Assistant Men's and Women's Track and Field Coach (06-01-2026)

About the role

Responsible for the leadership and development of student athletes including: Discipleship Discipleship of 1 graduate assistant, and student athletes in the program, to facilitate spiritual growth in each employee and student athleteTeaching and modeling the value of Christian competition to student athletesCounseling team members in disciplinary, academic, or personal matters while consulting with LETU administration on matters requiring resolution of problems

Responsibilities

• Excellence Strive to ensure we are the most successful program in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) in all facets, with an expectation of becoming nationally competitive
• Prepare student-athletes in the of specific event analyses and related planning strategies
• Recruiting Identify, research, evaluate, and recruit prospective student athletes who can thrive in the LeTourneau University environment while excelling as Christians, scholars, and athletes
• Filling a roster that will not only meet sport sponsorship in every sport, but also score in meets that leads to wins
• Accountable for the retention of student athletes with the program
• Regularly serve in the department in any area as needed, including spiritual development, air dome management, home events oversight, and fundraising activities
• Create annual service and mission opportunities for student athletes to invest in the community
• Administrative Effectiveness Monitoring academic progress and acting as a liaison to the program
• Achieve compliance with the University, SCAC, and NCAA policies and regulations
• Aid in overseeing all team budgets, while monitoring, verifying, and reconciling expenditures of budgeted funds
• Aid in coordinating the scheduling, planning and management of home and away events
• Participation in the planning, organizing, leading, and evaluating all activities for general operations and event management on Dome related activities for intercollegiate games, campus user events and rental events
• Active engagement with alumni, coordinating at least 2 events per year, along with a quarterly newsletter in concert with Alumni Relations
• Performing other duties as requested by the Vice President of Athletics, or Assistant AD for the Air Dome

Qualifications

LeTourneau University seeks a person with an enthusiastic and contagious Christian faith committed to a Christian higher education that integrates Christian faith with learning.

Benefits

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and other qualifications. LeTourneau University provides a significant benefit package, which includes medical and life insurance and contribution to a retirement program.

Contact Information

Applications will be reviewed in the order received and will continue until the position is filled. In accordance with applicable provisions of federal law, applicants for employment who are in agreement with the educational mission of LeTourneau University and applicants for admission to educational programs or activities are considered without discrimination on the basis of race, age, sex, handicapping condition, national origin or genetic information. Inquiries about this policy should be directed to the Director of Human Resources, (903) 233-4170. Applications are required and are available from www.letu.edu/jobs or from the Business Office, LeTourneau University, 2100 Mobberly Avenue, Longview, TX. Send completed application, and a current resume to: LeTourneau University

About the University

LeTourneau University is the premier Christian polytechnic university in the nation where educators engage students to nurture Christian virtue, develop competency and ingenuity in their professional fields, integrate faith and work, and serve the local and global community. LETU is a Christ-centered, interdenominational institute of higher learning offering more than 85 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in arts and sciences, aviation, business & technology, communication, computer science, criminal justice, education, engineering, nursing, psychology & counseling and theology & vocation. LETU's 2,700 students represent nearly all 50 states, more than 30 foreign countries, and around 50 different denominational groups. LETU is consistently recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of "America's Best Colleges," and the engineering program is ranked nationally. LeTourneau University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, telephone 404-679-4500, at http://www.sacscoc.org) to award associate, baccalaureate and master's degrees. LeTourneau University's engineering and engineering technology programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission and the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 - telephone: 410-347-7700. The Carnegie Foundation classifies LeTourneau University as a Master's (Comprehensive) University II. The 162 acre main campus is located in Longview, Texas, a progressive hub city with an MSA of over 190,000, nestled among the beautiful pine-forested hills and lakes of East Texas. It is approximately 120 miles east of Dallas, Texas and 60 miles west of Shreveport, Louisiana. See https://www.letu.edu for more information.