"Assistant Coach, Sailing"

Details

Posted: 28-Jan-26

Location: Bronx, New York

Categories: Athletics, Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 10516

About Fordham:

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Department:

Athletic Administration

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Head Coach of Sailing, the Assistant Coach assists the Head Coach in all aspects of the Coed & Women's Sailing Programs. This position may require evening and weekend work hours.

Essential Functions:

• Assists the Head Coach in all aspects of the Coed and Women's Sailing Programs.
• Conducts on-the-water coaching and aids in the development of student-athletes.
• Supports recruiting efforts to attract top sailors to the University.
• Assists with the maintenance of team assets, specifically the fleets of FJs and 420Es.
• Coordinates with the Sailing Team Executive Board regarding engagement and fundraising activities.
• Performs administrative duties to support the program.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum of 1 year of coaching experience with a competitive club, high school or collegiate program.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Social media experience.
• Prior experience with video editing software.
• Prior collegiate coaching & recruiting experience (and/or a combination of coaching & competitive sailing experience).
• Competitive collegiate and/or international sailing experience.
• Substantial dinghy racing and team racing experience.
• US Sailing Level I Certification, Level 2 Certification.
• Experience and strong knowledge base in collegiate-style fleet racing and team racing.

Minimum Salary: $48,000

Maximum Salary: $50,000