TN Visa Head Chef Jobs
Head Chef roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA for Canadian and Mexican professionals with culinary credentials and employer backing. Canadians get border or consulate entry without a lottery. Mexican nationals need consular processing with a capped allocation. Your degree or culinary diploma must tie directly to the role.
Find TN Visa Head Chef JobsOverview
Showing 5 of 48+ Head Chef jobs
See all 48+ Head Chef Jobs
Sign up for free to unlock all listings, filter by visa type, and get alerts for new Head Chef roles.
Get Access To All JobsJob Title Head, Research and Scholarly Communication, Non-Tenured, Administrative Faculty Librarian FA412A
Department LIBRARY PUBLIC SERVICES
Position Number FA412A
Job Description
Reporting to the Dean of University Libraries, this position oversees the librarians, staff, and operations of the Research and Scholarly Communication department for the Old Dominion University Libraries. The department includes 5.0 FTE librarians (AP Faculty) who provide direct research support and instruction services to ODU students and faculty, as well as collection development, outreach and engagement, and assistance with scholarly communication questions. The department also includes the Research Data Management Librarian (1.0 AP Faculty) and Scholarly Communication Strategies Librarian (1.0 AP Faculty), who lead the Libraries efforts on outreach, education, and infrastructure in these key areas. The department also includes 3.0 2.0 full time classified staff and one hourly employee who maintain and support the online repository, ODU Digital Commons. The Head may also provide research support, collection development, instruction and outreach to academic units as needed to ensure continuity of service during department vacancies. Collaborates with research librarians at Brickell Medical Sciences Library to coordinate delivery of services to faculty and students from Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University; collaborates with Libraries Engagement, Libraries Education & Assessment, Special Collections & University Archives, and other library partners as needed on outreach and services to faculty and graduate students. The Head of Research and Scholarly Communication serves on the Libraries’ Management Team, the primary decision-making body on all aspects of the Libraries, and on other Libraries, University, regional, or national committees as needed.
Position Type FullTime
Type of Recruitment General Public
Minimum required education and/or special licenses, registrations, trainings, or certifications
ALA-accredited MLS or MLIS degree, or international equivalent
Minimum required level and type of experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Record of supervisory and personnel management experience
- Experience providing reference and instruction services in an academic library environment
- Record of success managing and overseeing complex projects
- Experience planning, supporting, and evaluating technologies and their utilization for advancing research, teaching, and/or scholarship.
- Demonstrated ability to express and implement a user-centered vision for research support services
- Demonstrated ability to develop, coordinate, and assess library public service programs
- Demonstrated interpersonal, analytical, organizational, problem solving, and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a demanding and rapidly changing service-oriented environment
- Demonstrated understanding of current and emerging concepts and developments in research support services, scholarly communication, collection development, and/or information literacy instruction in higher education
- Demonstrated ability to initiate and manage collaborative projects
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse staff and campus user communities, and demonstrated commitment to the University and Libraries goals of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated understanding of current and emerging concepts and developments in research support services and scholarly communication
- Demonstrated knowledge of current technologies and their applications in a research and educational environment
- Demonstrated ability to analyze user needs, develop solutions, and assess results
- Experience providing outreach, advocacy, or services related to scholarly communication issues, including open access, digital repositories, author rights, alternative publishing models, scholarly impact, or research data management
- Experience participating in collection development in an academic or research library
- Experience collaborating with faculty, students, and other campus stakeholders
Conditions of Employment
Location Norfolk, VA
Job Open Date 06/15/2026
Application Review Date 07/13/2026
Open Until Filled No
Application Instructions
Interested candidates must apply at https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/26296
and attach the following with their online application:
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Resume
- Curriculum Vitae
- Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
- Contact Information for Professional References
Telework Friendly Yes
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
About the College
The Old Dominion University Libraries’ core purpose is to empower the ODU community to learn, grow, and create. Our mission is to enrich the academic, research, and learning experiences of the University community through access to its staff, collections, and spaces.
About the Department
The Libraries’ Department of Research and Scholarly Communication provides research and scholarly support for ODU faculty, graduate students, and other campus scholars by providing research assistance and consultation, library instruction for graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses, programs and workshops, collection development and management, and outreach and engagement. The department also maintains and develops ODU’s institutional repository, Digital Commons, and provides expertise in author rights, research impact, open access, and research data management to advance an equitable and sustainable system of scholarly communication.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
-
- How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- The Chronicle of Higher Education (website or print)
- Higheredjobs.com
- DiverseJobs.com
- InsightIntoDiversity.com
- Jobs.Virginia.gov
- Old Dominion University website
- Virginia Pilot (website or print)
- Richmond Times Dispatch (website or print)
- Academic Keys
- Other
-
- If you selected "Other," how did you hear about this employment opportunity?
(Open Ended Question)
- If you selected "Other," how did you hear about this employment opportunity?
-
- Are you currently employed by, or have previously been employed by, Old Dominion University or Eastern Virginia Medical Center?
- Yes
- No
-
- If yes, provide dates of employment.
(Open Ended Question)
- If yes, provide dates of employment.
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Resume
- Curriculum Vitae
- Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
- Contact Information for Professional References
Optional Documents
Job Title Head, Research and Scholarly Communication, Non-Tenured, Administrative Faculty Librarian FA412A
Department LIBRARY PUBLIC SERVICES
Position Number FA412A
Job Description
Reporting to the Dean of University Libraries, this position oversees the librarians, staff, and operations of the Research and Scholarly Communication department for the Old Dominion University Libraries. The department includes 5.0 FTE librarians (AP Faculty) who provide direct research support and instruction services to ODU students and faculty, as well as collection development, outreach and engagement, and assistance with scholarly communication questions. The department also includes the Research Data Management Librarian (1.0 AP Faculty) and Scholarly Communication Strategies Librarian (1.0 AP Faculty), who lead the Libraries efforts on outreach, education, and infrastructure in these key areas. The department also includes 3.0 2.0 full time classified staff and one hourly employee who maintain and support the online repository, ODU Digital Commons. The Head may also provide research support, collection development, instruction and outreach to academic units as needed to ensure continuity of service during department vacancies. Collaborates with research librarians at Brickell Medical Sciences Library to coordinate delivery of services to faculty and students from Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University; collaborates with Libraries Engagement, Libraries Education & Assessment, Special Collections & University Archives, and other library partners as needed on outreach and services to faculty and graduate students. The Head of Research and Scholarly Communication serves on the Libraries’ Management Team, the primary decision-making body on all aspects of the Libraries, and on other Libraries, University, regional, or national committees as needed.
Position Type FullTime
Type of Recruitment General Public
Minimum required education and/or special licenses, registrations, trainings, or certifications
ALA-accredited MLS or MLIS degree, or international equivalent
Minimum required level and type of experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Record of supervisory and personnel management experience
- Experience providing reference and instruction services in an academic library environment
- Record of success managing and overseeing complex projects
- Experience planning, supporting, and evaluating technologies and their utilization for advancing research, teaching, and/or scholarship.
- Demonstrated ability to express and implement a user-centered vision for research support services
- Demonstrated ability to develop, coordinate, and assess library public service programs
- Demonstrated interpersonal, analytical, organizational, problem solving, and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a demanding and rapidly changing service-oriented environment
- Demonstrated understanding of current and emerging concepts and developments in research support services, scholarly communication, collection development, and/or information literacy instruction in higher education
- Demonstrated ability to initiate and manage collaborative projects
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse staff and campus user communities, and demonstrated commitment to the University and Libraries goals of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated understanding of current and emerging concepts and developments in research support services and scholarly communication
- Demonstrated knowledge of current technologies and their applications in a research and educational environment
- Demonstrated ability to analyze user needs, develop solutions, and assess results
- Experience providing outreach, advocacy, or services related to scholarly communication issues, including open access, digital repositories, author rights, alternative publishing models, scholarly impact, or research data management
- Experience participating in collection development in an academic or research library
- Experience collaborating with faculty, students, and other campus stakeholders
Conditions of Employment
Location Norfolk, VA
Job Open Date 06/15/2026
Application Review Date 07/13/2026
Open Until Filled No
Application Instructions
Interested candidates must apply at https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/26296
and attach the following with their online application:
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Resume
- Curriculum Vitae
- Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
- Contact Information for Professional References
Telework Friendly Yes
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
About the College
The Old Dominion University Libraries’ core purpose is to empower the ODU community to learn, grow, and create. Our mission is to enrich the academic, research, and learning experiences of the University community through access to its staff, collections, and spaces.
About the Department
The Libraries’ Department of Research and Scholarly Communication provides research and scholarly support for ODU faculty, graduate students, and other campus scholars by providing research assistance and consultation, library instruction for graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses, programs and workshops, collection development and management, and outreach and engagement. The department also maintains and develops ODU’s institutional repository, Digital Commons, and provides expertise in author rights, research impact, open access, and research data management to advance an equitable and sustainable system of scholarly communication.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
-
- How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- The Chronicle of Higher Education (website or print)
- Higheredjobs.com
- DiverseJobs.com
- InsightIntoDiversity.com
- Jobs.Virginia.gov
- Old Dominion University website
- Virginia Pilot (website or print)
- Richmond Times Dispatch (website or print)
- Academic Keys
- Other
-
- If you selected "Other," how did you hear about this employment opportunity?
(Open Ended Question)
- If you selected "Other," how did you hear about this employment opportunity?
-
- Are you currently employed by, or have previously been employed by, Old Dominion University or Eastern Virginia Medical Center?
- Yes
- No
-
- If yes, provide dates of employment.
(Open Ended Question)
- If yes, provide dates of employment.
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Resume
- Curriculum Vitae
- Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
- Contact Information for Professional References
Optional Documents
See all 48+ TN Visa Head Chef Jobs
Sign up for free to unlock all listings, filter by visa type, and get alerts for new TN Visa Head Chef Jobs.
Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Head Chef
Match your credentials to specialty occupation standards
TN visa approvals for Head Chef roles depend on demonstrating that your culinary degree or diploma directly corresponds to the position. A general cooking background without formal credentials raises red flags at the port of entry or consulate.
Target hotels and restaurant groups with HR infrastructure
Large hospitality operators, hotel chains, and multi-unit restaurant groups already have HR and legal teams familiar with TN filings. They're far more prepared to issue a compliant offer letter than independent restaurants attempting sponsorship for the first time.
Request a detailed offer letter covering TN requirements
Your employer's offer letter must specify your title, duties, credentials required, and that the role qualifies under TN professional categories. A vague letter citing only compensation is a leading cause of TN refusal at the border for culinary professionals.
Use Migrate Mate to find Head Chef roles with TN sponsorship
Searching broadly for culinary jobs wastes time on employers who won't sponsor. Migrate Mate filters specifically for Head Chef positions where employers have indicated TN visa sponsorship readiness, cutting out the guesswork in your search.
Prepare for CBP officer questions about menu oversight and kitchen authority
Canadian nationals entering at a land border should expect CBP to probe whether the Head Chef role involves genuine supervisory control over kitchen operations. Bring documentation showing staff reporting structure and your decision-making authority over menus and suppliers.
Mexican nationals must book consular appointments early for TN processing
Unlike Canadians who can process TN entry at a port of entry, Mexican professionals must attend a U.S. consular interview. Appointment backlogs at Mexican consulates can extend your start date by weeks, so file your DS-160 and gather documents well before your intended start.
Head Chef TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Head Chef role qualify for a TN visa?
Head Chef positions can qualify under the TN visa category for Canadian and Mexican professionals, but the role must meet specialty occupation standards. Your employer's offer letter must clearly outline supervisory duties, required culinary credentials, and the specialized nature of the position. A general line cook or sous chef role without degree requirements is unlikely to qualify.
How does the TN visa compare to the H-1B for Head Chef positions?
The TN visa has no annual lottery, no cap for Canadians, and can be processed at the border or a consulate the same day documentation is complete. The H-1B visa requires a lottery selection, an employer-filed petition, and months of USCIS processing. For Head Chefs with Canadian or Mexican citizenship and a qualifying offer, TN is a faster and more predictable path than H-1B visa.
What credentials does a Head Chef need to support a TN application?
You'll need a culinary arts degree, hospitality management diploma, or equivalent post-secondary credential directly related to the Head Chef role. Work experience alone typically isn't sufficient to satisfy TN specialty occupation standards. If your degree is from outside North America, have it evaluated against U.S. equivalency standards before your employer submits documentation.
How can I find Head Chef jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Most job listings don't specify TN visa willingness, which makes it difficult to filter relevant opportunities efficiently. Migrate Mate is designed specifically for this search, letting you find Head Chef openings where employers are open to TN visa sponsorship for Canadian and Mexican professionals, so you're not cold-applying to employers unfamiliar with the process.
Can a Head Chef on a TN visa switch to a different employer?
Yes, but your TN status is tied to the sponsoring employer. When you change jobs, you'll need a new TN approval supported by your new employer's offer letter and documentation. Canadians can process this at a port of entry, while Mexican nationals must return to a consulate. Don't assume your existing TN authorization transfers automatically to a new role or employer.