Assistant Volleyball Coach

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or international equivalent);
• Three years of NCAA Division I collegiate volleyball coaching experience;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, as demonstrated through public speaking engagements, clinician experience, and/or use of effective and creative training/coaching techniques;
• Ability to work constructively and collaboratively in a diverse environment, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusting relationships;
• Demonstrated leadership development skills;
• Three years NCAA Division I recruiting experience;
• Extensive knowledge of and ability to:
  • Effectively teach, coach and train all positions;
  • Effectively teach technical and tactical strategies in serve and serve receive systems;
  • Effectively communicate with and successfully recruit national caliber student-athletes;
  • Utilize basic office productivity software, online database systems, and digital video software for scouting and analysis;
  • Operate effectively within a highly regulated team environment.
• A valid U.S. driving license and the ability to meet and maintain University of Iowa Driving Policy standards. 

Desired Qualifications:

• Four years of NCAA Division I collegiate volleyball coaching experience;
• Basic knowledge and understanding of the professionalism and intensity necessary to successfully contribute to a Division I athletics program;
• Volleyball playing experience at the collegiate or professional level;
• Working knowledge of and ability to:
  • Utilize video analysis systems and effectively implement new technologies to the training environment;
  • Develop and manage social media websites;
• Demonstrated proficiency and ability to:
  • Utilize an online recruiting database such as Front Rush, University Athlete, Google sheets;
  • Maintain productive, long-term relationships with staff, students, prospect’s coaches, and patrons.

Application Process:  Visit our website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu and search for keywords “Volleyball”. Only applications submitted at https://jobs.uiowa.edu will be accepted.

• 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.
• 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.
• The successful candidates will be subject to a driving record review, a credential and criminal background check and will be required to self-disclose any conviction history.
• Five professional references will be required 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 tanner-erwin@uiowa.edu.