What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Sports Science position at The University of Pittsburgh?
Director of Sports Science
The Director of Sports Science is responsible for the strategic direction and coordination of a comprehensive multi-disciplinary sport science/performance program within the University of Pittsburgh Intercollegiate Athletics Department. Individual oversees student-athlete performance assessment and monitoring. Collaborates to guide students' performance and health and collects and analyzes applicable tracking data, researches and implements new technologies to advance student performance and maintains related equipment, and performs budgetary functions and manages inventory.
Oversees student-athlete performance assessment and monitoring. Collaborates to guide students' performance and health and collects and analyzes applicable tracking data. Researches and implements new technologies to advance student performance and maintains related equipment. Performs budgetary functions and manages inventory.
- Oversight of student-athlete performance assessment and monitoring initiatives for University of Pittsburgh’s Athletic teams.
- Collaborate and communicate with sport coaches and staff on the information needed to guide daily decision-making on performance and health.
- Oversight of Pitt’s sports science fellows, interns, and Master’s degree students completing practicums with Pitt’s athletics teams.
- Utilize statistical analysis of performance variables to help give sport coaches and their respective support staffs a clear picture of athlete status and training effectiveness.
- Provide leadership and management of data integration from all student-athlete service lines into a centralized athlete management system.
- Educate student-athletes and staff utilizing wellness and performance data collected from their peers.
- Explore and implement the latest in technology for the advancement of student-athlete performance and health.
- Management of sports science budget.
- Maintenance and inventory of all sports science-related equipment.
- Assist in all aspects of collaboration and implementation of AMS system.
- Assist and guide sports medicine staff in analyzing and implementing RTP data.
Must be able to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time. May need to lift equipment, mail, or supplies up to 50 pounds.
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