The AFL last week began advertising the role of head coach for the national academy, following a recommendation during this year's talent review to make the position full-time.
In an online brief for the job, the AFL said the head coach would be responsible for the selection of national academy scholarship holders, "and for the design and implementation of individual development plans that prepare talented athletes for careers in Australian football".
The individual programs were another key focus to arise from the talent forum, when club recruiters, staff, AFL officials and state bodies convened at Etihad Stadium to discuss the game's pathways.
The coach of the academy is set to design the development plan and then manage the weekly schedule, "including having the final say on the fixtures that players play in".
Applicants must be a level two accredited football coach and have experience coaching in the AFL system, with elite junior footballers or in the talent pathway.
Applications close on Friday, December 12.
Former Western Bulldogs captain Brad Johnson is the existing coach of the academy, having taken on the role at the end of last year following Sydney Swans' great Michael O'Loughlin's departure.
Johnson, who is coaching the academy groups in Melbourne this week for a weeklong camp, is expected to make a decision on whether he pursues the role.
The level two academy – an expanded group of 35 players eligible for the 2015 draft – will next come together in January, when the squad travels to America for a high performance camp in Florida.
