Student Applied Sport Scientist

The Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory (JAPL) is seeking an hourly student worker to serve as an Applied Sport Scientist supporting the laboratory’s research and applied sports science activities with collegiate and other sport team partners. This position will provide hands‑on experience in the collection, processing, and interpretation of athlete performance and health data while contributing to research projects designed to advance athlete health, performance, and development.

The Applied Sport Scientist will work closely with Jayhawk Athletic Performance Lab (JAPL) faculty, staff, graduate students, and sport team partners to support athlete monitoring, data collection, field‑based testing, and other applied sports science initiatives. The position is particularly well suited for a student interested in exercise physiology, biomechanics, sport science, human performance, athletic performance, or a related field who is seeking practical experience at the intersection of research and applied sport.

The position will involve both laboratory and field‑based work and may require working around team practice and competition schedules, including occasional early mornings, evenings, or weekends.

The preferred candidate will be familiar with technologies used in athlete monitoring or performance assessment (e.g., GPS, force plates, timing systems, heart‑rate monitoring, motion analysis, or other wearable sensors).

• Assist with delivery of applied sports science services to JAPL sport team partners.
• Support athlete monitoring and performance assessment activities, including collection of physiological, biomechanical, workload, and performance measures.
• Assist with the setup, operation, and troubleshooting of sport science technologies and equipment.

• Assist with data collection for JAPL research studies involving athletes and sport teams.
• Prepare equipment, testing areas, and data collection materials before research sessions.
• Collect and document research data in accordance with established protocols.

• Assist with downloading, organizing, cleaning, and processing data from athlete monitoring and research technologies.
• Enter and maintain data in spreadsheets, databases, and other research systems.
• Conduct basic data quality checks and identify missing, inconsistent, or potentially erroneous data.

• Prepare technology and equipment for field‑based data collection and team sessions.
• Assist with troubleshooting equipment and software issues and communicate unresolved problems to appropriate JAPL personnel.

• Participate in JAPL meetings, training sessions, and professional development activities as appropriate.

• Assist with general JAPL operations and special projects as assigned.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with JAPL personnel, student‑athletes, coaches, researchers, and other sport partners.
• Perform other duties that support the mission and activities of the Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory.

• In good academic standing.
• Coursework or work experience in exercise science, kinesiology, biomechanics, physiology, sport science, athletic performance, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and professionally with students, faculty, staff, coaches, and student‑athletes.
• Professional experience which required strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to accurately follow established protocols, as evidenced by application materials.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while also functioning effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, as evidenced by application materials.
• Basic proficiency with computers and Microsoft Office or comparable software, as evidenced by application materials.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle athlete and research data, as evidenced by application materials.

• Professional experience with exercise testing, athlete monitoring, sport science,…