Job Title: Men's Head Basketball Coach
PVN ID: QC-1604-001117
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Queens College is seeking external candidates for the position of Head Men’s Basketball Coach (with additional responsibilities in Development). This position (with benefits) reports to the Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics.

The Head Coach is responsible for all aspects of the men’s basketball program which includes strengthening the athletics brand within the College, East Coast Conference, and NCAA. Candidate must embrace the Division II philosophy, and have entrepreneur and cultivation skills that would contribute to the financial success of the department and institution

Other Duties

The Queens College Department of Athletics offers varsity, intramural and recreational athletics opportunities to members of its campus community. The college sponsors 19 varsity NCAA Division II sports, with the Knights competing in the East Coast Conference. Queens College's department of athletics encourages all student-athletes to complete a meaningful academic degree program, participate in the college community and prepare for life after college athletics. For more information on Queens College Athletics, please visit www.queensknights.com.

The beautiful campus consists of 80 acres lined with trees surrounding grassy open spaces and a traditional quad. The college boasts state-of-the-art computer and science laboratories, a spectacular music building, and the six-story Rosenthal Library. The major classroom building, Powdermaker Hall, has the latest technology throughout. An extensive commitment to sustainability has earned Queens College inclusion in the Princeton Review’s first-ever Guide to 322 Green Colleges. The college opened its first residence hall in August 2009. For more information on Queens College, see www.qc.cuny.edu.

Queens College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff.

 

Qualifications

Qualified applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree preferred); demonstrate a minimum of four years serving as a collegiate head or assistant coach at an NCAA, D1 or D2 institution OR six years as a head coach in NCAA D3 or junior college. Applicants will be evaluated on (and should explicitly demonstrate on the resume):

 

  • A history of successful win-loss records and/or successful transformation of a program
  • Success in hiring and retaining part time coaches
  • Successful recruitment and retention of high academic achieving students
  • Use of technology for compliance, academics and/or finance
  • Coordination or participation in community service, speaking engagements and college engagement activities
  • Development of monitoring of budget
  • Successful cultivation that lead to donations
  • Creation or coordination of camps and clinics
  • Fundraising (other than guarantee games)
  • Successful northeast region recruiting and/or coaching is a plus

The successful candidate must possess a thorough knowledge of NCAA rules, high ethical standards, an unwavering commitment to positively mentor young men, and excellent organizational and administrative skills.

Apply online. Phone calls, agent contacts, verbal references, email résumés or portfolios will not be accepted for consideration.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Athletics and Recreation
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$60,000.00
Closing Date
Jun 28, 2016 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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