Hugh J. Morgan Chair in Medicine
    • , J.D., Dick and Martha Lansden Chair in Law
    • , Ph.D.,ÌýJack Martin M.D. Research Professorship in Psychopharmacology
    • , Ph.D., E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair
    • John Sides, Ph.D., William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair at the College of Arts and Science
    • , Ph.D., New York Alumni Chancellor’s Chair
    • , Ph.D., E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair
    • , Ph.D., Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Chair in History
    • , M.D., Ralph and Lulu Owen Chair in Medicine
    • , M.D., M.S.P.H., Cal Turner Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • 2020 Endowed Chair Cohort
    • , Cornelius 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chancellor Emeritus Chair
    • ,Ìý Mark Wait Dean’s Chair
    • , Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science
    • Brian O. Bachmann, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair
    • , Rudy W. Jacobson Chair in Pulmonary Medicine
    • , Richard N. Armstrong, Ph.D. Chair for Innovation in Biochemistry
    • , Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise
    • , Patricia and Rodes Hart Chair
    • , M.P.H., Craig-Weaver Chair in Pediatrics
    • , James A. Speyer Professorship of Production Management
    • , Louise B. McGavock Chair
    • , Max Kade Foundation Chair in German Studies
    • , Rebecca Webb Wilson University Chair
    • , Accenture Chair
    • René Marois, Ph.D., Winkelried Family Chair in Neuroscience
    • , Bob Innes Chair in Human and Organizational Development
    • , W. Alton Jones Chair in Philosophy
    • , W. Alton Jones Chair in Philosophy
    • , Hugh J. Morgan Chair in Medicine
    • , Carolyn M. Evertson Chair in Teacher Education
    • , Dick and Martha Lansden Chair in Law
    • , E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair
    • John Sides, Ph.D., William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair at the College of Arts and Science
    • , E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair
    • , John L. Sawyers Chair in Surgical Sciences
    • , Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Chair in History
    • , Cornelius 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chair
    • , Ralph and Lulu Owen Chair in Medicine
    • , Cal Turner Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery