This position will serve as the ultimate authority and university expert related to and in accordance with sport performance, health, nutrition and injury resilience of 15 NCAA Division II athletic sport teams, and 2 NCAA Division I Hockey teams, totaling over 350 student-athletes. Position serves as the ultimate authority and university expert for the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center and Halenbeck Hall intercollegiate student-athlete performance centers.

• The Director of Sport Performance must follow the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and all University and Minnesota State regulations.
• The Director of Sport Performance is responsible for planning, organizing, developing, implementing, and evaluating strength and conditioning program for both the Men’s and Women’s Hockey programs at St. Cloud State University. The Director of Sport Performance will evaluate all Division I student-athletes performance and injury resilience on a regular basis.
• Serving as the university expert in sports performance, health, and injury resilience, it is the Director of Sport Performance’s responsibility and goal to ensure all student-athletes are resilient to injury, enhance their level of sport performance, and are coached and educated on personal health habits to optimize injury resilience and athletic development on a regular and consistent basis.
• The Director of Sport Performance will work cooperatively with the coaching staffs, athletic training staff, athletic department administrators, university physicians, team physicians and doctors, medical consults, sport nutritionists, sport psychologist, and all other parties involved in the well-being and support for the student-athletes as it relates to the student-athletes performance, health, nutrition, and injury resilience.
• The Director of Sport Performance will directly supervise one full time employee and approximately four interns.

Periods of long standing, ability to work long hours, ability to travel 3-4 days at length for 6-7 months out of the year, noise levels associated with intercollegiate athletics, and ability to work outdoors in varying temperatures.
Ability to lift, push, pull, and move objects weighing in excess of 150 pounds.

Founded in 1869, St. Cloud State is an award-winning regional public university and proud member of the Minnesota State Universities & Colleges system. The 100-acre campus is about an hour northwest of Minneapolis and St. Paul, along the oak-crowned west bank of the Mississippi River. St. Cloud State students prepare for life, work and citizenship by exploring the world around them and making it better. St. Cloud State employees value active and applied learning, community engagement, sustainability, and global and cultural understanding. These commitments complement more than 200 majors, minors and pre-professional programs, 60 graduate programs and 250 student clubs and organizations. St. Cloud State began as a normal school in 1869 and became St. Cloud State Teachers College in 1921. Bachelor’s degrees were first offered in 1925. Master’s degrees debuted in 1957. In 1975, the institution became St. Cloud State University. In recent years, the University added applied doctoral programs in Higher Education Administration and Educational Administration and Leadership. A diverse mix of students from Midwestern towns and U.S. metropolitan areas are learning alongside more than 1,000 international students from about 80 nations.
Additional information on St. Cloud State University can be found here

GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! The State of Minnesota offers a comprehensive benefits package including low cost medical and dental insurance, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, retirement plan, tax-deferred compensation, generous vacation and sick leave, and 11 paid holidays each year.

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Holly Schreiner, hjschreiner@stcloudstate.edu

St. Cloud State University is committed to excellence and actively supports cultural diversity. To promote this endeavor, we invite individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply, including minorities, women, LGBT, persons with disabilities and veterans. St. Cloud State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, status with regards to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or status as a U.S. veteran. The Title IX coordinator at St. Cloud State University is Chocoletta Simpson. For additional information, contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Access, (320) 308-5123, Admin. Services Bldg. Rm 121