West Chester University

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY

Department of Sports Medicine

Position Available: Multiple Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers

Responsibilities include the following: assisting the faculty athletic trainers in the provision of athletic training services for intercollegiate and high school athletic programs. Duties will include practice, game, and athletic training room coverage, operation of the athletic training facilities, assisting the in the clinical portion of the accredited athletic training education program, and other duties as assigned.

Start date: August 2017

Requirements:

BOC certified by August 2017. Prior to starting assistantship, all sites will require professional liability insurance coverage, CPR/FA certification, and state licensure. Additional requirements include: completion of state criminal background check, TB testing, state child abuse history clearance.

For the GA position, students MUST be enrolled in: M.S. program in Exercise and Sport Physiology – Athletic Training Concentration.

For more information about the graduate program visit: http://www.wcupa.edu/healthsciences/sportsmed/postGraduate.aspx

Stipend: $5000.00 - $6000.00 for the academic year; tuition waiver (9 credits per semester); Position will be renewed for second academic year upon favorable review. Applicants must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 to be eligible for stipend. Additional compensation may be earned through pre-season/post-season work.

Application: Send a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, a list of 3 references, and two written reference letters in ONE ENVELOPE to:

Katherine E. Morrison, PhD, ATC

Associate Professor

Department of Sports Medicine

222M Sturzebecker Bldg

West Chester University

West Chester, PA 19383

Applicants can also combine ALL materials above in ONE pdf File and send to Dr. Morrison via email: .

Deadline for applications: This is a rolling application process. Review of candidates will begin on November 1.

For more information, phone 610-436-1091.

Fax: 610-436-2803

Email:

http://www.wcupa.edu/healthsciences/sportsmed/postGraduate.aspx

WCU is actively building a culturally diverse academic community which fosters an inclusive environment for faculty, staff and students. The University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer encouraging diversity.

West Chester University, the second largest of the 14 institutions that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is located 25 miles west of Philadelphia. Enrollment includes approximately 9,400 undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students.

One of the first four NATA approved programs, WCU has offered athletic training education programming since 1970. The Sports Medicine Department, housed within the School of Health Sciences, consists of 7 full time faculty members who serve both as instructors in the classroom and in the athletic training setting. For more information please contact us or visit our webpage at www.wcupa.edu