Graduate Assistant - Track & Field
Job Description
Job Description
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Help organize and implement the recruiting strategy for the Track program (women, men).
- Analyze performance and instruct athletes in techniques and strategies in preparation for and during athletics competition.
- Work with the Head Track & Field Coach and Director of Athletics on academic success and study tables to support the student athletes.
- Establish close relationships with student-athletes and maintain effective lines of communication with all students, Head Coach and Director of Athletics.
- Assist Head Track & Field Coach with practice and meet day logistics.
- Coordinate practice and/or competition travel and organize meet day meals for Track & Field.
- Maintain a consistent presence and supervise team lifts.
- Reserve university vehicles and transport Student-Athletes to fundraising opportunities.
- Candidates must support and be committed to the mission and identity of Concordia University Chicago, a university of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS).
Required Skills/Knowledge:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Acceptance into one of the CUC Graduate Programs
- Experience with the horizontal and vertical jumps preferred.
- Familiarity with NCAA Division III rules and regulations.
Concordia University Chicago (CUC) invites applications for the position of Graduate Assistant Track & Field Coach. This position reports directly to Head Coach Andrew Chizzo and is located in River Forest, IL. The position will be responsible for recruitment of qualified student athletes for the women's and men's track programs. This 12-month position includes, ensuring compliance with CUC, NACC and NCAA Division III rules. Individual must be able to help recruit academically qualified and athletically competitive student-athletes and to motivate them to realize their potential in the classroom and in competition.
The successful candidate will be responsible for coaching the field events (Horizontal & Vertical Jumps) and potentially other events for the Men's and Women's Track & Field programs. Because of the inherent visibility of collegiate athletics on campus and in the greater community, it is expected that the coach will display excellent communication skills, Christian principles, and exhibit teamwork with other academic, student life and administrative divisions of the College and be an ardent supporter of the mission of the University.
Candidates must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a Concordia University Chicago graduate program.
Application Information:
Interested individuals should include a cover letter, resume and references with their online application.
Concordia does not discriminate in the employment of individuals on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, sex or age. As an institution of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, however, and to the extent allowed by law, Concordia University reserves the right to give preference in employment based upon religious affiliation.
Concordia University Chicago does not generally sponsor for employment visas except for positions that oversee, teach or support our international programs.
About Concordia University Chicago:
Concordia University Chicago is a liberal arts-based Christian university founded in the Lutheran tradition. Through its College of Theology, Arts & Humanities, College of Business, College of Education, and College of Health, Science & Technology, Concordia-Chicago offers more than 160 areas of study in small classes taught by professors who are passionate about teaching and student success. All undergraduate and graduate degrees are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Concordia University Chicago has been recognized as a College of Distinction since 2010, and is consistently ranked among the Best Regional Universities–Midwest by U.S. News & World Report. For more than a decade, combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment has exceeded 5,000 students. Concordia University Chicago is located in River Forest, 10 miles west of downtown Chicago. Learn more about our commitment to higher education, rooted in the Gospel, at CUChicago.edu.
Steadfast in Jesus Christ as revealed in the Holy Scriptures, Concordia University Chicago promotes academic rigor in its liberal arts and professional programs; grounds students in objective truth, integrity, and excellence; and practices faithfulness to the Confessional teachings of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, as it forms students for vocations in church, family, and the world.
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