Job Description
Sport Scientist (P8) (Division for UJ Sport)
Position Summary
Job category: Education and Training
Campus: Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: EE
Level: Management
Job Purpose
To maximize physical performance ensuring elite sporting performance on a continuous basis to allocated clients and sporting codes.
Responsibilities
- Define and implement a comprehensive Sport Science & Athlete Support plan for sporting codes in collaboration with the Club Manager and Coach.
- Conduct fitness testing and develop individualized, periodised training programmes with ongoing monitoring and reassessment.
- Provide scientific guidance to coaches and players on performance, recovery, hydration, and injury prevention.
- Execute the developed training programmes.
- Collaborate with medical and sport science...