Assistant Football Coach, Offensive

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):
Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Three (3) years of full time coaching experience at the collegiate or professional level. In lieu of college-level coaching experience, a combination of five (5) years of coaching experience at the high school, college, professional, or national team level and playing experience at the college, professional, or national team level in the sport of football. Understanding of NCAA Compliance Rules (played a Division I, II or III sport, coached in collegiate athletics or as a staff member in a collegiate athletic program). Prior experience with recruiting.

Preferred Qualifications:
Prior experience with skill instruction. Prior experience with practice and game plan development. Experience in administrative responsibilities in the sport of football (e.g. team scheduling, budget preparation & administration, facility usage, public relations, fundraising, community service and other daily operations for the program). Previous experience with a Division I Athletic Program.

Brief Description of Duties:
This position is an assistant football coach for a Division I program in the sport of football and will assist the head coach in all aspects of operating a successful program.
This position will be the lead recruiting coordinator, taking on the tasks of overseeing and managing the recruiting process for incoming student-athletes from start to finish. It will also include awarding of athletics scholarships, their teaching and skill development of those student-athletes during their athletic and educational tenure at Stony Brook University, and in the extensive daily administrative operations of their respective sport program. In addition, the assistant football coach will be evaluated on the extent to which they provide each student athlete a positive, meaningful, educational experience through athletics. They will oversee managing all volunteer/student workers as well.

Recruiting Coordinator  

• The Assistant Coach will be the lead recruiting coordinator, responsible for all duties associated with the recruiting process of prospective student athletes. They will be responsible for evaluating talent, both athletically and academically, and will lead the process of building those relationships. They will play a decisive role in the subsequent active recruitment of those identified student-athletes and more importantly they will award athletics scholarships, either independently or in conjunction with the head coach. The assistant coach is responsible for managing an assigned recruiting territory and identifying prospective student-athletes through thorough research, by independently evaluating talent at local & national events, and initiating correspondence and maintaining relationships with coaches and prospects. The assistant coach is responsible for managing a database of prospects and maintaining records of contacts, to remain in compliance with NCAA, Conference and University regulations. The assistant coach must propose, manage and adhere to a recruiting budget for each of the events attended. 

Assistant Football Coach, Offensive

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):
Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Three (3) years of full time coaching experience at the collegiate or professional level. In lieu of college-level coaching experience, a combination of five (5) years of coaching experience at the high school, college, professional, or national team level and playing experience at the college, professional, or national team level in the sport of football. Understanding of NCAA Compliance Rules (played a Division I, II or III sport, coached in collegiate athletics or as a staff member in a collegiate athletic program). Prior experience with recruiting.

Preferred Qualifications:
Prior experience with skill instruction. Prior experience with practice and game plan development. Experience in administrative responsibilities in the sport of football (e.g. team scheduling, budget preparation & administration, facility usage, public relations, fundraising, community service and other daily operations for the program). Previous experience with a Division I Athletic Program.

Brief Description of Duties:
This position is an assistant football coach for a Division I program in the sport of football and will assist the head coach in all aspects of operating a successful program.
This position will be the lead recruiting coordinator, taking on the tasks of overseeing and managing the recruiting process for incoming student-athletes from start to finish. It will also include awarding of athletics scholarships, their teaching and skill development of those student-athletes during their athletic and educational tenure at Stony Brook University, and in the extensive daily administrative operations of their respective sport program. In addition, the assistant football coach will be evaluated on the extent to which they provide each student athlete a positive, meaningful, educational experience through athletics. They will oversee managing all volunteer/student workers as well.

Recruiting Coordinator  

• The Assistant Coach will be the lead recruiting coordinator, responsible for all duties associated with the recruiting process of prospective student athletes. They will be responsible for evaluating talent, both athletically and academically, and will lead the process of building those relationships. They will play a decisive role in the subsequent active recruitment of those identified student-athletes and more importantly they will award athletics scholarships, either independently or in conjunction with the head coach. The assistant coach is responsible for managing an assigned recruiting territory and identifying prospective student-athletes through thorough research, by independently evaluating talent at local & national events, and initiating correspondence and maintaining relationships with coaches and prospects. The assistant coach is responsible for managing a database of prospects and maintaining records of contacts, to remain in compliance with NCAA, Conference and University regulations. The assistant coach must propose, manage and adhere to a recruiting budget for each of the events attended. 

Team and Game Preparation/Student-Athlete Development

• The assistant coach will teach all basic and advanced skills required in the sport of X. The teaching of these skills and the development of those student-athletes occurs year round during individual skill sessions, team practices, and conditioning sessions (independent of the head coach). This includes the independent development and implementation of sound and safe practice plans that successfully prepare the student-athletes with the fundamentals of the specific sport. In addition, the assistant coach is responsible for assisting the head coach in developing a comprehensive and strategic game plan for each scheduled contest throughout the season. This includes, but is not limited to, evaluating upcoming opponents by breaking down game tapes, preparing a scouting report for the student-athletes and advising the head coach on making adjustments to the game plan during contests.

Administrative Responsibilities

• The assistant coach will be responsible for the organization and coordination of a wide variety of administrative tasks as assigned by the head coach, which include, but not limited to, team travel, contest scheduling, budget preparation & administration, facility usage, public relations, marketing, fundraising, community service and other daily operations for the program. The assistant coach is required to work independently with various support services in the Department of Athletics and campus constituents (i.e. Financial Aid, Admissions, & Registrar) in carrying out these tasks. 

Monitoring of Academic Progress of Student-Athletes

• The assistant coach, working in conjunction with the office of Student-Athlete Development, will oversee the academic success of the student-athlete and assist with academic problems. This includes, providing guidance/counseling and support (as necessary) as well as supervising and monitoring study halls (as assigned), checking class attendance, and organizing weekly and monthly (one on one) academic meetings with each student-athlete to track their progress by semester, by major, and by degree requirements.

NCAA Rules Compliance

• Responsible for knowledge of and adherence to, NCAA rules and regulations pertaining to recruiting, eligibility, and general operation of the Football program. Annual NCAA compliance training is mandatory without exception.

Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.

Special Notes:
This is a full-time appointment. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.

In addition to the employee's base salary, this position is eligible for $4,000 UUP annual location pay, paid biweekly.

Evening and weekend work may be required at times.

For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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Job Number:

 2504448

Official Job Title: Division I Assistant Head Coach (RP)

Job Field

: Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical)

Primary Location

: US-NY-Stony Brook

Department/Hiring Area: Athletics

Schedule

: Full-time 

Shift

 :Variable Shift Hours: variable 

Posting Start Date

: Dec 4, 2025

Posting End Date

: Dec 19, 2025, 4:59:00 AM

Salary:$114,000-$135,000

Appointment Type: Regular

Salary Grade:SL3

SBU Area:Stony Brook University

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