Assistant Sports Science Manager (Human Performance)
Hong Kong Sports Institute
- Hong Kong
- Contract
- Full-time
- Direct, supervise and monitor appropriate staffing/productivity of junior staff in the sports science laboratory;
- Provide comprehensive physiological assessments for the athletes both on the sporting field and in the laboratory setting;
- Coordinate and conduct exercise testing which may involve pre-test communication, test explanation, and test processing/ preliminary data reporting;
- Provide advice on the most effective recovery strategies and protocols in helping the athletes to maximize recuperation and minimize fatigue in their sports;
- Provide professional supervision to the subordinaes;
- Collaborate and advise colleagues within the division coaches and others as appropriate to ensure the effective delivery of services;
- Manage all data from training/competition into the central database;
- Provide local and overseas on-field support to sports teams;
- Supervise operation of the laboratory including maintenance of equipment and control of consumables for the laboratory;
- Assist in new project and research planning;
- Deliver educational lectures for coaches and athletes;
- Assist in administrative tasks of the Unit and supervise junior staff;
- Assist in research projects;
- Maintain current knowledge of sports science practices, community resources and share that knowledge and skill as appropriate with staff; and
- Perform any other appropriate duties as assigned by senior staff.
- A master degree in Physiology, Sports Science, Exercise Science, Science related disciplines or equivalent;
- Holder of valid first aid, CPR and AED certificate;
- Applicants should have (1) A minimum of four years related experience preferably in sports science; or (2) Two years full-time working experience in related disciplines AND two years full-time experience as an athlete within a high performance system and exposed to applied sports science;
- At least 2 years experience including supervisory experience in the laboratory setting, with demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously;
- Experience with all aspects of conducting cardiopulmonary exercise tests including metabolic cart calibration and troubleshooting, testing protocols, gas exchange pattern recognition and reporting;
- Good knowledge and experience in strength and physical training on elite level athletes;
- Good interpersonal and planning skills;
- Able to work irregular hours and perform under pressure;
- Good command of both spoken and written English and Chinese. Ability to speak Putonghua is a definite advantage; and
- Capable of operating SPSS, Visual FoxPro and MS Access.