USCAA

Assist and help develop athletic performance initiatives for the Nebraska Athletic Performance Lab (NAPL) in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary performance staff. Collaborate and liaise daily with multi-disciplinary performance team regarding the status, health, preparation, and performance of our student-athletes to facilitate health and high performance. Create relationships across performance department – particularly Strength and Conditioning, Athletic Medicine, Sports Psychology, and Sports Nutrition – to facilitate strong operational delivery of performance initiatives and outcomes. Work directly with sports programs and coaches to develop plans focused on enhancing individual and team athletic performance. Create and foster internal and external collaboration to drive innovation for all things performance related. The selected candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Minimum qualifications: Masters Degree in Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics, or related field plus Five-years’ experience working at a NCAA institution, professional sports organization, and/or other elite sporting institutions (e.g. USOC, etc.) on athletic performance initiatives. Demonstrated experience collaborating with athletic department or professional sports team staff in multiple performance areas (e.g., strength and conditioning, sports psychology, athletic medicine, sports nutrition) on athletic performance initiatives. Demonstrated experience conducting scientifically underpinned assessment, monitoring, and evaluation procedures with GPS and Force Plate technologies. Experience supervising staff conducting athletic performance testing or research. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.  Preferred qualifications: Demonstrated experience managing, analyzing, and visualizing large datasets. Interdisciplinary experience assisting in the return-to-play process following an injury. Experience in the development and growth of programs. Criminal history background check and driving record review will be conducted. Excellent benefits including staff/dependent scholarship program. Applicant review begins May 9. View requisition S_220452 at http://employment.unl.edu to apply. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is an EO/AA employer and encourages minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply.