Assistant Athletic Director of Academic & Student Athlete Development

University of Portland PortalPortland, OR

About The Position

The Assistant Athletic Director of Academic & Student-Athlete Development serves as a key leader within the Academic and Student-Athlete Development unit in University Athletics. This role is responsible for comprehensive academic advising, support, and holistic development of student-athletes and teams. The position performs direct mentoring and academic oversight duties while working closely with coaching staff and campus partners to ensure student-athlete success and academic progress towards degree obtainment. The position provides leadership responsibility for the design, implementation, and assessment of a comprehensive student-athlete development program and oversight of the department’s Mental Health and Wellness program. Additional responsibilities include coordinating cross-campus support services, fostering external partnerships, contributing to academic support pedagogy and curriculum, and advancing initiatives that support student-athlete well-being, engagement, and post-graduate success.

Requirements

  • Key leader within the Academic and Student-Athlete Development unit.
  • Responsible for comprehensive academic advising, support and holistic development of student-athletes and teams.
  • Performs direct mentoring and academic oversight duties.
  • Works closely with coaching staff and campus partners.
  • Provides leadership responsibility for the design, implementation, and assessment of a comprehensive student-athlete development program.
  • Oversight of the department’s Mental Health and Wellness program.
  • Coordinates cross-campus support services.
  • Fosters external partnerships.
  • Contributes to academic support pedagogy and curriculum.
  • Advances initiatives that support student-athlete well-being, engagement, and post-graduate success.

Responsibilities

  • Comprehensive academic advising and support for student-athletes and teams.
  • Holistic development of student-athletes.
  • Direct mentoring and academic oversight duties.
  • Working closely with coaching staff and campus partners to ensure student-athlete success and academic progress towards degree obtainment.
  • Leadership responsibility for the design, implementation, and assessment of a comprehensive student-athlete development program.
  • Oversight of the department’s Mental Health and Wellness program.
  • Coordinating cross-campus support services.
  • Fostering external partnerships.
  • Contributing to academic support pedagogy and curriculum.
  • Advancing initiatives that support student-athlete well-being, engagement, and post-graduate success.
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