Central Connecticut State University’s Athletics Department invites applications for a full-time Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach.  The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in the organization and administration of all aspects of the basketball program.  Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, recruitment and development of student-athletes, ensuring academic progress and graduation; assisting in scheduling and travel arrangements, ensuring compliance with all NCAA, NEC and University rules and regulations and participation in fund raising events.  The Assistant Coach will be expected to work cooperatively and effectively with the staff and personnel of the department and University.  This position requires an excellent work ethic along with exceptional motivational and communication skills.   Candidates are expected to be committed to multiculturalism and working with a diverse student body.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Three years coaching experience in the sport of college basketball
• Proven track record of compliance, rules and academic integrity
• Commitment to working with a diverse student body

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous coaching and/or playing experience at Division I/II level

The University:  CCSU is one of four universities in the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system.  Excellent professors and a wide array of academic programs prepare students for success in whatever field they choose.  CCSU serves approximately 12,200 students - 9,500 undergraduates, and 2,700 graduates.  CCSU is richly diverse: more than 30 percent of students are from communities of color.  Visit our web site at http://www.ccsu.edu/.

The Community: CCSU is located in New Britain, a city with a population of some 70,000, within a 10-minute drive to the state capital of culture-rich Hartford.  CCSU is currently in a large-scale community engagement initiative, designed to more effectively embrace our communities as the “steward of central Connecticut.”  Pursuing a range of partnership arrangements with area businesses, schools, agencies, and more, this initiative will create significant new opportunities for student internships, faculty research, as well as an expanding array of cultural collaborations with the New Britain Symphony Orchestra, city theatres, the world-renowned New Britain Museum of American Art, and other area attractions.

For full consideration, applications must be received by June 19, 2018.  Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

For more information and application instructions go to: https://hrat.ccsu.edu/default.php.

Central Connecticut State University is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.