Research Associate , II, III, or Senior

Position Function:

The Research Associate serves as the day-to-day technical and operational lead for the Athlete Engineering Institute's human performance laboratory. This position plans and executes biomechanical and physiological data collection across sport, tactical, occupational, and industrial populations; maintains readiness of motion capture, force plate, and wearable sensing systems; and mentors a cross-disciplinary team of student researchers spanning engineering, kinesiology, and other related disciplines.

Working under the direction of the Institute Director and alongside faculty, the incumbent translates laboratory capability into sponsored-project deliverables, which can include protocols, processed datasets, prototypes, and reporting.

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Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

The mission of athlete engineering is to align researchers from all engineering disciplines, as well as kinesiology, sociology, and psychology researchers, with athletic practitioners such as strength and conditioning coaches, athletic trainers, and nutritionists, to enhance student-athlete safety and link human factors to performance technology.

• Lead lab operations: organization, equipment inventory and maintenance, and readiness across active projects.
• Plan and execute data collection sessions; train personnel and student workers on lab equipment and protocols.
• Mentor and coordinate students from broad disciplinary backgrounds (engineering, kinesiology, fashion/textile design) in research and prototype work.
• Facilitate prototype design and iteration in collaboration with student workers and faculty.
• Coordinate with IT/HPC on data pipelines, storage, and infrastructure.
• Contribute to workforce-preservation activities (human factors, physiology, hydration/heat-illness, occupational health) supporting funded program objectives.
• Support reporting, data aggregation, and metrics/dashboarding for sponsored projects.

Grade and salary will be commensurate with individual’s background, education and experience.

Beginning with a bachelor’s degree:

A professional employee with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, kinesiology/exercise science, biomedical, or related field and demonstrated competence can begin work at the Research/Extension Associate I level.

To begin at the Research/Extension Associate II level, one must have a bachelor’s degree in the required discipline and a minimum of three years relevant experience and the equivalent of a master’s degree.

To begin at the Research/Extension Associate III level, one must have a bachelor’s degree in the required discipline and a minimum of six years relevant experience and the equivalent of the master’s degree.

Beginning with a master’s degree:

A professional employee with a master’s degree in engineering, computer science, kinesiology/exercise science, biomedical, or related field, one year of relevant experience and demonstrated competence can begin work at the Research/Extension Associate II level.

To begin at the Research/Extension Associate III level, one must have a master’s degree in the required discipline and a minimum of three years relevant experience and the equivalent of a master’s degree.

To begin at the Senior Research/Extension Associate level, one must have a master’s degree in the required discipline and a minimum of six years relevant experience.

Beginning with a doctoral degree:

A professional employee with a doctoral degree in engineering, computer…