Athletic Assistant
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Job Title
Athletic AssistantAgency
Texas A&M UniversityDepartment
Athletic DirectorProposed Minimum Salary
CommensurateJob Location
College Station TexasJob Type
StaffJob Description
Our Commitment
Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives talents & lived experiences.Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect Excellence Leadership Loyalty Integrity and Selfless Service.
Who We Are
Texas A&M Athletics department is committed to building champions through academic achievement athletic excellence and national recognition of studentathletes teams and programs. We are a proud member of the Southeastern Conference with more than 650 Texas A&M studentathletes competing at the NCAA Division 1A level in 20 varsity sports.
What We Want
The Athletics Assistant Sports Science under general supervision provides a broad range of testing monitoring and administrative support to the various Olympic Sport teams and Performance & Wellness units within the Athletics Department. They will contribute to the education and internalresearch efforts of the Sports Science unit and Athletics Department as a whole.
What You Need To Know
Salary: Commensurate based on selected candidates experience.
Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended and will help in our review. You may upload them on the application under the CV/Resume section.
Responsibilities
Service to Sports Teams (Olympic Sports):
Leads sports science service for assigned sports teams under the supervision of more seniorfulltime staff.
Coordinates and schedules data collection (sports science testing and/ormonitoring) analyzes and distributes data and reports updates various databases and systemsaccordingly.
Represents the sports science unit as an active member of each sports Performance &Wellness Group and assists with recruiting efforts of student athletes for those sports.
Attendshome games/competitions when possible and travel as needed to help develop enhancedtrainingrecovery practices on the road.
Assists sports science staff in service for other sportswithin the Athletics Department.
Education & Internal Research (Quality Control):
Contributes to the professional development / continuing education efforts of the sports scienceunit.
Provides literature reviews on topics methods technologies etc. as part of thoroughvetting processes.
Performs in house research as needed to prepare our staff for bestpractice.
Shares key principles in educational sessions for coaches and student athletes.
Performsperformance administrative duties for the sports science unit as required by more senior sportsscience staff.
Support to other Performance & Wellness Units:
Key resource to staff from other Performance and Wellness units (sports medicine sportsperformance performance nutrition counseling and sport psychology) along with other select oncampus partners (Huffines Institute Kinesiology and Sport Management etc..
Guidance of ForCredit Interns:
Assists the sports science unit staff in the guidance learning and supervision of our Graduateand Undergraduate forcredit interns.
Compliance:
Maintains continual and thorough familiarity with all applicable NCAA Conference and Universityrules and regulations.
Establishes and ensures communication and enforcement of rules andregulations concerning studentathlete: conduct appearance road games punctuality and otherareas as deemed appropriate.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelors degree (in sports science exercise physiology kinesiology or related field) orequivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Masters degree in sports science exercise physiology kinesiology or related field.
Two years of fulltime and/or paid experience in a performance and wellness discipline(sports science strength & conditioning sports medicine nutrition psychology etc..
Experiencewith athlete monitoring systems (such as GPS accelerometer or heartrate system) force platetechnology and other advanced assessments.
Experience interpreting data and providing feedback toathletes coaches and staff.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
High attention to detail. Servicebased mentality. Lifelong learner with a natural curiosity.
Understanding of Athlete Management Systems and/or other datamanagement and visualization tools.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a highpressure environment.
Advanced knowledge ofMicrosoft Office applications especially Excel.
Ability to multitask and work cooperatively withothers.
Certifications:
NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) or NSCA Certified.
Performance and Sport Scientist (CPSS).
Other related Performance & Wellness certifications throughnational organizations will be seen as beneficial.
Why Texas A&M University
We are a prestigious university with strong traditions Core Values and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university such as sporting and cultural events stateoftheart recreation facilities the Bush Library and Museum and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable costofliving and no long commutes.
Automatic enrollment in theTeacher Retirement System of Texas
Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
Professional Development: All employees have access to freeLinkedIn Learningtraining webinars and limited financial support to attend conferences workshops and more
Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.
All positions are securitysensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Employment Type
Full-Time
