Notice of Intent to Hire H-1B and E-3 Employees

In compliance with the United States Department of Labor requirements for employers petitioning for H-1B and E-3 visas, this page is provided as a notice of employment positions for which there is an intention to hire an H-1B or E-3 visa holder. A candidate has already been selected to fill each position; This notice of intent to hire is not a posting for any open positions. Complaints alleging misrepresentation of material facts in the Labor Condition Application (LCA) and/or failure to comply with the terms of the LCA may be filed with any office of the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor. A listing of the Wage and Hour Division offices may be obtained at https://www.dol.gov/whd. All LCAs pertaining to these positions are available for public inspection within the international services offices at their respective locations outlined below.


Position Title Salary DOL Occupation Code Employment Period Employment Location
Assistant Professor 100000.08 25-1043 Jan 01, 2027 - Dec 31, 2029 Knoxville, TN (UT Campus - School of Natural Resources)
Post-Doctoral Research Associate 60638.88 19-1013 Jan 01, 2027 - Dec 31, 2029 Knoxville, TN (UT Campus - Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science)
Research Assistant Professor 81707.04 19-2012 Oct 20, 2026 - Oct 19, 2029 Knoxville, TN (UT Campus - Department of Physics & Astronomy)
Post-doctoral Research Associate 65000.04 19-2031 Nov 01, 2026 - Oct 31, 2029 Knoxville, TN (UT Campus - Department of Chemistry)
Research Associate 60999.96 19-1021 Nov 16, 2026 - Nov 15, 2029 Knoxville, TN (UT Campus - Department of Biochem Cellular and Molecular Biology)

The LCAs above are available for public inspection at the following office:

International Student and Scholar Services
1623 Melrose Ave
Knoxville, TN 37996
https://international.utk.edu/
(865) 974-3177
international@utk.edu