Junior Data Engineer

The U.S. Soccer Federation exists in service to soccer. Our aim is to ignite a national passion for the game. Because we believe that soccer is more than a sport; it is a force for good.

We understand the importance and the power of teamwork, on and off the pitch. That is why we work closely with our Federation partners and members, to inspire, support and guide every level of the game: from the grassroots to the National Teams. We want to bring soccer into every home and every community, right across America. Because we believe that soccer can transform lives like no other sport. Soccer can represent the best of U.S.

U.S. Soccer is in a period of significant growth, with ambitious plans for U.S. Soccer in the near and far future. We are, therefore, looking for dynamic servant leaders to join us on this journey: in service to soccer. Applicants must be able to demonstrate visionary leadership, analytical decision-making, professional flexibility, and an empathic management style that builds bold teams and delivers globally significant results.

The Senior Performance Therapist is a leader within U.S. Soccer's Integrated Performance Support (IPS) department, supporting Youth and Extended National Teams and advancing an integrated model of development, health & wellbeing, and performance.

This role is responsible for delivering world-class performance physical therapy services while leading the design and implementation of criteria-based return-to-performance (RTP) systems, supporting longitudinal athlete health strategies, and integrating performance medicine with performance science, strength & conditioning, performance nutrition, analytics, and innovation.

The Senior Performance Therapist will play a critical role in developing scalable systems and best practices for the National Training Center, ensuring that athlete care is collaborative, data-informed, and aligned with U.S. Soccer's long-term player development philosophy.

In addition to direct athlete care, this position will mentor staff, contribute to interdisciplinary decision-making, and help establish Integrated Performance Support as a world-class model for performance preservation, and continuous innovation.

  

U.S. Soccer is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, military status, political belief, or any other characteristic protected under the law. This policy applies to all our employment practices within our organization. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA, veterans, parents, and persons with disabilities to apply.

Nike is seeking an applied research and innovation specialist with a strong foundation in sport science and experience working in elite high-performance environments to consult in the newly created Performance Innovation Lab at the National Training Center in Fayetteville, Georgia. The ideal candidate will combine scientific thinking with practical delivery, contributing to applied research initiatives while supporting the development and operation of the Performance Innovation Lab at US Soccer’s Arthur M. Blank National Training Center, as well as other Nike initiatives and sponsored athletes. Funded in partnership with Nike, Inc., this initiative is designed to advance the science and practice of elite soccer performance across all 27-U.S. Soccer National Teams—from youth development through senior international competition.  

This role sits at the intersection of elite applied sport science and rigorous research, and given its location, will be embedded within U.S. Soccer’s daily operations while maintaining a strategic research agenda that generates new knowledge for the federation, its athletes, and the broader U.S.  soccer ecosystem. As a Nike position, the role will also support select non-soccer Nike initiatives and athletes who access the facility and Performance Innovation Lab, creating cross-sport research opportunities.  

Employment Notice 

This position is contracted by Nike, Inc. Although posted on U.S. Soccer's career site and based at the U.S. Soccer Arthur M. Blank National Training Center, the successful candidate will be contracted solely by Nike and will be subject to Nike's code of conduct and handbook. Collaboration with and day-to-day direction from U.S. Soccer personnel does not create an employment, joint employment, agency, or contractual relationship with U.S. Soccer, which assumes no liability for employment-related matters associated with this role. By submitting an application for this position, applicants acknowledge that this will be a one year contracted role with potential for extension and that they have read and understand this Employment Notice.

This role will operate across two interconnected domains: 

The role maintains collaborative working relationships with National Team Integrated Performance, support staff, Nike’s Sport Research Lab (NSRL) and innovation teams, and external academic and research partners. 

 

The role reports into the Nike’s NSRL Team in Beaverton, OR and U.S. Soccer’s Performance  Innovation Team in Fayetteville, GA. U.S. Soccer research priorities are set collaboratively between U.S. Soccer leadership and Nike, with a defined engagement cadence (e.g., quarterly research updates, annual innovation reviews). The role holder is expected to maintain scientific independence and ethical standards in all research activities. 

Day-to-day project priorities may be coordinated with designated U.S. Soccer personnel; however, Nike retains sole responsibility for all contract-related matters. Nothing in this reporting or collaborative structure shall be interpreted as creating an employment relationship between the employee and U.S. Soccer.

Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a cover letter addressing their vision for the role, and the names of three professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

  

The U.S. Soccer Federation exists in service to soccer. Our aim is to ignite a national passion for the game. Because we believe that soccer is more than a sport; it is a force for good.

We understand the importance and the power of teamwork, on and off the pitch. That is why we work closely with our Federation partners and members, to inspire, support and guide every level of the game: from the grassroots to the National Teams. We want to bring soccer into every home and every community, right across America. Because we believe that soccer can transform lives like no other sport. Soccer can represent the best of U.S.

U.S. Soccer is in a period of significant growth, with ambitious plans for U.S. Soccer in the near and far future. We are, therefore, looking for dynamic servant leaders to join us on this journey: in service to soccer. Applicants must be able to demonstrate visionary leadership, analytical decision-making, professional flexibility, and an empathic management style that builds bold teams and delivers globally significant results.

The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) is launching the inaugural Performance Science Fellowship, a unique one-year development opportunity designed to prepare the next generation of high-performance practitioners.

Funded through a strategic collaboration with VALD, one of the world's leading sports science and human performance technology companies, this fellowship provides unparalleled exposure to elite athlete preparation, applied research, data analytics, innovation, and integrated performance support.

Based at the new National Training Center (NTC), the fellow will work across Youth National Teams, Extended National Teams, Coach Education, and Performance Innovation initiatives while collaborating with practitioners in performance medicine, strength & conditioning, performance science, performance nutrition, analytics and innovation.

This position is designed for an early-career practitioner who wants to bridge the gap between academic performance science and applied high-performance sport.

The Performance Science Fellow will:

The fellowship is intended to create future leaders who combine scientific rigor with practical impact.