Create systems that support deaf people's success.

Why Work at NDC?

Since 2017, we’ve been changing how deaf students access higher education. Our research, resources, and direct support reach thousands of students, educators, and systems leaders every year. But here’s what matters most: we’re deaf-led, deaf-centered, and we practice what we teach about access.

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The Culture at NDC

Deaf-Centered Leadership

We’re a deaf-led team. We center deaf perspectives and lived experience in everything we do. We use ASL in meetings, site visits, presentations, and internal team communication. Interpreters and CART are standard practice.

Research That Matters

Our research shapes policy and practice for deaf students, professionals, educators, VR specialists, and interpreters. You’ll work on questions that directly improve people’s lives and opportunities.

Collaborative Environment

We’re small enough to know everyone, big enough to tackle complex problems. You’ll work with researchers, educators, advocates, and deaf leaders across the country.

Remote-First Work

Most of our roles are 100% remote. We accommodate different time zones, communication preferences, and work styles.

Growth & Learning

Whether you’re a student looking to explore, a researcher building expertise, or a professional changing careers, we invest in your development.

Access is Built In

Access gets planned, budgeted, and prioritized from the start—not added as an afterthought. That means flexible schedules, clear communication practices, and thoughtful design across everything we do.

Full-Time Positions

Ready to join NDC long-term? We’re growing our team and hiring for full-time roles with UT Austin benefits, and the opportunity to shape our work at a deeper level. Most roles are 100% remote with optional travel.

A note on end dates: Job postings list an end date of September 30, 2027. This reflects our current federal grant year, not the expected duration of employment. Positions are expected to renew annually, subject to continued funding and project needs. NDC’s core federal funding extends through September 2031.

Senior Operations Coordinator

Lead the systems, workflows, and coordination that keep NDC’s growing team running smoothly. This is an in-person role in Austin, TX.

About the Role

The Senior Operations Coordinator provides high-level operational leadership for the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC). Working closely with the Director and Leadership Team, this position strengthens the systems, workflows, communication structures, and project management practices that help a large, distributed team work cohesively and efficiently across multiple grants and center-wide priorities.

The Senior Operations Coordinator supervises the Operations Manager and Access Coordinator and provides coordination across NDC’s operational functions. The role focuses on center-wide planning, milestone tracking, internal communication, staff meetings and retreats, professional development, project management and workflows, operational problem-solving, and continuous improvement. The position also helps NDC identify and implement safe, responsible, and effective uses of AI, automation, and other emerging tools to strengthen project management, knowledge management, documentation, and team workflows. This position also serves as a key operational liaison with the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk (MCPER), helping NDC navigate administrative processes and maintain strong alignment with institutional requirements.

This is a 40h/week, full time position with the University of Texas, with all the benefits commensurate with the position. This position is based primarily in NDC’s Austin office at the University of Texas and requires regular in-person work to support center-wide operations and staff. Limited remote work may be available as appropriate, and occasional travel may be required for staff meetings, conferences, events, and other project activities.

Research Project Coordinator

Coordinate site engagement, study implementation, participant logistics, and data collection for Deafverse Career Connections.

About the Role

The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) seeks a Research Specialist to support research activities within NDC’s Research Team. The position’s primary responsibility will be coordinating Deafverse Career Connections, a three-year intervention-development research project focused on strengthening career agency among deaf students in grades 9–11. The intervention integrates accessible technology, individualized career guidance, and opportunities for students to build relationships with deaf peers and professionals.

Working closely with NDC and Meadows Center research staff, the Research Specialist will serve as the operational hub for research activities, with primary responsibility for site engagement, participant and facilitator coordination, data collection logistics, intervention implementation, and study documentation. The coordinator will also contribute to broader activities and systems that support accessible, well-coordinated research across NDC.

This is a 40h/week, full-time position with the University of Texas, with all the benefits commensurate with the position. This will primarily be a remote position, with regular travel to participating sites and the possibility of periodic work in the central Austin office.

Student Success Specialist

Partner with schools, colleges, VR programs, and other organizations to strengthen supports for deaf student transition, persistence, and career success.

About the Role

The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) seeks a Student Success Specialist to provide targeted technical assistance to organizations working to strengthen deaf students’ readiness, transition, persistence, completion, career development, and movement into continuing education, training, and employment pathways.
As part of NDC’s Building Capacity team, this position works with schools, colleges and universities, vocational rehabilitation programs, transition and 18+ programs, workforce partners, career services, and other organizations to identify problems of practice and strengthen the programs, services, partnerships, and student supports that contribute to successful outcomes. The Student Success Specialist provides consultation, facilitates cohorts and working groups, leads training and institutes, analyzes programs and practices, and helps partners develop practical action plans for improvement.

The position should bring strong knowledge of student development and success, transition planning, college and career readiness, disability services, advising and support services, persistence and completion, career development, and coordination across education, rehabilitation, workforce, and community systems.

This is a 40h/week, full-time position with the University of Texas, with all the benefits commensurate with the position. This will primarily be a remote position, with travel required for institutes, technical assistance activities, conferences, site visits, and other NDC events.

Systems Implementation Specialist

Work with states, agencies, and cross-system partners to strengthen implementation, coordination, and long-term outcomes for deaf people.

About the Role

The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) seeks a Systems Implementation Specialist to provide intensive technical assistance to states, territories, regions, agencies, and other systems working to improve continuing education, training, and employment outcomes for deaf people.

As part of NDC’s Systems Implementation team, this position works with multi-agency and systems-level partners to identify and address complex problems of practice, strengthen implementation infrastructure, improve coordination across organizations, and support sustained systems change. The Systems Implementation Specialist provides consultation, analysis, facilitation, and implementation support related to policy and practice, cross-agency collaboration, data use, readiness, program improvement, and sustainability.

The position should bring strong knowledge of education, workforce, vocational rehabilitation, postsecondary, and related public systems; experience working with policy and program implementation; and the ability to help partners use data, evidence, and structured planning processes to improve systems over time.

This is a 40h/week, full-time position with the University of Texas, with all the benefits commensurate with the position. This will primarily be a remote position with regular travel for site visits, technical assistance activities, institutes, conferences, and other NDC events.

Open & Rolling Opportunities

We’re always looking for talented people to contribute to our work. These roles offer flexibility around your other commitments—whether you’re a student exploring your career path, a graduate researcher diving into a specific project, or a skilled interpreter looking for project-based work. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so you can apply anytime.

Student Employment

Position title: Student Opportunities at NDC
Position type: Part-time, On-campus & Remote
Status: Now Hiring

Hours: Flexible, based on your schedule and our project needs (typically 5–20 hours/week)

About the role:
Support our operations and outreach work. Tasks vary based on current projects—you might help with content development, event planning, or administrative support.

You might be a good fit if:

You’re a deaf college student in the Austin area
You’re interested in deaf advocacy, education, or access
You’re reliable and organized

Compensation: Paid hourly at UT Austin’s student employee rate

To apply:
Send us your resume and a brief note about what interests you to help@nationaldeafcenter.org.

Ongoing hiring: We review applications on a rolling basis

Graduate Research Assistant

Position title: Graduate Research Assistant
Position type: Part-time, Remote
Status: Now Recruiting

Hours: 10–19 hours/week, flexible for one semester with a possibility of renewal

About the role:
We’re actively recruiting for research assistants across multiple projects. Depending on your background and interests, you might work on literature reviews, data analysis, content development, or direct support to our research team. We value people who want to grow and are willing to learn on the job.

What you might work on (varies by project):

Conduct literature reviews and summarize findings
Assist with qualitative and quantitative data analysis
Write and develop content for website and stakeholder communications
Support data brief and report development
Transcription, coding, or organizing research materials
Research coordination and scheduling

You might be a good fit if:

You’re a graduate student
You’re interested in deaf education, higher education policy, disability services, transition services, or related areas (formal training not required)
You can work independently and as part of a team
You’re organized, detail-oriented, and have strong communication skills
You’re curious and willing to learn new skills

Compensation: Paid hourly at UT Austin’s student employee rate

To apply:
Send your resume and a brief note about your interests and background to help@nationaldeafcenter.org. If you have any questions about this position, email: jeffrey@nationaldeafcenter.org.

Ongoing hiring: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis

ASL Interpreters

Position title: Independent Contractor ASL-English, Trilingual, and Deaf Interpreters
Position type: Contract/Freelance, Remote & In-person
Status badge: Now Hiring

Hours: Variable, project-based (typically 5–30 hours/month, flexible)

About the role:
We’re looking for skilled ASL-English interpreters, Trilingual ASL-English-Spanish, and Deaf Interpreters to support our research, meetings, events, and communications. You have full flexibility to accept or decline assignments based on your availability.

Key responsibilities:

Provide interpretation for meetings, presentations, and events (mostly remote, sometimes in-person across the US and territories)
Interpret stakeholder conversations and research focus groups
If interested, support transcription for NDC video content
Communicate proactively about logistics

You would be a good fit if you:

Are a certified or professionally trained interpreter
Have experience interpreting in corporate, business, or research settings
Align with deaf-centered practice and understand NDC’s mission
Are comfortable with ASL-to-spoken language, interruption and repair skills
Are flexible, supportive, reliable, and ethical
Are comfortable interpreting specialized topics (higher education topics, disability policy, research methodology)
Are able to work with Google Suite
Are comfortable with remote work technology and video call platforms
Are comfortable working with deaf interpreters

Compensation: Competitive contract rates (negotiable based on experience and certifications)

To apply:
Send your resume, professional background, rates/fee structure, and availability to help@nationaldeafcenter.org. Tell us about your interpreting experience and why you’re interested in working with NDC.

Ongoing hiring: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis

Interested in Research Collaborations?

NDC welcomes inquiries from researchers working on postsecondary education, transition, employment, and access for deaf people.

What to Know About Working at NDC

The Basics

UT Austin benefits (healthcare, retirement, etc.)
Full-time positions: 40 hours/week, 8am–5pm
Most roles are 100% remote
Positions are expected to renew annually with each grant year (October 1–September 30), subject to continued funding and project needs.
Salary ranges are posted on the UT Careers site
Timeline: 6-8 weeks from application to offer
We’re intentional about this. It takes time, and that’s okay.

The Process

Step 1

Screening

Initial review of your resume and letter.
Step 2

Interview

Conversations with the hiring team and leadership + completing a task or an assignment.
Step 3

Reference check & offer

We check references, then extend an offer.

Meet Our Team

We’re a small, but mighty team of deaf and hearing people working to strengthen postsecondary outcomes for deaf people nationwide. Our team page features bios, photos, and the work each person brings to NDC.