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The University of Virginia is a highly competitive Division I program committed to academic and athletic excellence, placing a priority on creating an exceptional experience for student-athletes at UVA. The Department of Athletics at the University of Virginia is now accepting applications for the position of Athletics Academic Coordinator to support student-athletes in various sport programs, including Football. The Athletics Academic Coordinator reports to the Assistant Athletic Director for Academics and Student Development and is charged with oversight of academic advising, counseling, and assistance to student athletes in areas of course selection, registration procedures, degree requirements, career planning, University resources, and other related topics associated with academic performance and overall student development for their assigned teams. As members of the student development team, Athletics Academic Coordinators encourage and support student-athlete engagement with their own learning and development through our Pathways program, which connects students to opportunities and networks in Career, Community, Leadership, Personal, and Academic areas. Other core duties include communicating with various offices including the NCAA Athletic Certification officer, Compliance, and On Grounds faculty, as well as maintaining appropriate files and records of academic information, diligently monitoring athletic eligibility and academic progress according to grade reports. This position requires consistent and open communication with coaches and staff and a thorough understanding of NCAA, ACC, and University guidelines and regulations.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Manage an effective process of monitoring student-athlete academic progress, incorporating current best practices in the profession. Read reports regularly and communication with service providers (tutors, Learning Specialists, and Academic Mentors) and faculty to consistently recalibrate individualized student services.
• Serve as the coordinator to assigned teams; monitor their academic progress; while also connecting student-athletes to professional development resources and more holistic student-athlete development. Team assignments will include Football and 2-3 Olympic Sports. 
• Communicate with assigned coaching staff through scheduled academic meetings; regularly and promptly share detailed information regarding the ongoing academic progress of assigned student-athletes.
• Serve as the academic representative to assigned teams for on-campus recruiting operations. Prepare and update presentation materials for use during prospective student-athletes’ visits to campus.
• With a thorough understanding of NCAA legislation and continuing eligibility serve as the point of contact for monitoring and projecting student-athlete academic outcomes.
• Promote positive working relationships with faculty throughout Grounds. 
• Utilize standard grade reports to communicate student-athlete progress to appropriate constituents. 
• Monitor student-athletes’ NCAA academic eligibility using university student systems and established internal degree-tracking forms.
• Administer the guidelines of the unit's task-based academic mentoring support program and tutorial services
• Regularly communicate the progress, outcomes, and direction of work to the Assistant Athletics Director for Academics and Student Development; make recommendations concerning improvement of programs and services
• Support department and campus-wide student success efforts through participation in a variety of department activities and committee work
   

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's Degree required.

Experience: Some experience working in academic advising, teaching, counseling, student affairs, or a related field is required.

Skills:

• Demonstrated and successful experience providing academic advising and/or academic support in education,  with evidence of effectively serving a diverse student population
• Evidence of commitment to principles and practices that enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills and proactive, responsive interpersonal skills.
• Established ability to communicate effectively with diverse student populations, university personnel (e.g. faculty, college deans, administrators, athletic coaches and staff), as well as representatives from the community.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems and use independent judgment to manage and impart confidential information.  
• Proven organizational skills, attention to detail, and openness to new approaches and new ideas.
• Ability to work with competing priorities, multiple constituencies, and advocate for students with political acumen.
• Ability to analyze course prerequisites, certification, and/or curriculum/graduation requirements
• Thorough knowledge of NCAA academic legislation, particularly with rules of student-athlete continuing-eligibility and progress-toward-degree, transfer legislation, and Academic Progress Rates (APR)
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.  Some travel required.
• Commitment to the Honor System and compliance with all NCAA legislation and principles.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Master's Degree in higher education, counseling, or a related field is strongly preferred.

Experience: 4+ years of related experience; prior experience working with Division I students at-athletes; prior experience working in student development at a Power 5 institution.  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Working knowledge of NCAA academic eligibility and recruiting rules and regulations.

 

The successful candidate will pass a background check. Please do not submit any application materials directly to the Athletics Department as only applications received through Workday will be considered.

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please apply through Workday, and search for R0037770. Complete an application online with the following documents: Resume, Cover letter, Contact information for three references (name, email address, telephone number, address).  

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration. For information regarding the position or the application process, please contact Michele Jarman.