Sport Coordinator for 2022 Injured Military Veteran Camps

THE OPPORTUNITY
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (PRTM) at Clemson University is pleased to announce an opening for graduate assistant at the Master’s thesis level in Community Recreation and Sport Management (CRSM) with a particular focus on programming of sport camps for Injured Military Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
The PRTM Graduate Assistant will work primarily with Dr. Arthur-Banning and Clemson University partners in NH, NJ, NY, AK, AZ, OK, WA and IL to host 14 adaptive soccer camps for Injured Military Veterans or Members of the Armed Forces. Clemson University has received a grant from the United States Department of Veteran Affairs in cooperation with US Soccer to help grow adaptive soccer programs for individuals with CP, TBI, stroke or other neurological impairments and individuals with visual impairments. This graduate assistant will take the lead on communication with each of the partners, assisting in setting up the camp program, scheduling of activities, communicating program policy, risk management and budget requirements to partners and ensuring program deliverables are completed per grant requirements. This assistantship begins January 1, 2022.

COMPENSATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified candidates must have strong communication and organizational skills, understand program development, marketing and various social media platforms and be able to travel to multiple sites throughout the year per grant requirements. Ideally, the candidate has experience with adaptive sport programming. A full graduate assistantship will consist of working 25 hours per week during the semester on camp related activities and traveling to partner sites as needed. The assistantship includes a graduate tuition waiver and a competitive graduate stipend beginning January 1, 2022. Additional summer requirements are expected with funding provided in the summer of 2022. Pre-screening of applicants will begin DECEMBER 1, as this is a short timeline for hiring. Interested candidates should send their resume including names of at least two references, GPA, GRE scores (if available), a 3-5 page writing sample and a cover letter highlighting their experiences and skills necessary for the position to Dr. Arthur-Banning at sarthur@clemson.edu with subject line “Military Soccer GA”. PRTM department information can be found at http://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/departments/prtm/ and graduate school information can be found at http://www.clemson.edu/graduate/.

For more information contact: Dr. Skye Arthur-Banning, Associate Professor
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
(864)656-2206, sarthur@clemson.edu