The Nike Sport Research Lab (NSRL) is looking to solve the problem of making athletes measurably better through scientific research and innovation in footwear, specifically in court sports such as Basketball.
Requirements
- Skills and ability to conduct research and apply scientific insights, specifically related to sport biomechanics, performance, and injury.
- Knowledge of the scientific method, including but not limited to: observation, formulation of testable hypotheses, experimental design, statistical methods, and analysis and interpretation of results.
- Ability to apply scientific insights to influence innovative Basketball footwear.
- Understanding of, and ability to use and troubleshoot all existing tools commonly used for biomechanical analyses.
- Ability to develop new tools and/or methods for answering scientific inquiry.
- Ability to communicate complex scientific topics to a diverse, non-technical audience.
- Experience applying science to footwear or product development is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Create and lead a robust research agenda aimed at gathering, proving, and applying objective insights to drive new footwear concepts and prototypes across different innovation teams.
- Direct a team to conduct cutting-edge, independent biomechanics research focusing on athletes of all levels.
- Lead as a creative scientist, questioning methods, results and applications.
- Think outside normal paradigms to find creative ways around barriers to enhancing performance or preventing injury.
- Seek innovative ways to perform research and develop new data collection and analytical tools.
- Develop and direct a portfolio of research projects for Basketball footwear, managing both internal cross functional teams and external research partners and programs.
- Conduct research to discover new insights into how footwear can improve performance or help prevent injuries.
Other
- Master’s degree in human movement science (biomechanics, kinesiology), engineering, biomedical engineering, or ergonomics.
- Proven track record leading a scientific research team.
- Proven track record of conducting novel lateral movement, jumping, gait, and/or basketball biomechanics research.
- Experience dealing with multiple business units and functional groups is desirable.
- Experience working with elite and/or professional athletes is desirable.
