Athletic and Administrative Graduate Assistant Positions

Overview

Emmanuel University is offering one-year Graduate Assistantships in the Athletic Department. The program will provide students the opportunity to gain real-world experience with intercollegiate sports, while earning a master’s degree in Exercise Science. Students can choose between three concentrations:

1. Strength Training and Conditioning (ONLINE)

2. Health and Human Performance (ONLINE)

3. Athletic Coaching (ON CAMPUS)

Attention international students : Our Athletic Coaching Concentration has been approved at this time for Visas.

Team Sports

• Acrobatics & Tumbling
• Archery
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Bass Fishing
• Bowling
• Cheerleading
• Clay Target Shooting
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• Triathlon
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Non-Team Sports

• Sport Administration
• Sport Information
• NCAA Compliance
• Athletic Trainer
• Strength & Conditioning

Graduate Assistantship

Our Master of Exercise Science program is one-year long, along with the Graduate Assistant position. The start date for the summer semester is May 12th, 2025. The start date for the fall semester is August 13th, 2025.

Duties of team sport graduate assistants include:

• Conduct programs in accordance with the NCAA regulations, Conference Carolinas guidelines, and within the philosophy of Emmanuel University.
• Provide a positive atmosphere that promotes a sense of fairness, organization, commitment, motivation, accomplishment, and fun.
• Accept responsibility for the behavior of the team during practices, contests, and any other team related activities.
• Teach, assist, and instruct aspects of strength and conditioning.
• Teach, assist, and instruct aspects of nutrition.
• Teach, assist, and instruct aspects of player development.
• Teach, assist, and instruct aspects of achieving high academic performance.
• All other duties as assigned by the head coach

Duties of non-team sport graduate assistants include:

• Provide and contribute to a positive atmosphere that promotes a sense of fairness, organization, commitment, motivation, accomplishment, and fun.
• Assist in executing sports information duties including but not limited to stats, table operations, filming, writing articles, updating the athletic website, and management of social media platforms (if applicable)
• Assist in executing general administrative and game day management functions of the athletic department (if applicable)
• Assist in executing compliance responsibilities including but not limited to eligibility, NLI/financial agreement processing, compliance software manage and functions (if applicable)
• Assist in executing athletic training coverage and responsibilities as assigned by the athletic training staff (If applicable).
• All other duties as assigned the Vice President of Athletics and Associate Athletic Administrator

   

  Application Process

  More information about the program can be found online at: https://online.ec.edu/master-of-science-in-exercise-science/. There are three concentrations:

  1. Strength Training and Conditioning
  2. Health and Human Performance
  3. Athletic Coaching

   

  Candidates can apply online at https://mymane.ec.edu/admission/

  Please be prepared to submit:

  • Resume or CV
  • Undergraduate Transcripts
  • 2-Page Essay - Prompt: Share your personal commitment to the profession, reasons for obtaining a master’s degree, future professional goals, experience related to the sport you are wanting to work with, and statement of faith.

   

  If you have any questions, you can email the graduate program coordinator, Becca Ulrich at becca.ulrich@ec.edu