June 2, 2005

POSITION VACANCY

POSITION TITLE:                Assistant/Associate Director (Varsity Sports)

DEPARTMENT:                    Intercollegiate Athletics

CATEGORY:                         Full-time, Exempt (100054)

RESPONSIBILITIES:             The Associate/Assistant Director for the Academic Support and Career Development Unit (ASCDU) reports to the Assistant AD for ASCDU and is responsible for assisting student-athletes in meeting their academic objectives.  This individual will serve as the primary contact and academic counselor for designated varsity teams.  Specific responsibilities include: (1) supervising two Academic Counselors and one Graduate Assistant; (2) acting as a liaison to faculty, administrators, and coaches regarding student-athlete academic matters; (2) participating in the recruitment, orientation, pre-registration, and enrollment of student-athletes; (3) tracking and monitoring academic progress for each student-athlete to ensure satisfactory progress; (4) coordinating the production, development, collection, dissemination, review, and analysis of the progress reports from faculty members; (5) assisting in monitoring the ASCDU budget; (6) serving as the liaison to the Financial Aid Office; (7) coordinating Individual Admit/Graduation database and other academic data/reports; and (8) serve on designated campus committees.  This unit employs 13 full-time staff and 2 graduate assistants with an annual budget in excess of $1 million.

QUALIFICATIONS:  Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred. At least 4 years of experience, preferably in athletic administration, academic services, or related field.  Must have a working knowledge of NCAA academic rules and procedures.  Strong oral and written communication skills are needed.  Must be computer literate. 

SALARY:        Commensurate with experience.  Competitive.

POSITION AVAILABLE:     Review of resumes will begin immediately and continue until a candidate is selected. 

APPLICATION:  For best consideration, send a cover letter, current resume, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three professional references via email or fax by June 17, 2005 to:

Ms. Lisa Lepore

Dept. of Intercollegiate Athletics

University of Maryland

2608 Comcast Center

College Park, MD 20742

                                    FAX:  301-314-7149

                                    Email: terpjobs-athletics@umail.umd.edu