Job Description

Job Location: Edmond, OK 73034
Position Type: Staff
Salary Range: $50,000.00 - $54,590.00 Salary/year
Job Category: OTRS ClassifiedPosition Classification:
10-month, full-time, salary, exempt and benefit-eligible staff position. For more benefit information visit Why Work at UCO?
General Schedule:
The general schedule for this position is Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; nights and weekends required as season demands.

Position Summary:
The Head Women’s Rowing Coach is responsible for the leadership, organization, and administration of the University’s women’s rowing program. The position supports the academic, athletic, and personal development of student-athletes while promoting competitive excellence and ensuring full compliance with NCAA, Conference, and University policies. This role includes approximately 70% coaching/teaching and 30% administrative responsibilities.
Job Duties:
- Coaching and Student-Athlete Development
- - Plan, organize, and conduct all practice sessions, training activities, and competitions.
- - Provide instruction in rowing techniques, race strategy, physical conditioning, and sport-specific skills.
- - Monitor, evaluate, and document student-athlete performance and progress.
- - Promote physical safety, sportsmanship, accountability, and academic success.
- - Remain current on coaching methodologies, equipment technologies, and sport rules.
- Recruiting and Compliance
- - Direct all recruiting activities in accordance with NCAA, Conference, and University regulations.
- - Identify, recruit, and retain academically and athletically qualified student-athletes.
- - Collaborate with the Athletic Compliance Office to ensure program compliance.
- - Self-report potential violations and fully cooperate with compliance reviews or investigations.
- Program Administration
- - Administer all operational aspects of the women’s rowing program.
- - Manage staffing needs, scholarship allocations, and financial aid coordination.
- - Develop, monitor, and manage annual and monthly operating budgets.
- - Coordinate schedules, travel arrangements, and competition logistics.
- - Contribute to Athletic Department initiatives and support the departmental “total team concept.”
- Equipment, Boats, and Logistics
- - Oversee the care, maintenance, repair, and inventory of rowing equipment, including shells, oars, launches, trailers, and associated gear.
- - Safely rig, derig, clean, load, unload, store, and transport boats and equipment.
- - Oversee transportation of boats in compliance with University and state transportation requirements.
- - Ensure rowing launches are operated and maintained according to safety standards.
- Outreach and Representation
- - Serve as a positive representative of the University and Athletics Department.
- - Engage with media, alumni, civic organizations, and campus partners to promote the rowing program.
- - Act as a mentor and role model supporting student-athlete leadership and personal development.
- - Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Coaching, teaching, or instructing experience, preferably at the collegiate level.
- Current First Aid, CPR, and AED certification or ability to obtain prior to employment.

Qualifications/Experience Preferred:
- Three (3) or more years of coaching experience at the junior or collegiate level.
- Experience administering an intercollegiate athletics program.
- Experience recruiting and program management.
- Master’s degree.
Knowledge/Skills/ Abilities
- Knowledge of and commitment to NCAA, Conference, and University rules and compliance expectations.
- Knowledge of rowing principles and coaching techniques.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and planning skills.
- Ability to recruit, motivate, instruct, and mentor student-athletes.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound professional judgment.
Physical Demands:
Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.