Georgia College & State University is the state's designated public liberal arts university. As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Georgia College & State University is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary inquiry, diversity and inclusion, and academic excellence. Georgia College & State University enrolls approximately 7,000 students -5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students- and is prominently cited for excellence in teaching, undergraduate research, nursing education, and high impact practices outside the classroom in a number of leading publications.

The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, approximately 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O'Connor, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O'Connor's former home, Andalusia, now owned by Georgia College & State University. Milledgeville is also located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville, Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.

Georgia College & State University takes great pride in combining the educational experience of private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of a public university. The university's main campus is a residential learning community focused on undergraduate education and a select number of graduate programs. Faculty and staff are dedicated to engaging students through high-impact pedagogies that foster intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive for excellence in the classroom and beyond. We nurture collaborative leadership and global citizenship, and we value diversity and inclusion in all of its forms.

Georgia College & State University seeks faculty and administrators who understand and embrace our public liberal arts mission, who are committed to respecting and fostering diversity and inclusion inside and outside of the classroom, and who are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through teaching, scholarship, and service. All Georgia College & State University faculty share the responsibility of teaching our core curriculum and providing foundation courses for majors and non-majors alike. To carry out our public liberal arts mission, we seek faculty with the desire and ability to provide a first-class learning experience for our students, one that will prepare them to be competent, thoughtful, and well-rounded leaders who make transformative contributions to their communities and to the world.

The Georgia College & State University Head Cross Country Coach is a professional coaching position involved in all aspects of running a Division II cross country men's and women's program. This position will involve working with individuals with diverse backgrounds. Responsibilities will include, but not limited to, overseeing weight training and conditioning sessions, monitoring the academic progress of student-athletes, recruiting, scouting, field maintenance, and assisting in all phases of a competitive Cross Country program including day to day responsibilities.

Administers all the aspects of recruitment, training promoting, positive attitudes amongst the players for athletic competition while operating under NCAA, Peach Belt Conference, Georgia College & State University and Board of Regents rules and regulations.

Coaching - 50
The Head Cross Country Coach is a professional coaching position involved in all aspects of running a Division II cross country men's and women's program. This position will involve working with individuals with diverse backgrounds. Responsibilities will include, but not limited to, overseeing weight training and conditioning sessions, monitoring the academic progress of student-athletes, recruiting, scouting, field maintenance, and assisting in all phases of a competitive Cross Country program including day to day responsibilities.

This is a professional position that oversees and administers the specified program and supports the intercollegiate athletic department. Scouting other teams that include: traveling to competing schools to evaluate game. performance, and analyzing game film to determine competing school techniques.

Providing a competitive team within the Peach Belt Conference and the NCAA Division II.

Recruitment - 25
Recruiting athletes to Georgia College & State University by: traveling, evaluating, and distributing information to the prospective athlete.

Recruitment of quality student-athletes.

Compliance - 5
A commitment to the knowledge, understanding, and adherence to the rules, regulation, and policies of the University System of Georgia, Georgia College & State University, Peach Belt Conference, and the NCAA is essential.

Community Relations - 10
Promotes community involvement within the program and department.

Assist with game day administration for sports other than cross country as needed.

Assist with building manager duties as needed.

Fund Raising - 5
Fundraising for the team as well as the department as a whole.

Other - 5
Other duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Minimum experience includes a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

Required Experience
Two years of successful coaching experience.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's preferred.

• Resume
• Cover Letter

ABILITIES
Team building skills

KNOWLEDGE
Understanding of the GC public liberal arts mission.

Knowledge of NCAA Compliance Rules, Peach Belt Conference and Georgia College & State University rules and regulations.

An above average aptitude in regard to coaching the identified sport.

SKILLS
Strong communication skills and an ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.

The successful candidate should possess strong communications skills to effectively promote the program to the campus community and beyond.

A commitment to NCAA Compliance, sportsmanship, and a desire to work within the state's designated Public Liberal Arts University.

The successful candidate should desire to work in a very collegial, team-oriented environment and support all programs within the department as well as programs throughout campus beyond the Department of Athletics.

Georgia College & State University is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee and strives to create a campus environment which understands, fosters, and embraces the value of diversity. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity conducted by Georgia College & State University. It is the policy our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, AREA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Georgia College & State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position has financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 25% - 49% of the time
This position requires security clearance.

• Criminal Background Check
• Education Verification
• Credit Check