Clemson University Olympic Sports Science is seeking 2 - 4 highly motivated candidates to fill Fall 2023 (August to December) internship positions. The successful candidates will gain extensive knowledge and experience within a Division 1 Collegiate setting by assisting the Director of Sports Science in providing sports science support across Clemson Olympic sports. The internship may fulfill course credit if necessary. Prior interns have secured positions in professional, collegiate, and private sector organizations.
Daily responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Assist the Sports Science and S&C teams in athlete monitoring, readiness, and assessment-related tasks.
- Implement sports science interventions as instructed by the Director.
- Assist the Director in database management, data analysis, and data visualizations.
- Explore novel software and hardware technologies to support Clemson sports science initiatives.
- Work with the Director to fulfill interdisciplinary roles to drive performance integration across Olympic sports.
- Assist in maintenance of all Olympic sports technologies
Qualifications:
- Working towards, or completed degree, in engineering, physics, mathematics, kinesiology, sports science, or related field.
- Experience with database management, analysis, and visualization (knowledge of Matlab, R, Python and / or SQL preferred).
- Demonstrated independent sports science projects.
- Ability to effectively communicate sports science data and information to S&C, sports medicine, coaching staffs, and Clemson student-athletes.
Previous Olympic sports science interns have secured positions within MLB, NCAA, and private sector sports science organizations.
NOTE: Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and professional reference list in ONE PDF document to Jason Avedesian (javedes@clemson.edu).
Subject: Sports Science Internship — Fall 2023.
Additional inquiries may also be sent to the Director of Sports Science.