Duke Careers

Associate Director of Sports Performance, Head of Football Applied Sports Science

Duke Careers

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Durham • North Carolina • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Design and implement sports performance programs for Football student athletes as assigned by the Head Football Sports Performance Coach.
  • Track and monitor assessment data and performance, wellness, and readiness metrics relevant to the team’s programs
  • Develop recovery and wellness programs to support performance goals in conjunction with staff in other team support areas
  • Assist with rehabilitation of sports related injuries to student-athletes.
  • All duties must be performed in compliance with NCAA, Conference and University rules and regulations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Biomechanics, Health Sciences or related field.
  • Current NSCA CSCS or CSCCa SCCC certification.
  • Minimum of two years as a sports performance coach at the collegiate or professional level
  • CPR/First Aid Certification required.
  • The candidate must also possess strong organizational and communications skills.
  • Professional demeanor and high standard of ethics and integrity pertaining to collegiate athletics.
  • Ability to work effectively in a diverse workplace, with sports medicine and nutrition professionals, and support staff.
  • Basic technology skills, including computer-based software, and mobile device applications.
Benefits
  • Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
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Hard Skills & Tools
sports performance programsassessment data trackingperformance metricswellness metricsrecovery programsrehabilitation of sports injuriesexercise sciencekinesiologybiomechanicshealth sciences
Soft Skills
organizational skillscommunication skillsprofessional demeanorethicsintegrityability to work in diverse workplace
Certifications
NSCA CSCSCSCCa SCCCCPR CertificationFirst Aid Certification