Biomechanical Expert at TeamNL Sport Science

Solliciteer nu

Biomechanical Expert at TeamNL Sport Science

The elite sports department of NOCNSF work every day on the maximum development of TeamNL based on the core values: excellence, respect, and togetherness. The TeamNL Sport Science Center is a new initiative from the elite sports department of NOCNSF in collaboration with Sportcentrum Papendal, from where Dutch top sports are facilitated with high-quality specialists and experts, the latest technology, and innovations. The center plays an important role in building a community for Sport Scientists and coaches. They can spar here about issues from their daily (top) sports practice, such as implementing new insights. The center is innovative, investigative, and experimental, but also a guardian of quality.


Full-time / Part-time · Arnhem

Job Goal

As a Biomechanical Expert, you are part of the TeamNL Sport Science Center. You work interdisciplinarily with fellow scientists, coaches, and other specialists to identify and analyze performance-determining factors. From your expertise in biomechanics, you identify opportunities for performance improvement and make an essential contribution to optimizing training programs. You approach performance with a holistic view and translate scientific insights into practical applications within the elite sports environment.

What will you do?

  • Participate in the TeamNL Sport Science team and contribute to the interdisciplinary analysis of performance-determining factors

  • Identify opportunities for performance optimization from a biomechanical perspective and integrate these insights into athlete guidance

  • Develop and implement advanced biomechanical analyses to optimize movement patterns and performance

  • Advise coaches and athletes based on data-driven insights and innovative techniques

  • Actively contribute to scientific innovation and knowledge development within the team

We ask

  • University level of work and thinking (Master's degree in biomechanics or a related field)

  • Extensive experience with biomechanical analysis in an elite sports environment

  • Experience with motion analysis, kinematics and kinetics, force platforms, IMU sensors, 3D motion capture and advanced data analytics

  • Experience with Python and machine learning for data analysis and modeling

  • Insight into performance-determining factors, injury mechanisms and recovery strategies in top-level sport

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

  • Passion for (elite) sports and affinity with performance optimization

  • In addition to substantive expertise, you have excellent communication skills to act as an equal conversation partner for coaches, athletes, and other experts

  • At least 5-8 years of relevant work experience in elite sports

  • Competencies: Analytical ability, Problem-solving ability, Advisory skills, Customer-oriented, Planning and Organizing

We offer

  • The opportunity to contribute to innovative sports science projects

  • Collaboration with leading experts in sports science and coaching

  • A workplace at the National Sports Center Papendal in Arnhem

  • Various sports opportunities in a beautiful wooded area

  • Preferably a full-time position (32-38 hours) based on scale 11/12, CAO sport

Are you an expert in biomechanics with a passion for elite sports? Do you want to play a key role in optimizing performance? Then we are looking for you!

Interested?

Send your application to jobs@nocnsf.nl or click on the button by the 30th of march at the latest. If you want to know more about the procedure, please contact Bernadet van Os, Manager TeamNL Sport Science, at bernadet.vanos@nocnsf.nl.

Interview rounds

The first interview round is scheduled for the 4th of april. A second interview round may follow on the 8th of april.

Solliciteer nu