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The University of Tennessee is the state’s flagship, land-grant university. We are a Research 1 university, housing 11 colleges and 900+ programs of study. With an enrollment of 30,000 students, our undergraduate and graduate programs are repeatedly ranked among top national programs.
The city of Knoxville is a hidden gem with a beautiful and walkable downtown, a diverse music scene, active neighborhoods, unique restaurants, and a robust offering of outdoor and cultural activities. Knoxville is located within easy driving distance to Asheville, Nashville, Atlanta, and the Great Smoky Mountains; and a day’s drive to Memphis, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Knoxville and the surrounding counties have a statistical area population of over 850,000 people.
Featured Position
Director – Jones Center for Leadership & Service
The Jones Center for Leadership and Service (JCLS) strives to engage students in transformational learning experiences that inspire a commitment to socially responsible leadership and service. The director provides leadership and a strategic vision by cultivating a culture of leadership development and service across campus. While serving campus as a consultant and content expert for interdisciplinary leadership and service education and community engagement efforts, the director works to build a strong national reputation for the university’s leadership and service initiatives.
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Available Employment Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in employment at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville! The Division of Student Life has recently restructured its staffing models to better support the expanding needs of its departments and enhance the services provided to students. As Student Life continues to grow, we are excited to announce several newly created positions that will be posted throughout the spring. These roles will help strengthen our ability to foster student success, engagement, and well-being. Stay tuned for more opportunities to join our dynamic team and make a meaningful impact on the student experience. All available Student Life positions will be posted on the UT Human Resources website.
Coordinator of Residential Assessment and Research – University Housing
The Coordinator of Residential Assessment and Research provides strategic leadership and ongoing support for the oversight, development, and execution of the assessment plans for University Housing. This includes the collection, analysis, and organization of data sources and their associated outcomes and/or goals. The Coordinator of Assessment will make appropriate use of Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS Standards), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation requirements, Association of College and University Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I) standards, and other relevant frameworks, Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), and compliance guidelines as needed.
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Associate Director of Advancement – Student Life
The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc (UTFI) invites applications and nominations to fill the position of Associate Director of Advancement, Student Life for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Reporting to the Director of Development, the Associate Director of Advancement, Student Life is responsible for fundraising and performing donor engagement on behalf of the Office of Advancement and Division of Student Life in Knoxville, TN. Under the direction of the Vice Chancellors from both divisions, the role will work with both UT Foundation and division staff, as well as internal and external stakeholders (university administrators, donors, alumni, etc.) to create and implement fundraising strategies for student life including annual giving, major gift fundraising, and planned giving strategy.
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Associate Director for Living and Learning – Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life
The Office of Sorority & Fraternity Life (OSFL) within the Division of Student Life invites applications for the position of Associate Director for Living & Learning (newly created position). This position will serve as the primary administrator responsible the Living and Learning Team & Greek Housing portfolio in OSFL. Primary areas of responsibility/focus include the management of 30+ fraternity and sorority facilities and their separate processes, office-wide assessment, organization funds (maintenance/reserve, housing), and educational programming.
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Special Projects Coordinator – University Housing
University Housing within the Division of Student Life invites applications for the position of Special Project Coordinator. The Special Project Coordinator is responsible for the planning, management, and oversight of high priority, mission critical projects within the Housing Services area of University Housing. Projects the SPC coordinates support University Housing programs, personnel, services, facilities, and objectives in an operationally effective and impactful manner. Responsibilities include:
- Coordinate departmental access control & management program and manage the departmental Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS); Develop and implement policies for same.
- Develop, implement, and manage Housing Services temporary help/employee program.
- Investigate and respond to parental and student inquiries, complaints, and concerns; Gather information in response to these inquiries, and utilize problem solving skills to resolve stated issues and respond on behalf of Housing Services/University Housing.
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Assistant Director – Student Counseling Center
The Division of Student Life at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications a newly developed Assistant Director role with the Student Counseling Center. Join the leadership team of a multi-disciplinary clinical team providing high quality, short-term therapy services at a thriving flagship University.
The Assistant Director is an exempt, year-round, full-time; non-tenure track staff leadership role within the Student Counseling Center, the university’s primary facility for personal counseling, psychotherapy, and mental health outreach and consultation services. The mission is to promote the psychological, educational, and social well-being of the students at the University of Tennessee and to help prepare them to be productive members of a global society.
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Staff Psychologist – Student Counseling Center
The primary focus of a Staff Psychologist is providing short-term individual and group therapy to students enrolled at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Approximately 65 percent of the workload is direct clinical service via client care or clinical supervision (approximately 25 clinical hours pers week), with the remainder focused on documentation, administration, meetings, teaching training seminars, or engaging with the campus community via outreach and consultation services with faculty, staff, students, and families around mental health concerns. Clinical staff in the Center provide training/supervision for master’s and doctoral level students in mental health professions and advanced clinical training/supervision for interns in the center’s internship and post-doctoral residency in psychology.
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Student Threat Assessment Team Program Director – Office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Life
Reporting to the Assistant Vice Chancellor, this role will oversee the day-to-day operation of the Student Threat Assessment Team (TAT), including managing the behavior intervention cycle from beginning to end. As an ex-officio member of the student threat assessment team the role is focused on supporting the team through information gathering, record keeping, communications with various stakeholders, risk mitigation, and student interventions.
The Student Threat Assessment Team is an interdisciplinary team with varying expertise that enhances campus safety through a proactive, collaborative, coordinated, objective, and thoughtful approach to the prevention, identification, assessment, intervention, and management of situations that pose, or may reasonably pose, a threat to the safety and well-being of the university community.
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Director – Clay and Debbie Jones Center for Leadership and Service
The Jones Center for Leadership and Service (JCLS) within the Division of Student Life invites applications for the position of Director of the office. The JCLS strives to engage students in transformational learning experiences that inspire a commitment to leadership and service. The director of the office provides leadership and a strategic vision by cultivating a culture of leadership development and service across campus. While serving the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus as a consultant and content expert for interdisciplinary leadership and service education and community engagement efforts, the director works to build a strong national reputation for the university’s leadership and service initiatives.
Coordinator for Campus Engagement – Center for Student Engagement
The Center for Student Engagement (CSE) within the Division of Student Life invites applications for three open positions of Coordinator for Campus Engagement. These positions support registered student organizations and campus programming. These are 12-month, full-time staff positions that report to the Assistant Directors for Campus Engagement and Student Organization Support in the Center for Student Engagement. Coordinators will oversee the planning and implementation of office programming and assist with departmental assessments, marketing and communications, and supporting campus and community partnerships.
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Administrative Support Assistant III – Student Health Center
The Admin Support Assistant position is expected to provide customer service and support to all the stakeholders who need assistance from the Student Health Administrative staff including eligible students, co-workers, other department personnel, and visitors. The position shall provide administrative support for the Associate Director in areas such as personnel records maintenance, preparation of reports and special projects. The chosen applicant will work collaboratively with the graduate student insurance personnel regarding referral management, invoice reconciliation, and the waiver opt-out duties. Provides administrative support for the receipt and recording of immunization records for all new incoming students.
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Staff Nurse, RN – Student Health Center
This position is full-time, 40 hours per week Tennessee Licensed Registered Nurse in an ambulatory clinic setting. The position is scheduled to work Monday – Friday, 8 hours per day. Typical hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The position reports to the Nursing Supervisor and works one-on-one with an assigned licensed medical provider (MD or FNP) who provides clinical directions.
The Staff Nurse, R.N. position is expected to provide nursing skills to the ability of their licensure and at the direction of an advanced medical licensed professional. The practice setting is in an ambulatory clinic whose mission is to provide personal health care services, health promotion, education, and consultation to all eligible students attending the University of Tennessee.
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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – Student Health Center
The Division of Student Life at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for the position of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the Student Health Center. This is a full-time regular staff position.
The mission of the Student Health Center is to provide a comprehensive moderate complexity program of primary health care services relevant to the needs of eligible University of Tennessee students. These services shall include personal health care, health promotion and education, consultation, and educational experiences for selected students pursuing careers in health professions.
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Custodian – Student Health Center
The custodial cleaning duties shall be carried out in accordance with established infection control standards, ethics of medical confidentiality, workplace safety, and as stated in the Student Health Center’s policies and procedures. Responsibilities include:
- Cleans and services assigned areas; maintain sufficient stock and supplies for the proper performance of these duties to meet health care standards.
- Washes windows, walls, and other assigned areas.
- Picks up trash, empties garbage containers and removes trash to disposal area; sanitizes trash containers as necessary to meet Health department requirements.
- Retrieves and packages infectious waste for disposition.
- Packs, unpacks, and assists in receiving, storing, issuing, and transporting cleaning materials; assists in the reconciliation of medical supply inventory.
- Reports maintenance problems to include mechanical, structural, or electrical conditions in need of repair to supervisor.
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Service Supervisor III – University Housing
This Service Supervisor III will assist with the work group hiring process and conduct daily quality control inspections of assigned areas to ensure completion of work assignments and adherence to quality standards. The Service Supervisor III reports maintenance problems to supervisor as required, and fills in for supervisor when and where needed. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Supervision of custodial staff and in training designated personnel
- Preparation of work schedules, special assignments
- Maintaining inventory controls and records for custodial supplies and equipment
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HVAC Specialist – University Housing
Applies knowledge of HVAC and related systems/equipment to install, repair, maintain, clean, and service HVAC equipment; performs repair, replacement, and overhaul of equipment such as pumps and compressors; repairs sheet metal duct work, shroud and unit assemblies; performs soldering and/or press fittings on piping and equipment assembly; and performs preventive maintenance and repairs on housekeeping equipment: Performs other duties as assigned.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Work with minimal supervision troubleshooting and repairing packaged terminal air conditioners (PTAC)
- Troubleshoot and repair split HVAC systems
- Perform preventive maintenance on multiple types of HVAC systems
- Evaluate and repair housekeeping equipment such as vacuums, extractors, sweepers, etc.
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AC Shop Supervisor – University Housing
The AC Shop Supervisor performs all tasks necessary to direct and ensure the efficient operation of the UTK Housing Services Department’s A/C and equipment repair shop and the health and safety of the five (5) A/C and equipment repair personnel. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Oversee and coordinate staff in all related daily operational activities of the Housing A/C and equipment repair shop.
- Monitor and approve employee time sheets.
- Submit employee related incident/accident reports.
- Evaluate and hire shop personnel as well as recommending and implementing corrective and disciplinary actions.
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