Associate Athletic Director, Student Athlete Recruitment– Intercollegiate Athletics

The Associate Athletic Director of Student-Athlete Recruitment will serve as the initial point of contact for our prospective, incoming and transfer student-athletes. Working in conjunction with head coaches and sports program administrators, this position will provide necessary guidance and support throughout the recruiting, admissions, and financial aid process to ensure all institutional requirements are met.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assesses academic preparedness of all prospective student-athletes.
• Evaluates transcripts and international records for eligibility.
• Works with coaches to complete pre-evaluations of all freshmen, transfer, and graduate prospective student-athletes.
• Ability to create, develop and maintain accurate financial aid records of all student-athletes across the Athletics department.
• Serves as the primary liaison with the Office of Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions and works with coaches throughout the application process to ensure all incoming student-athletes have completed the application and have submitted all necessary documentation to Admissions.
• Liaison to Student-Athlete Admissions Committee and Campus Admissions Department.
• Act on behalf of Intercollegiate Athletics to the Campus Admissions Committee – responsible for speaking on behalf of coaches as it pertains to admitting recruits.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and at least 3-5 years of experience in a collegiate admissions/intercollegiate athletics environment.
• Thorough knowledge of NCAA eligibility legislation, specifically legislation related to initial eligibility and transfer eligibility.
• Previous experience within recruiting or admissions on a college campus.
• Must maintain current knowledge of applicable rules and regulations of the conference, the NCAA, as well as other associations and agencies to which the Duquesne University adheres.
• Thorough and comprehensive knowledge of academic programs, including curricula, admissions requirements, and financial aid programs, at colleges/universities.