Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for Football

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Position Title:

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for Football

Appointment Type:

Contract

Job Description:

Do you have a passion for football and experience enhancing the strength, power, speed, and agility of athlete performance while ensuring a holistic approach to health and safety?

The Iowa State University football program is accepting applications for an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. This position will assist in strength and conditioning of football student-athletes and play a vital role in prevention of injuries, promotion of team culture, and increased athletic performance, competitiveness and program success.

What you’ll do :

• Evaluate, design, and implement cutting-edge strength, agility, and conditioning workouts for assigned positions that will help advance performance

Position Title:

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for Football

Appointment Type:

Contract

Job Description:

Do you have a passion for football and experience enhancing the strength, power, speed, and agility of athlete performance while ensuring a holistic approach to health and safety?

The Iowa State University football program is accepting applications for an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. This position will assist in strength and conditioning of football student-athletes and play a vital role in prevention of injuries, promotion of team culture, and increased athletic performance, competitiveness and program success.

What you’ll do :

• Evaluate, design, and implement cutting-edge strength, agility, and conditioning workouts for assigned positions that will help advance performance
• Teach and demonstrate proper techniques and safety, conduct performance testing, adapt workouts based on each student-athlete’s needs and health, and motivate athletes
• Conduct data metrics, analysis, and create daily performance reports on student-athletes to aid coaching staff
• Regularly and effectively communicate and collaborate with health, performance, and support staff (e.g. Sports Medicine, Sports Nutrition, Mental Health), along with coaches and administrators
• Build trusting relationships with the head coaches and student-athletes to develop proactive solutions to their requests/needs
• Assist in management, safety, and sanitation of weight room
• Contribute to and enhance a competitive athletic experience and maintain an environment conducive to the welfare and academic success of the student-athletes
• Commitment to and responsibility for adhering to all rules and regulations of the University, Big 12 Conference, and NCAA

The ideal candidates will have solid technical knowledge with football S&C at a highly competitive level, proven analytical skills, and exceptional motivational, teaching and communication skills. Candidates are expected to be committed to multiculturalism and working with a diverse student body. This position requires the flexibility to work assigned evenings, weekends, extended hours, and to travel with a team.

Candidates are required to have and maintain current certification through a nationally accredited strength and conditioning certification program in accordance with NCAA requirements.

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree.

Experience coaching strength and conditioning for a professional or collegiate football program.

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA or Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) through the CSCCa.

CPR/AED and First Aid certified.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience strength coaching for a NCAA DI football program.

Master’s degree in exercise science, kinesiology, or a related field.

Experience monitoring and preparing athlete performance reports using performance technology (e.g. force plates, velocity-based training, Kitman, Vald, Catapult).

About the Athletics Department

As an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision athletics program and a founding member of the Big 12 Conference, Iowa State University sponsors 18 intercollegiate athletics teams and supports 450 student-athletes in their pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. ISU Athletics employs over 250 talented and dedicated full-time staff members, more than 500 temporary and student employees, and multiple auxiliary partners who collaboratively work within a culture to support and enhance the experiences of Cyclone student-athletes and their loyal fan base. Iowa State student-athletes have produced 10-consecutive years of record-setting Graduation Success Rate scores in the classroom, while athletically, the Cyclones have captured 19 national team championships, 140 national individual titles and 162 conference team championships in its rich history. www.cyclones.com 

Proposed Start Date:

June 23, 2025

Number of Months Employed Per Year:

12 Month Work Period

Time Type:

Full time

Pay Grade:

Contract

Application Instructions:

To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:

1) Resume
2) Contact information for 3 references

If you have questions regarding this application process, please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.

Why Choose ISU?

Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:
• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
• Generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans
• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
• Life insurance and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various voluntary benefits and discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing program

Original Posting Date:

May 28, 2025

Posting Close Date:

May 27, 2025

Job Requisition Number:

R17130

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