Job Description

Anticipated hiring range: $47,250- $50,000

The person in this position must possess the specialized knowledge necessary to work with college autistic students and must consistently stay up to date on research/best practices related to this work and coaching strategies through collaboration with program leadership. The person in this position must maintain organized and professional relationships with academic partners while assessing the effectiveness of the academic engagement of Mosaic students and the effectiveness of coaching strategies. This person would carry a large caseload of students for academic, social, and executive function coaching while also recruiting tutors for extended study hours.

This person would research UDL strategies and best practices for supporting autistic college students in the classroom and will collaborate with Mosaic leadership to create and deliver workshops to academic departments and support staff on our campus. This will help UTC stay a actively and engaged autism confident campus. This person executes and supervises the study hours component of the program and manages the data out of this component. This person is responsible for recruiting, training and supervising part-time students and interns for extended study hours. Finally, this person will gather data and assist in creating program reports.

• Carry a large caseload of students to help manage the coaching relationship, mentor relationship and problem solve any academic issues as it comes to college success and retention through specialized skill set and knowledge of working with autistic college students.
• Meet weekly with Mosaic students and manage crisis situations as they arise, which mitigates risk for the university.
• Address any classroom management concerns and help faculty problem solve situations.
• Serve as a social interpreter between student, faculty, and campus partners as needed.

• Develop campus partnership for the purpose of furthering the Mosaic mission and academic initiatives at UTC.

• Assess the study/coaching strategies as it relates to the retention and success of autistic college students.

• Research best practices and develop evidence-based strategies and resources to distribute to campus colleagues.

• Using these evidence-based strategies, this person will develop and deliver academic workshops to students.
• Monitor escalation during extended study hours

• Collaborate with team members to develop, implement and evaluate educational and social programing efforts of the Mosaic program.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Specialized knowledge of the experience of autistic college students and their highly specialized needs. Knowledge of best practices and trends in collegiate autism support programs.

• The ability to develop and the skills to deliver workshops regarding the experience of college aged autistic students.

• Knowledge of best practices and evidence-based strategies for support of college students academically.

• The ability to develop, coordinate, execute and evaluate programs.

• Research and assessment skills for the development of evidence-based strategies.

Required:

• Master’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. An understanding of the experience of autistic college students.

Preferred:

• Experience working with autistic college students in a higher education setting

Review of applications will begin on 4/16/26 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received bythis datewill receive priority consideration.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is in the heart of one of Tennessee’s largest and most dynamic cities. As a national model for metropolitan universities, UTC collaborates with its many regional partners to offer an experiential learning environment with outstanding teaching scholars in 128 undergraduate degree programs and 55 graduate programs—at both the master's and doctoral levels. UTC and Chattanooga—nationally recognized for its downtown redevelopment and wealth of outdoor recreation—are inextricably linked, and the University is central to the workforce and economic development efforts of the region and the state.

Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Engineering and Computer Science; Health, Education and Professional Studies; and the Honors College are home to an array of award-winning programs from Nursing to Computer Science, Entrepreneurship to Veteran Student Support. Innovation is a strategic focus, and UTC research and development in smart city technology is an industry leader. UTC is the first and only university in the country with access to a managed, commercial quantum computing network, and we are introducing an artificial intelligence initiative involving entities across campus and engaging partners throughout the region.

From our deep ties to the city of Chattanooga to our national reputation for innovation and hands-on learning, UTC stands out as a university where students thrive, faculty inspire, and partnerships create real impact.