As a head coach for SCAD cycling, you’ll prepare talented student-athletes for competition in road, track, cyclocross, and mountain biking. Overall, you’ll train and analyze each cyclist’s performance to help them reach their full potential as a SCAD Bee!

As a head coach, you will:

• Engage in successful community relations across university, city, state, and national communities to build a positive opinion of SCAD Athletics and SCAD cycling
• Train student-athletes and enhance their cycling knowledge
• Communicate with students, parents, and physicians to determine student-athletes’ eligibility or ineligibility
• Establish specific procedures for handling injuries and emergencies
• Recruit student-athletes for both the women’s and men’s teams

Additionally, you will:

• Establish practice and tournament schedules
• Provide complete and detailed itineraries for tournament trips
• Monitor midterm and final grades of each student-athlete
• Procure essential uniforms, gear, and equipment

Strong candidates will demonstrate:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Discipline, honesty, and integrity while handling multiple priorities

Minimum qualifications:      

• Bachelor’s degree
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software suite, specifically Word and Excel

Preferred qualifications:      

• At least one year of experience in an academic environment

Travel required:  

• 20–40%

Work hours: The university work week is Sunday through Saturday. Most offices are open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To accommodate business needs, employees may be assigned to other workdays and/or hours, including weekends and evenings.    

ADA tag: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.