Head Women's Basketball Coach

Job No: 26033

Department: General Athletics

Work Type: Staff - Full Time

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Categories: Athletics/Recreation

Applications Close: 17 Apr 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Ensured Consideration Date: April 17, 2026

Sub Department: Athletics

Michigan Technological University is an R1 technological research university founded in 1885 in Houghton. Our rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's scenic Upper Peninsula and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan's flagship technological university offers more than 185 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Research focus areas include defense, health, energy, automotive, environment, and aerospace.

The area's waters, forests, and snowfall support year-round recreation, including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and paddling. The University is an integral part of the region, supported by a friendly and welcoming community that takes pride in being a true college town. We embrace our size, climate, sense of adventure, and originality.

Summary

Michigan Tech, a proud member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and NCAA Division II, seeks a qualified Head Women's Basketball Coach. The Head Women's Basketball Coach will oversee the direction of the Women's Varsity Basketball program at the NCAA Division II level. Duties of the position include areas such as recruitment, scheduling, practice/game preparation, budget management, fund raising and promotion. The coach works in a collaborative fashion with the Athletic Department and serves in a leadership role to enhance the internal and external visibility and recognition of the Michigan Tech Women's Basketball Program.

Responsibilities and Essential Duties

1. Plan, organize and administer the university's Women's Varsity Basketball Program
2. Direct the recruitment of women's basketball student-athletes on a national basis
3. Effectively lead, motivate, and inspire our Women's Basketball Student-Athletes: develop student-athletes athletically, academically, personally and as leaders; foster accountability, sportsmanship and a positive team culture
4. Develop and implement women's basketball practice sessions, coordinating basketball staff to determine needs for individual and team improvement; collaborate with appropriate athletics health and performance staff for off-court training
5. Evaluate Michigan Tech and opposing team capabilities to determine game strategy and manage/prepare team for competition; determine strategy during games in consultation with coaching staff
6. Enhance and promote the internal and external visibility and recognition of the University and team to a variety of alumni, campus and off-campus groups
7. Actively participate in fund raising and alumni activities
8. Provide necessary resources to monitor and promote the academic success of student-athletes
9. Plan, develop and administer budgets
10. Represent and act on behalf of the University as directed by the Athletic Director.
11. Supervisory Responsibilities: Administrative supervision over assistant basketball coach and student assistants. Carries out supervisory responsibilities include: interfering, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; and addressing complaints and resolving problems
12. Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
13. Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.

Required Education, Certifications, Licensures

Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience

• Experience playing and/or coaching basketball at the collegiate level
• Experience planning, developing, and administering budgets
• Experience using personal computers and basic software packages
• Significant basketball recruiting experience

Desirable Education and/or Experience

• Head coaching experience
• Fundraising experience
• Recruiting experience specifically in the states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to foster a positive and enthusiastic team attitude
• Superior written and oral communication and public relations skills
• Mental agility and dedication to ingenuity
• Exceptional organizational and administrative skills
• Demonstrated strong work ethic
• Demonstrated commitment to comply with all NCAA rules and regulations
• Demonstrated excellent decision making capabilities
• A passion for the success of student-athletes
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries and work harmoniously with diverse groups of students, faculty, and staff

Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Commitment to continued personal and professional development
• Experience being a goal-oriented, charismatic, self-disciplined, willing risk taker with a genuine interest in success of all student-athletes
• Demonstrated success in, or potential future contributions to, working with persons from diverse backgrounds, creating a sense of belonging, and fostering a fair, objective, welcoming place to work for persons with a wide variety of personal characteristics and viewpoints.

Work Environment and/or Physical Demands
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Required Training and Other Conditions of Employment

Every employee at Michigan Technological University will receive the following 4 required trainings; additional training may be required by the department.

Required University Training:

• Employee Safety Overview
• Anti-Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation Training
• Annual Data Security Training
• Annual Title IX Training

Background Check:
Offers of employment are contingent upon and not considered finalized until the required background check has been performed and the results received and assessed.

Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) % (1=100%)
1

FLSA Status

Exempt

Appointment Term

12 months

Shift

Pay Rate/Salary

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $100,000. However, the final salary will depend on experience and qualifications.

Title of Position Supervisor

VP for Athletics and Recreation

Posting Type
Internal and External

Dependent on Funding
No

Additional Information

For full consideration please apply by Friday, April 17, 2026

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you require any auxiliary aids, services, or accommodations during Michigan Tech's hiring process please notify the Human Resources office at 906-487-2280 or [email protected] .

Other Conditions of Employment:
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of your appointment, and maintain eligibility without sponsorship throughout your appointment.

Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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Required Education, Certifications, Licensures* (minimum requirements)