Administrative Specialist, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture - UTK presso University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture · Knoxville, Stati Uniti d'America · Onsite
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UTIA’s Senior Vice-President and Senior Vice Chancellor is seeking a welcoming and reliable administrative specialist to join the UTIA team. The individual in this role is an important ambassador for UTIA; a helpful guide in a sometimes chaotic office; and a provider of essential administrative support. The ideal candidate is a master multi-tasker with a helpful, can-do attitude who enjoys ensuring a seamless and positive experience for faculty, staff, students and visitors that include Agricultural industry leaders, public officials and university leadership.
Responsibilities
This isn't just any role – it's an opportunity to ensure that UTIA is supported through a friendly and customer service minded delivery of your daily work. You will also contribute to UTI’s mission driven culture. Among the many things that you will do are:
- You will be a responsive point of contact and communicative with a diverse group of UTIA VIP guests, faculty, staff, students and the public.
- You will collaborate and plan with many people across the UT campus to help ensure that numerous visible UTIA events are successful.
- You will work to ensure that UTIA’s rewards programs are a success.
- Working with the office’s executive administrator you will provide administrative support for the most senior level UTIA executive leader.
- You will help support the senior leader through ad-hoc assignments and projects.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- A high school diploma or GED
- Three or more years of work in an office environment
- Work experience showing administrative support of an organizational leader
Preferred Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree
- More than three years of experience in an office environment
Work Location:
- Onsite at UT’s Morgan Hall (this is not a remote or hybrid eligible position).
Compensation and Benefits:
- UT market range: MR05 (non-exempt)
- Anticipated hiring range: $17.00/ hr – $18.50/ hr
- Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
- Find more information on UT Benefits here
Application Instructions:
To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below attachments. To be assured of full consideration, completed applications with all requested materials should be submitted on or before September 15, 2025
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- List of 3 Professional References
About University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA):
At UTIA, we're not just solving problems – we're transforming lives. Through teaching, discovery, and service, we provide Real. Life. Solutions. that make a tangible difference in agriculture, education, and beyond. Visit University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture to learn more.
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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.
UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.
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