The Long Island University Athletics Department is accepting applications for a Track and Field Head Coach. The position is responsible for administering all aspects of the track and field program with a commitment to University, NEC and NCAA policies, procedures, and regulations.

The Head Coach will identify and successfully recruit academically and athletically talented student-athletes; provide teaching, mentoring and coaching; develop well-rounded student-athletes ensuring academic progress and graduation; direct practice sessions, evaluations of opponents and competitive coaching situations; and maintain a competitive and successful program. Must establish and maintain an environment conducive to the welfare, development and academic success of the student-athletes. Must effectively manage the program’s budget and staff; coordinate support services and appropriate public relations and promotional activities necessary for program success; other administrative duties. Must establish and maintain effective interactions with the university community and administrators, alumni, donors, media and the public.

Requires an excellent work ethic along with exceptional motivational, coaching/teaching, leadership, communication and recruiting skills. Candidates are expected to be committed to multiculturalism and working with a diverse student body. Requires the ability to travel extensively including overnight stays for recruiting and competitions.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree

• Five years of successful collegiate/professional/elite track and field coaching or professional playing experience

• Proven experience working with and improving the performance of elite track and field student-athletes

• Demonstrated successful leadership experience

• Track record of strong commitment to a positive student-athlete experience and ensuring student-athlete welfare is paramount

• Valid Driver’s License

Professional Competencies

• High-level written, interpersonal, and oral communication skills

• Ability to work effectively with faculty, staff and students from a variety of diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated dedication to the full academic and social development of student-athletes

• Knowledge of NCAA rules and interpretations

• Experience as a Track and Field coach at the Division I collegiate level

• Ability to motivate and lead student-athletes toward competitive and academic success

• Experience recruiting Division I level student-athletes

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Long Island University (LIU) was founded in 1926. The university is committed to providing a high-quality education through teaching excellence and impactful research opportunities. LIU offers over 275 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs, educating nearly 15,000 students each year across multiple campuses. The University cultivates academic, professional, artistic, and co-curricular opportunities. LIU enables students to realize their full potential as ethically grounded, intellectually vigorous, and socially responsible global citizens. Our campuses offer more professional programs in health care than any other campus in the New York metropolitan area, including the Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy & Health Science, and The Harriet Rothkopf Heilbrunn School of Nursing. LIU Brooklyn is home to Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, a dynamic performance venue designed to nourish students’ artistic exploration, and Division I sports teams. LIU Post is a scenic, historic, and scholarly campus that offers a small-school environment with the access and resources of a major metropolitan university. The University's 330-acre campus is located on the estate...