Position Title:Director of Football Sports Medicine
Job Group:Professional & Scientific
Required Minimum Qualifications:Master's degree and 5 years of related experience. Current CPR/AED certification. Certified Athletic Trainer through the Board of Certification for Athletic Training (BOC). Must have and maintain licensure as a Licensed Athletic Trainer in the State of Iowa.
Preferred Qualifications:Significant experience providing athletic training services for a DI or NFL football program.
Experience supervising staff.
Oversight of a sports medicine facility.
Experience providing comprehensive rehabilitation and reconditioning of complex, post-surgical athletic injuries.
Skill serving as the primary contact and consultant to the head football coach on all sports medicine items.
Certified as a Corrective Exercise Specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Job Description:
Iowa State University Athletics Department is accepting applications for a certified athletic trainer to serve as the director of sports medicine for the football program. This position reports to the Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine and works closely with the Head Football Coach. They will be responsible for oversight and direction of the football athletic training facility and staff.
Examples of what you'll do
Supervises and oversees the daily activities for the football athletic training operations.
Manages football sport medicine staff and program needs to ensure coverage for practices, events, and team travel.
Develops and recommends program policies and procedures related to football to athletic administration.
Monitors all injury reports and rehabilitation plans and progress to ensure top level care is provided to our student-athletes.
Administers athletic training services to football student-athletes including prevention, testing, evaluation, treatment of injuries, rehabilitation and medical referrals.
Effectively communicates and collaborates with physicians, athletic trainers, medical specialists, coaches, dieticians, mental health personnel, strength and conditioning staff, and authorized third-party agents of the athletes regarding the status of student-athletes' injuries and recommendations.
Works with physicians and other athletic health care personnel to maximize care and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses to student-athletes and distribute injury prevention measures such as appliances, braces, and devices for control of joint motion and limb protection.
Monitors documentation of athletic health care activities with appropriate medical record keeping methods to meet State of Iowa Code.
Assists with managing the program budget.
Performs all duties in adherence with NCAA, Big 12, and university policies.
The successful candidate will possess excellent leadership, technical, time management, communication and problem solving skills. The position is physically demanding, therefore, the successful candidate will possess the ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs. The candidate will also possess the ability to work indoors and outdoors in a variety of weather conditions, work varying schedules that include regular evenings and weekends and overnight travel with teams. Candidates are expected to be committed to multiculturalism and working with a diverse student body.
This position serves at the pleasure of university administration and is exempt from certain P&S policies.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.
Level Guidelines- Aware of key annual objectives of department or work unit- Understands linkage between daily activities and achievement of annual objectives of department/work unit and explains to direct reports- Focus on ISU's mission and meeting department or work unit goals- Supervises a small department or work team- Often is a working supervisor with direct, previous experience performing work of those supervised- Has full management responsibility for direct reports, specifically the authority to hire, fire, and counsel; may share part of responsibility with higher level management- Requests approval for financial actions beyond a limited scope per policy
About the Athletics Department
As an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision athletics program and a founding member of the Big 12 Conference, Iowa State University sponsors 18 intercollegiate athletics teams and supports 450 student-athletes in their pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. ISU Athletics employs over 250 talented and dedicated full-time staff members, more than 500 temporary and student employees, and multiple auxiliary partners who collaboratively work within a culture to support and enhance the experiences of Cyclone student-athletes and their loyal fan base. Iowa State student-athletes have produced 10-consecutive years of record-setting Graduation Success Rate scores in the classroom, while athletically, the Cyclones have captured 19 national team championships, 140 national individual titles and 162 conference team championships in its rich history. www.cyclones.com
Appointment Type:Regular
Number of Months Employed Per Year:12 Month Work Period
Time Type:Full time
Pay Grade:PS812
Application Instructions:
To apply for this position, please click on "Apply" and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:1) Resume2) Contact information for 3 employment referencesIf you have questions regarding this application process, please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.Why Choose ISU?Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:- Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans- Generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans- Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)- Life insurance and long-term disability- Flexible Spending Accounts- Various voluntary benefits and discounts- Employee Assistance Program- Wellbeing program
Original Posting Date: December 26, 2025
Posting Close Date:January 2, 2026
Job Requisition Number:R18389
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