Men’s/Women’s Track and Field Assistant Coach

The Assistant Track & Field Coach is responsible for assisting the Head Coach in organizing and managing all phases of a Division I Track & Field program, including recruiting, team travel, strength & conditioning, student-athlete academic monitoring, public speaking, competition scheduling, budget management, and community/donor relations.

Duties:

• Coaches team at practices and competitive events.
• Oversee academic and personal well-being of student-athletes.
• Assist in building a nationally competitive Division I program through successful recruiting and retention of high-level student-athletes.
• Collaborates with Head Coach, Athletic Trainers, and Strength & Conditioning Coach to design both academic year (in season and out-of-season) and summer conditioning programs.
• Assist with coaching responsibilities which include Men’s & Women’s Sprints, Hurdles, Relays/and or Jump events.
• Assist with reconciling expenses, and proposing purchases for sports program.
• Serve as key liaison to the broader (University) community, engaging in alumni, fund raising, and other key stakeholder activities.
• Organizes community service events for the team.
• Responsible for assisting in all phases of a Division I intercollegiate track and field program which includes scheduling, recruiting, travel coordination, budgets and fundraising.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Successful NCAA/International Coaching experience or Elite International athletic experience.
• Applicants must demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.