Head Women's Gymnastics Coach

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor Degree (or international equivalent);
• Four (4) or more years successful intercollegiate or comparable gymnastics coaching experience;
• Knowledge of NCAA rules and adherence to regulatory expectations and proven commitment to the safety, welfare, personal development and academic success of student-athletes;
• Demonstrated ability to manage, lead, and hire qualified coaches and staff;
• Demonstrated ability to recruit elite gymnastics student-athletes within and external to the mid-west and the state of Iowa, who can be successful at the NCAA Division I level;
• Demonstrated skills in administration, organization, training and coaching necessary to conduct a successful intercollegiate gymnastics program;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills as demonstrated through public speaking engagements, clinician experience, and/or use of effective and creative training/coaching techniques;
• Genuine passion for and experience with supporting the holistic development of student-athletes, recognizing the interconnectedness of mental health and overall well-being;
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage effective relationships with prospective student-athletes, current student-athletes, university administrators, staff, alumni, donors, community, and other internal and external constituents from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives;

Desired Qualifications:

• Successful coaching experience and track record of success at a Division I intercollegiate women’s gymnastics program. 

Application Process:  Visit our website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu and search for keywords “Head Coach” 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 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 athl-human-resources@uiowa.edu