Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning Coach

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree
• CSCCa Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC)
• Minimum three years’ experience, two of which must be at the collegiate level, working as a strength and conditioning coach in the following areas:
  • designing speed, strength, and conditioning programs in a progressive manner
  • executing the rehabilitative phase of injury recovery
  • utilizing office productivity software & online database systems (please specify)   
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as demonstrated through experience in performance management, including effectively teaching and supervising small and large groups of students
• Ability to work constructively and collaboratively in a diverse environment, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusting relationships
• A valid U.S. driving license and the ability to meet and maintain University of Iowa Driving Program standards

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related field
• Basic knowledge and understanding of the professionalism and intensity necessary to successfully contribute to a Division I athletics program
• Experience and working knowledge of:
  • NCAA FBS strength and conditioning processes, issues, considerations and solutions
  • Functional movement screening tools and implementing appropriate corrective exercise
• Experience contributing to On-Campus Recruiting Activities
• Experience managing Power 5 competition day Nutrition needs of team
• Proficiency working with performance analytics, corrective exercise, recovery technology/GPS monitoring is highly preferred
• Experience of successful football strength and conditioning coaching experience at a Power 5 conference institution is highly preferred

Application Details:  

Visit our website at https://jobs.uiowa.edu and search for keyword “Assistant Coach”. Only applications submitted at https://jobs.uiowa.edu will be accepted.

• Applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a relevant file to the submission.  Applications without both a cover letter and resume will be considered incomplete and ineligible for consideration.
• Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
• The successful candidates will be subject to a credential and criminal background check.
• Five professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
• As a part of the University of Iowa’s review of your application and consistent with its policies and practices, the University may access and/or view information about you that is job-related and publicly available on the internet, including but not limited to information on social media sites. The access, viewing and/or use of such information is governed by the University’s Policy on Human Rights, as well as state and federal law.
• For questions or additional information, please contact athl-human-resources@uiowa.edu.