April 16, 2008

HOPE COLLEGE. Assistant to the Athletic Directors and Assistant Coach.
(NCAA Division III Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship).
Available: Two-year term, 2008-09 and 2009-10.

Salary: Funded by NCAA grant for 10 months plus an additional development stipend, a housing stipend, medical coverage, and FICA expenses. This position reports to and is evaluated by the Director of Women's Athletics.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and a sincere desire to enter athletic administration. Applicants must have experience in intercollegiate athletics as an employee or student-athlete. Strong interpersonal communication, organizational, and writing skills required as well as a working knowledge of intercollegiate athletics. Support of the Hope College mission and vision statement required (go to: http://www.hope.edu/admin/president/vision.html) Demonstrated skills with educational technologies preferred.

Responsibilities: This position will provide day-to-day opportunities and responsibilities in the areas of athletic administration that includes:

• Event management of regular season games and special tournaments;
• Financial and budgetary involvement;
• Sports marketing and promotion;
• Student-athlete development as the SAAC advisor and through the formation of a proposed Faculty Liaison Program;
• Assistant coaching in one of nine women's sports at Hope, with preference given to swimming/diving, track/field, and women's basketball.
• Assisting the directors of athletics in additional responsibilities as needed.

How to Apply: Interested candidates must submit a current resume with three references and a cover letter detailing applicable experience to Eva Dean Folkert, Director of Women's Athletics, Hope College, P.O. Box 9000, Holland, MI 49422-9000, or email to: folkert@hope.edu. Email submissions preferred. No phone calls please. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Priority will be given to those applications received by May 15.

HOPE COLLEGE is a Christian coeducational, residential liberal arts undergraduate college affiliated with the Reformed Church in America; has over 3,000 students (3,045 FTE) and 248 FTE faculty; is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association; is accredited by NCA, NCATE, ACS, NASAD, NASD, NASM, NAST, CCNE, CSWE, EAC of ABET, and CAAHEP, and is located in a city of 35,000 enriched by a significant Latino, Asian and African American population in a rapidly growing urban area of over 100,000; near Lake Michigan, within short driving distance of Grand Rapids (over 500,000), and relatively close to Ann Arbor and Chicago. Additional information about Hope College can be found on the Web at http://www.hope.edu/.

Hope College places a high priority on sustaining a supportive environment that recognizes the importance of having a diverse faculty in order to best prepare our students for successful careers in our multicultural nation and global community. Applications from qualified persons with diverse backgrounds and cultures, including women and persons of color are, therefore, especially welcomed. Hope College complies with federal and state requirements for nondiscrimination in employment.