Physical Performance Scientist (Boys Academy)

Organisation: Aston Villa Football Club
Salary: Attractive Remuneration Package depending on experience
Location: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 1 June 2025
Job Description: 1. The Department

Our Boys Academy Department is proud to have achieved the prestigious Category One status, a testament to our commitment to delivering the highest standards of coaching, education, training, and facilities for youth football. This accolade underscores our commitment to excellence and our passionate pursuit of nurturing future talent, as demonstrated during our recent FA Youth Cup and league campaign.

As we continue to build on this success, we are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and analytically skilled Physical Performance Scientist to join the Academy Sport Science and Medical Department.

2. The Role

The role will be accountable for designing, implementing, and reviewing the Academy Physical Performance and Data Analysis strategy to support our Academy players specifically working with our Professional Development Phase (PDP). You will contribute towards the Academy Sport Science and Medical Department’s vision of optimising player health, availability and performance through a multidisciplinary evidence-based physical performance analysis provision.

We are seeking an individual with exceptional internal motivation, a profound passion for data analysis and its visualisation, and the ability to interpret intricate multi-data sets within the context of the game. This role based at our world-class Bodymoor Heath Training Ground requires a genuine desire to utilise physical data to assist players in unlocking their full potential. This presents an exceptional opportunity to collaborate with some of the most promising practitioners and young footballing talents in the country, thereby contributing to the players physical development and your professional growth.

3. The Person

To be considered for this role, you will need to hold the following qualifications:

• BSc (Hons) in Sport Science or equivalent (minimum 2:1)
• MSc in related subject area

You must have demonstratable experience in data collection and physical performance analysis in elite youth footballers in a full-time capacity within a professional sporting environment. You will have a thorough understanding of Sport Science principles, including growth and maturation, injury prevention, rehabilitation and physical performance analysis in context to the game in addition to proficiency with data analysis and visulisation software such as Excel and PowerBi.

You must be able to work in a team environment with previous demonstratable experience of working within Interdisciplinary and Multi-Disciplinary Teams.

Knowledge of the Elite Player Performance Plan (Category 1 Academy) and experience of the requirements of a Professional Development Phase environment would be desirable.

4. Why join us?

There has never been a better time to join Aston Villa Football Club. This season, we are celebrating our milestone 150th anniversary and our drive to succeed is visible on the global stage, we are building a family ethos and culture to be proud of and realising our ambitious plans for the expansion and improvement of our world-class facilities. If you are already excited by this challenge and want to play your part in our historic Club, then you'll be pleased to hear about our amazing staff benefits you'll receive whilst working for us! See our Staff Benefits booklet to find out more.

As part of your application, you will be asked to:

1. Upload your CV

2. Answer the following question (s):

a) Please outline your key skills, qualities and experience which make you the ideal candidate for this role (400 words maximum)

b) Please outline your previous experience of collecting, interpreting and visualising physical data utilising PowerBi with Youth Athletes (400 words maximum)

For further information, the Role Profile and to apply please go to careers.avfc.co.uk/jobs

Right to Close Vacancy Posting Early
The Club reserves the right to close any advertised vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received.

Equality Statement
Aston Villa Football Club celebrates the diversity of its Club and embrace equal opportunities for all.

We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, sex and religion or belief.

Safeguarding Statement
Aston Villa Football Club is fully committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk across our Club. As such, we adhere to Safer Recruitment processes and for some roles a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service may be required prior to starting in a role at the Club. For more information, please see Aston Villa Football Club | The official club website | AVFC - Safeguarding
How to apply: https://careers.avfc.co.uk/jobs