Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning Coach

Required qualifications:  

• Bachelor Degree (or international equivalent) in exercise related field;
• CSCCa Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) or NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS);
• Three years of experience working as a strength and conditioning coach in a collegiate or professional setting;
• Demonstrated extensive proficiency in:
  • designing speed, strength, and conditioning programs in a progressive manner;
  • assisting the rehabilitative phase of injury recovery;
  • sports technology for monitoring and performance assessment;
    • force plates and/or velocity based training
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Demonstrated experience in performance management, including effectively teaching and supervising small and large groups of student-athletes;
• Ability to work constructively and collaboratively in a diverse environment, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trusting relationships;
• Working knowledge of and ability to:
  • Utilize basic office support software (word processing, email, presentation software and spreadsheets)
  • Operate effectively within a highly regulated team environment.

Desired qualifications:  

• Higher education coursework in a related field;
• Experience coaching elite-level athletes at the collegiate level is highly desired;
• Demonstrated experience and working knowledge of
  • NCAA Division I strength and conditioning processes, issues, and considerations;
  • Management and implementation of performance/readiness metrics

Application Process:  Visit our website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu and search for keywords “Strength and Conditioning” 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.
• 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.
• Successful candidates will be subject to a credential/education verification and criminal background check and be required to self-disclose any conviction history.
• 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 tanner-erwin@uiowa.edu.