Graduate Assistant Health and Human Performance (Data Science in Human Performance Part-time)
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Job Location:
Waverly, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
19 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Wartburg College
Title of Position - Graduate Assistant Health and Human Performance (Data Science in Human Performance; Part-time)
Title of Position - Graduate Assistant Health and Human Performance (Data Science in Human Performance; Part-time)
Wartburg College is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning. Founded in 1852 Wartburg College is a selective liberal arts college internationally recognized for its community engagement and academic excellence.
The institution is at an exciting moment as it embarks upon Our Brightest Days: Realizing Purpose Leading Change the Colleges new strategic plan. As indicated in the newly adopted vision statement Wartburg College is called to be the leading institution in education of the whole person. Together we create an inclusive community combining diverse curricular and co- curricular experiences to prepare students to be resilient leaders of positive change through service in a complex world.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Data Architecture & Cleaning
- Audit and organize legacy data from past seasons to ensure consistency across different platforms and formats.
- Build a unified system of data lake that connects various streams for longitudinal analysis.
- Establish protocols for cleaning dirty data and identifying outliers in current daily collection.
- Utilize machine learning or statistical modeling to identify trends in athlete fatigue injury risk markers or performance peaking.
- Cross-reference physical performance data with other variables (e.g. game stats sleep data or academic load) to provide a holistic view of the student-athlete.
2. Data Management & Analysis
- Lead the daily collection and cleaning of performance data.
- Create visualization reports (dashboards) for the Director and Coaching staff to track athlete readiness fatigue and long-term development.
- Assist the Program Director in gathering data for internal research or program-wide performance audits.
3. Administrative & Academic Support
- Manage scheduling for the performance facility and assist with the maintenance and calibration of sport science equipment.
- Serve as a peer-leader for undergraduate interns or student workers within the health and human performance department.
- Assist the graduate studies faculty and staff with recruitment and outreach events.
Minimum Requirements:
- Requires a bachelors degree in Exercise Science Kinesiology Data Science Statistics or related field.
- Must be enrolled in the prescribed MS in Data Science in Human Performance courses each term.
- Requires relevant experience with data software (e.g. excel R SPSS JASP Python) and familiarity with common human performance technologies.
- Requires clear communication skills and desire to work with college-age students.
- Candidate must have excellent project management skills including flexibility problem solving and leadership development skills.
- Must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.00 while in the GA program.
- Must meet the eligibility requirements for employment within the United States.
- Must successfully complete a background screening.
Application Procedure:
Please upload the following by selecting the Apply for this Position below: 1) resume 2) a letter of interest including a statement regarding qualities within the context of the Wartburg College mission 3) contact information for three references.
For specific inquiries contact Please note before an offer of a graduate assistantship can be extended a student needs to be fully admitted to theMaster of Science in Data Science in Human information can be found here and questions regarding the application can be sent to See for further information about the college. Screening begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.
Please upload the following by selecting the Apply for this Position below: 1) resume 2) a letter of interest including a statement regarding qualities within the context of the Wartburg College mission 3) contact information for three references.
For specific inquiries contact Please note before an offer of a graduate assistantship can be extended a student needs to be fully admitted to theMaster of Science in Data Science in Human information can be found here and questions regarding the application can be sent to See for further information about the college. Screening begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
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