Associate Director of Basketball Performance

Working Title: Associate Director of Basketball Performance

State Role Title:Administrative and Professional Faculty

Position Type:Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty)

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Intercollegiate Athletics

Department: 300042 - Strength/Conditioning-Stadium

Pay Rate:Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only positionNo

Is this a grant-funded positionNo

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated positionNo

Beginning Review Date:09/17/2025

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Situated in the heart of Virginias beautiful Shenandoah Valley the city of Harrisonburg is a vibrant community with a population of approximately 52000. Harrisonburg is conveniently located approximately 120 miles from Washington D.C. and Richmond VA.

JMU is a selective public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and supportive environment for students faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 21000 undergraduate and 1800 graduate students with over 1000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts science and technology and professional disciplines at the undergraduate masters and doctoral levels. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

James Madison University a Division I member of the NCAA and Sun Belt Conference is accepting applications for an Associate Director of Basketball Performance to operate out of the Atlantic Union Bank Center. This position will work primarily with womens basketball and mens golf and would assist the department with cross-coverage as needed. This position is full time with a comprehensive benefits package.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designing programs guiding student-athletes through a regimen of exercises to optimize performance and decrease injury potential.
• Assisting with the oversight of sport-specific conditioning programs.
• Teaching proper weight lifting speed agility and conditioning techniques.
• Maintaining athletic team schedules and hands-on supervising workouts of student-athletes.
• Performing assigned work in a timely manner and meet or exceed all deadlines.
• Assisting in the implementation of rehab programs prescribed by the doctors and sports medicine staff.
• Supervising and mentoring student assistants (practicum internship and volunteer students) and graduate assistant coach.
• The strength and conditioning professional will be required to maintain the appropriate certifications which should include CSCCa/SCCC or NSCA/CSCS certification at a minimum along with CPR/AED certification.
• Attendance at all team practices and home games is expected.
• Traveling for away games
• Coordinating the GPS athlete monitoring system for WBB and sharing and communicating player training loads with coaches and sports medicine staff.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Must have appropriate certifications (CSCCA/ SCCC or NSCA/ CSCS) and CPR/ AED certification
• Bachelors degree preferably in health-related field (kinesiology health behavior sciences etc.)
• Ability to effectively communicate with multiple parties within the athletic department and campus community
• NCAA experience with basketball and/or Olympic sports
• 2 years of relevant clinical experience
• Demonstrated commitment to advanced continuing education

Preferred:

• Masters degreepreferably in health-related field (kinesiology health behavior sciences etc.)

Additional Posting Information:

JMUs Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information please visit of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

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EEO Statement:

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We promote access inclusion and diversity for all students faculty staff constituents and programs believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

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