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Athletic Sports Performance

The Athletic Sports Performance Specialist develops sports performance techniques, strategies, and solutions to improve and support athlete performance; applies industry expertise to consult coaches and athletes on research-based practices; collaborates with staff across all areas of sports science to create a holistic framework that elevates athletic performance.

• Support, consult, and advise coaches on holistic athlete development and performance solutions related to areas of Sports Medicine, Strength and Conditioning, Sports Nutrition, Sports Psychology, and Student-Athlete Welfare and Development; collaborate with coaches to design development frameworks
• Foster relationships with University leadership, program leaders, key stakeholders, and central offices to develop a support network for student athletes
• Design and execute sports performance programs, initiatives, and strategies across sports; collect and analyze data to inform programming
• Integrate and apply research in fields related to high-performance sport best practices, sport technologies, and systems-based thinking to University practices; elevate and position the University sports programs to be an athletic performance industry leader
• Develop and deliver an evidence-based student-athlete education curriculum

Level:

– Principal Professional

Base Description:

– Completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Displays mastery of defined skill areas/applications, principles, theories and practices. Evaluates and enhances existing practices. Recognizes emerging trends in area of expertise. Works independently on complex or strategic assignments. Directs and delegates appropriate tasks to others. Implements strategies to ensure achievement of initiatives. Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and deliver to broad audiences. Identifies and implements innovative solutions to important, highly complex strategic and/or operational issues.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Indirect supervisor for other full–time employees
– May serve as direct supervisor for part–time, student, and/or temporary workers, volunteers, or a full–time employee

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Validates and pays invoices
– Monitors and tracks budgets and funding
– May plan and forecast budgets

Problem Solving:

– Encounters complex and novel problems
– Applies policies, practices, specialized knowledge, and skills to resolve problems
– Understands benefits, limitations, and impact of potential solutions
– Anticipates potential problems and recommends possible solutions within general guidelines

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices as guidelines as well as working knowledge to determine specific work methods
– Carries out work activities independently, with supervisor available to resolve problems
– Reviews work of others to verify technical soundness

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and area leads across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00