The Queensland Academy of Sport’s mission is to inspire extraordinary sporting success. We recently brought this mission to life when 191 Queensland athletes proudly wore green and gold while representing Australia at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Paris 2024 will go down in history as Australia’s best ever Games, setting the bar high for the next Olympic and Paralympic cycle. The QAS is now on a mission to deliver more medals across more sports at the Los Angeles 2028 Games, in anticipation of hosting Australia’s most successful Games in Queensland in 2032.
The QAS supports more than 500 elite athletes on their sporting journey from talented juniors to Olympians, Paralympians and World Champions. Our expert staff support athletes through in-house programs, partnerships with State and National Sporting Organisations, and individualised support for athletes on medal-winning trajectories to help them perform when it matters most.
Our ambitious high-performance strategy for the 2032 Games is to create more medal-winning moments for Queensland athletes that inspire their state and nation. While this strategy defines our goals, our organisation’s culture is what will help us achieve them. Therefore, the QAS is looking for highly talented and motivated individuals whose values and behaviours align with ours, to join our QAS Team.
In this role you will:
Provide world-leading evidence-based movement science support (integrated biomechanics, skill acquisition and performance analysis) at the Swimming Australia High Performance Hub Program to hub coaches/athletes and other associated coaches and categorised athletes in alignment with each Athlete’s Performance Plan and the Swimming Australia framework.
Work collaboratively with the QAS Senior Swimming Biomechanist to utilise the QAS Recovery Centre testing environment to undertake world class biomechanical analysis of swimming performance and to ensure movement science technology is available and useable in the Hub training environment.
Deliver specific and relevant performance testing and tracking/monitoring for categorised athletes and provide timely feedback to the coaches, athletes and performance support team members.
Contribute to the development of Athlete Plans and regularly review the associated specific development priorities and performance metrics to measure progress.
Work collaboratively as part of a high performing team, establishing and maintaining effective partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders to identify, lead and deliver high quality integrated outcomes.
Work closely with the relevant Swimming Australia Discipline leads to ensure world class movement science support is being delivered in the Hub program
Undertake domestic and international travel as required to support athlete preparation and performance at training camps and competitions.
Provide performance support to the National and State based Flippers programs as requested by the Hub Manager.
Collect, store and share athlete data/vision in the Athlete Management System (AMS) and other approved platforms in line with QAS and Swimming Australia expectations.
Drive and contribute to the sharing of high-performance swimming knowledge through the production of swimming related resources and the development of collaborative communities within and across the practitioner groups in collaboration with the Swimming Australia discipline leads.
The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our athletes.
We are committed to an environment where athletes from any background are heard, treated fairly and free from abuse.
Please provide the following to assess your suitability:
a current contemporary résumé
a brief response (1-2 pages) to the ‘What we are looking for’ section describing why you are the best suited person for this role. Our department values inclusion and diversity so please include information that will help us understand how you could contribute to our workforce diversity.
Two referees are required who have a thorough knowledge of your work performance and conduct. Please ensure that one of the referees is your current or immediate past supervisor.
For more information on the role and how to apply, please contact:
