Human Resources

About the Role: 

Do you want to work in some of the country’s premier track & field facilities?  Are you interested in serving as head coach for a talented and dedicated group of women student-athletes?  The St. Olaf College Head Women’s Track & Field Coach is one of the premier NCAA Division III head coaching jobs in the country.  The Head Coach  will provide servant leadership to women’s track & field student athletes to enhance their student athlete experience.  The right person will build meaningful, lasting relationships with the athletes through a positive culture and create an equitable environment that enriches each student athlete’s life.

What You’ll Do: 

• Identify, cultivate and enroll quality women’s track & field student athletes who can achieve success at St. Olaf academically, socially and athletically
• Shape the culture of the Women’s Track & Field team
• Direct all strategy of the Women’s Track & Field program
• Serve as the face of the Women’s Track & Field program
• Serve as an assistant to the Women’s Cross Country program who are the reigning MIAC Champions and finished 13th at the NCAA Championship.

Who You Are:

What you need:

• Bachelor’s Degree; maintain a valid driver’s license and meet St. Olaf College driver authorization criteria with a satisfactory driving record.
• 3+ years of experience coaching track & field at the high school, collegiate or professional level; advanced knowledge of track & field.

Preferred qualifications also include:

• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Head Coaching experience preferred
• Experience with the college admissions process

Ideal qualities

• Competitive – Championship Driven
• High Energy - Hard Worker
• Positive
• Servant Leader
• Communicative

Who We Are:

At St. Olaf College we are dedicated to creating an inclusive and globally engaged community. We believe in fostering different identities, beliefs, and traditions because our differences make us stronger. St. Olaf strives to promote cultural diversity and multicultural understanding and create a campus where individuals of all backgrounds feel accepted and supported. We encourage applications from candidates committed to the enrichment of our diverse community. 

One of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges, St. Olaf serves 3,000 students, ranks #1 among U.S. colleges for the number of students studying abroad, and celebrates carbon-free electrical power.  Its mission is to challenge students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally engaged community nourished by Lutheran tradition.  The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, restored, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of the Twin Cities.

St. Olaf College offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 9% company retirement match, company monthly contributions to a retirement healthcare account, company contributions to eligible employee’s health savings account, significant tuition discount (up to 80% off) at ACM and ELCA colleges and universities for employee’s children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of benefit offerings, see the summary of the benefits program here:  https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/

A summary of the flexible work policy: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/

A virtual campus tour:  https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?p=483

An overview of Northfield:  https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/

An overview of the Twin Cities:  https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/

St. Olaf College requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (medical and religious exemptions may apply). To be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, you need to have received the COVID-19 vaccination dose(s), plus a COVID-19 booster before your start date, or within two weeks of eligibility for a booster.