Director of Sports Science

Essential Functions:

• 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.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree preferred.
• An equivalent combination of work experience and high level playing experience may be substituted at the discretion of the University.
• Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement.

The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity. EOE, including disability/vets.