St. David's Healthcare Applied Sports Science Assistant

Job Posting Title: St. David's Healthcare Applied Sports Science Assistant ---- Hiring Department: Kinesiology and Health Education ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 19 ---- FLSA Status: Non-Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Dec 31, 2026 ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: General Notes The Texas Athletics Applied Sports Science Department currently supports the health and performance of over 500 student-athletes across 21 sports. Applied Sports Science is dedicated to leveraging the latest research in human performance to enhance student-athlete health, development, and performance. St. David’s HealthCare currently partners with Texas Athletics to provide seven applied sports science positions embedded within Texas Athletics. In 2018, St. David’s also contributed capital funds to establish the Center for Applied Sports Science inside Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (DKR-TMS). In 2025, St. David’s pledged additional contributions to build a new Recovery and Restoration Center, also inside DKR-TMS, with completion expected in 2026. The St. David’s HealthCare Applied Sports Science Fellowship represents a continuation of the commitment to excellence and world-class care that has defined this partnership since 2011. Purpose Applied Sports Science personnel aim to provide coaches, support staff and student-athletes with unique, accurate, actionable, and timely information. This is achieved through performance assessments, athlete monitoring, recovery services, and education—all of which foster an ecosystem that supports evidence-based decision-making regarding student-athlete health and performance. Responsibilities The primary goal of these fellowships is to support student-athlete health and performance within the existing framework of the Applied Sports Science Department. These positions will provide critical support to existing staff, assisting in the implementation of performance assessments and recovery/restoration services. Selected students will gain valuable hands-on experience with cutting-edge human performance and recovery technologies while working alongside experienced practitioners in a high-performance environment. Increasing capacity to complete performance assessments Supporting operations at the planned St. David’s HealthCare/Texas Athletics Recovery and Restoration Center Assisting with participant testing and scans Required Qualifications Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate-level kinesiology program, be in good academic standing, and be making satisfactory progress toward their degree. Salary Range $20.00 hourly Working Conditions 50% computer/desk work 50% helping athletes with recovery modalities, cleaning and laundry or doing data collection (force plates, markerless motion capture etc.) Required Materials Resume/CV 3 work references with their contact information Letter of interest Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Please confirm your eligibility for this position here: ---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: Students in this position may choose to enroll in the UTSaver voluntary retirement programs. ---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ---- Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. ---- Pay Transparency: The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. ---- Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university. ---- E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following: E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF] Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF] Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF] ---- Compliance: Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031 . The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.