POSITION VACANCY

POSITION TITLE:               Superintendant - Golf Short Course/(Coordinator)

DEPARTMENT:                   Intercollegiate Athletics

CATEGORY:                         Full-time, Exempt (114720)

RESPONSIBILITIES:  The Short Course Superintendant will be responsible for independently maintaining the newly contructed, five (5) acre, golf short game practice facility of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. The Holman Short Game Golf Facility is a dedicated practice facility for the exclusive use of the men's and women's golf teams located near the fourth hole of the University of Maryland Golf Course.  It features three practice greens for putting, chipping and pitching, plus multiple fairways providing approach shots up to 100 yards. The newly created Superintendant position will be in charge of day-to-day maintenance of the short course facility, including but not limited to mowing greens, collars, fairways, roughs and rolling greens, verticutting, topdressing, aerification, daily bunker maintenance, cutting cups, applying fertilizers, fungicides and plant growth regulators, as well as performing routine disease checks. 

QUALIFICATIONS:  Bachelor's degree in Turfgrass Science or related field, or equivalent education, experience, and training required. Minimum three (3) years experience in the golf course industry required. Knowledge and experience with A1 and A4 bentgrass required. Ability to work nights and weekends required.

SALARY:       Commensurate with experience.

POSITION AVAILABLE:      Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

APPLICATION:    For best consideration, email cover letter, current resume and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three professional references to:

                                    John A. Vengroski

                                    Assistant Athletics Director, HR

                                    University of Maryland

                                    2609 Comcast Center

                                    College Park, MD 20742

                                    FAX: (301) 314-7149

                                    Email: terpjobs-athletics@umd.edu

The University of Maryland is an EEO/AA employer.  Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.