Director (Student Services Professional 3 – MR11)
Office of National Scholarships, Honors College
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
The Director of National Scholarships manages and supervises an autonomous office that serves the whole campus community by recruiting, supporting, and reporting on students applying for nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships. In addition, the position offers support to the Honors College as a whole, managing our advising and orientation, as well as participating in other Honors College activities (graduations, participant selection, recruiting, teaching UHON 2000, etc.).
Duties And Responsibilities
Works with units across the university to identify, recruit, and mentor students applying for nationally and internationally competitive awards, scholarships, and internships; develops and implements tools, communication systems, campus procedures, and application protocols in support of national scholarships and fellowships; recruits, organizes, and leads university selection committees for the Rhodes, Mitchell, Marshall, Truman, and other highly competitive scholarships; mentors students one-on-one throughout the application and selection processes for competitive awards and programs; and maintains records of all students applying for such awards and their progress and result.
Manages the overall advising operations by: assigning honors advisors from the staff to all incoming students and communicating those lists to the staff/faculty; building schedules for all incoming honors freshmen using the AIQ process; organizing summer orientation experiences for the incoming freshmen.
Assists in the recruitment, admissions, selection, programming, and final commencement activities for the Honors College as is necessary and fitting; teaches one section of the 1-credit-hour UHON 2000 each year; sends exit surveys to graduating seniors and serves as primary academic advisor for 50-100 honors college students; participates in relevant regional and national organizations such as the National Association of Fellowship Advisors and the National Collegiate Honors Council; serves as a reviewer for nationally competitive awards when possible and asked to do so; and participates in relevant UTC committees such as the UTC Advisory Council and the Career Center Advisory Board.
The Ideal Candidate Will Possess The Following
- Ability to influence and build work relationships across a diverse workforce and campus.
- Strong organizational, managerial, and supervisory skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet hard external deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Ability to compile, trace, and report on the unit's assessments.
- Ability to manage a significant volume of transactions and multiple tasks.
- Ability to obtain knowledge of a wide variety of national and international undergraduate and post-graduate nationally competitive opportunities.
Review of applications will begin
August 7, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. Applications received bythis datewill receive priority consideration.
Candidates are required to submit the following for full consideration:
- Cover letter
- Current curriculum vitae
- Three references
Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree and two years of experience working in a higher education setting.
Preferred Qualifications: Doctoral/terminal degree and some experience working with applicants for nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships; knowledge of: academic culture and processes, advising in nationally competitive scholarships, and honors education.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is the second-largest campus in the University of Tennessee System and serves a diverse student body of more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five academic colleges. Since its founding as Chattanooga University in 1886, UTC has established a reputation for excellence built on a unique blend of the private and public traditions of American higher education. Today, UTC brings a passion for excellence in all pursuits and is dedicated to making a difference in our community and in the lives of our students.
At UTC, we welcome and cultivate diverse perspectives and populations—whether shaped by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, intellectual diversity, political beliefs and other life experiences and ideologies—and embrace equity and inclusion.
UTC is a university distinguished by respect for the dignity, uniqueness, and value of every individual. We foster a campus community that is welcoming and inclusive of all. We value diversity in our workplace and learning environments, benefiting from the varied backgrounds and abilities of our campus community. The diversity of our voices and experiences is vital to our pursuit of excellence and fulfillment of our mission.
UTC is in the heart of Tennessee’s fourth-largest city, located in the southeastern part of the state near the border with Georgia and at the junction of four interstate highways. Conveniently situated within just a two-hour drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville and Birmingham, Chattanooga offers the opportunity to live and learn in an exciting and enchanting environment. Dubbed the ‘Scenic City,’ and endowed with incredible vistas and popular area attractions, the city has been recognized nationally for its downtown renaissance and a revitalized riverfront that has become the blueprint for other cities to emulate. Chattanooga achieved the first gig internet capacity in the country, and today has the nation’s fastest internet service with a 100% fiber network that links every residence and business in a 600-square mile area.
The city is home to companies such as Unum, McKee Foods, U.S. Xpress, Volkswagen, Coke United, and Amazon, and a number of tech startups attracted to its blazing fast internet and low cost-of-living. Thousands of visitors are drawn yearly to the Tennessee Aquarium, Lookout Mountain, Civil War battlefield sites, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center—Chattanooga African American Museum, Creative Discovery Museum for Children, Riverbend Festival, and the weekly Nightfall Summer Concert Series held in the heart of downtown. Chattanooga also has a long and rich history interwoven with the Civil Rights movement and Native American heritage. The Trail of Tears National Historic Route runs through the city and is on the traditional territory of Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East).
Whether it’s Chattanooga’s ideal geographical location with comfortable temperatures year-round to suit an active lifestyle, its cultural and culinary diversity, reasonable cost of living, world-class healthcare facilities, reputable educational institutions like UTC, or countless other reasons, it’s no wonder more and more people are choosing to make Chattanooga their home.
The University of Tennessee Chattanooga is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.
Job
Student Services
Primary Location
US-Tennessee-Chattanooga
Organization
Dean-Honors
Schedule
Full-time
Campus/Institute
Chattanooga
Job Posting
Jul 6, 2023, 2:33:35 PM
