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Job overview

Area of Responsibility
Academic Support
Type
Full-Time
Location
Columbia, Missouri

Director of Football Academics

University of MissouriFull-TimeColumbia, MO

The University of Missouri is seeking to fill a Director of Football Academic Services position that will work with the sport of football and one additional Olympic sport.  

Basic overview of job function and responsibilities:

The director of football academics provides intensive academic support with an assigned group of student-athletes. The responsibilities of this position include monitoring academic performance, preparing and implementing individualized academic plans for each student-athlete, and monitoring NCAA and University of Missouri eligibility rules. The director of football academics strives to build and maintain a rapport with a diverse population of students, coaches, staff, and university administrators. This position possesses strong organizational and interpersonal skills and displays high ethical standards.

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee academic support for the Mizzou Football Team:

  • Advise, track, and monitor students on course selection, major exploration and declaration, degree plans, transfer credit, internships and career preparation, financial aid, NCAA continuing eligibility requirements, time management, study strategies, and goal setting.

  • Empower student-athletes to make the most of their time at Mizzou and prepare them for the 40 years after Mizzou

  • Assist with New Student Orientation 

  • Communicate with faculty to organize honorary coaches for football home games to build strong relationships 

  • Oversee, train, and provide guidance for graduate assistants

  • Abide by all MU, SEC, NCAA, and FERPA rules and regulations in an ethical and confidential manner

  • Work with campus advisors to ensure degree applicability of semester schedules and maintain up-to-date graduate plans for football student-athletes

  • Speak to prospective student-athletes about being Mizzou Made and the academic and student development resources available to Mizzou student-athletes

  • Communicate regularly with coaches and instructors to assist in travel preparations and provide feedback and reports to coaches.

  • Mentor student-athletes on study skills, goal setting, test-taking strategies, and positive relationships with instructors and other academic support staff

  • Collaborate with the Director of Enhanced Learning to monitor students with documented learning difficulties

  • Correspond with administrators and faculty members to ensure positive relationships are made between athletics and campus

  • Monitor the continuing eligibility of student-athletes as part of the NCAA academic standards and regulations

  • Participating in on-campus recruiting activities and other duties the Director assigns.