Assistant Football Coach

Juniata College invites applications for a full-time, Assistant Football Coach – Defensive Backs. Juniata is a co-educational, liberal arts college, highly regarded for its academic and athletic excellence. The Juniata Football Program is member of the highly regarded Landmark Conference, which is committed to conducting intercollegiate athletics programs in a way that recognizes, as paramount, the centrality of the academic mission at each member institution.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of four (4) years of full-time coaching experience at the Division III level or higher, a background as defensive assistant or the equivalent, depending upon the level and responsibilities, the demonstrated ability to recruit highly successful student-athletes, and an understanding of the Division III philosophy and its role at a private liberal arts institution.

Primary Roles:

• Coaching all aspects of the defense.
• Coaching a position group.
• Game and practice preparation and planning.
• Scouting and video breakdown.
• Recruitment of qualified student-athletes.
• Academic monitoring of student-athletes.