Southern Oregon University·Ashland, Kentucky
The role involves coaching specific team positions, instructing varsity athletics and conditioning classes, and assigning grades. Additionally, the instructor assists with recruitment strategies and general athletic department administrative tasks.
By applying to this pool, applicants are not applying for a specific position. By applying, qualified applicants will be considered for Temporary Assistant Athletic Instructor (AAI) - All Sports appointments that may become available at Southern Oregon University on an as-needed, part-time, and limited-duration basis. The appointment varies in classification, salary, and length, and provides varying levels of coaching and instructional support.
Applications will be kept on file and qualified applicants contacted by the respective hiring department for an interview. Applicants may withdraw their application from the pool at any time. This pool may be refreshed annually and interested applicants must reapply for continued consideration.
For inquiries and additional information, please contact Human Resource Services via email at hrs@sou.edu or call 541-552-8553. _____________________
The following examples of typical work activities are meant to illustrate the general range of work functions and are not meant to be all-inclusive or restrictive:
(40%) Coach-specific team positions under the direction of the head coach. Instruct individual athletes on the fundamentals of the sport, application of strategy, and proper techniques. Assist with strength and conditioning program implementation, opponent scout, and team travel logistics.
(40%) Instruct classes in the Athletic Department, specifically PE 196 Varsity Athletics classes and/or PE 180 Varsity Conditioning classes. Prep work for the class could include film evaluation, practice planning, conditioning/workout planning, game day coaching, and travel with the team to away games. PE 196 and PE 180 classes are regularly scheduled and have a grade option of A-F, or Pass/No-Pass. AAI’s are responsible for assigning grades at the end of the term based on standards spelled out in an established syllabus for these courses.
(20%) Assist in developing effective recruitment strategies, managing an assigned recruiting territory, following up on prospective student-athletes, and researching and targeting high schools to visit. Other duties may be performed within the title of administrative work, such as game management, facility management, fundraising, resident hall supervision and Athletic department coordination with the resident halls.
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SOU is an equal access AA/EOE committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Southern Oregon University will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to provide access to the application, interviewing, and selection process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on this application. If, however, you require a reasonable accommodation in the application and/or interview process due to disability, requests must be made in a timely manner to Human Resources.
Southern Oregon University is a welcoming community committed to inclusive excellence and the celebration of diversity. Without diversity, our educational process is diminished. Working together in support of our commitment to diversity, we strengthen and enrich our role as learners, educators, and members of a tightly connected global community. We encourage those who share in our commitment to diversity, to join our community and we expect all our employees to demonstrate an ability and desire to create an inclusive campus community.
SOU Land Acknowledgement We want to take this moment to acknowledge that Southern Oregon University is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial.
These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856.
In the 1850s, the discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned.
In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together – who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe.
These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in return, they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them.
At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation.
Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (www.grandronde.org [http://www.grandronde.org]) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (www.ctsi.nsn.us [http://www.ctsi.nsn.us]) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area.
We encourage YOU to learn about the land you reside on and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.
Notice to Prospective Employees Section 485 of the Higher Education Act, and The Federal Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 (now referred to as the “Clery Act”), require that prospective employees be notified of the availability of SOU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. The report provides the annual statistics and campus policies for the reporting of and responding to campus crimes and fires; access to campus facilities; conduct code and campus policies on the use, possession, and sale of drugs/alcohol; and educational/information programs to inform the campus community about campus security procedures and crime prevention.
An electronic copy of the Annual Security Report (ASR) can be accessed at the following link: https://cps.sou.edu/clery-act-annual-security-report/ [https://cps.sou.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/77/2025/10/Annual-Security-and-Fire-Safety-Report-2025_FINAL_1.pdf]. A physical copy of the ASR is available at no charge upon request. To request a copy, please visit the Office of the General Counsel located in Churchill Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, Oregon 97520. For more information, call 541-552-7095, or email clerycoordinator@sou.edu.
Candidates must have at least three years of coaching or playing experience and the ability to work with diverse populations. A bachelor's degree or higher is preferred.
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