First Team Sports Science Intern

“FC Cincinnati”•Cincinnati, OH

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This internship provides the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience working in a professional soccer organization. The sports science internship position will assist staff supporting FCC and FCC2 players. This position will be based out of the Mercy Health Training Center in Milford, Ohio. The duration of the internship is from March 2026– December 2026. Flexible working days, on average 4 days a week, mainly working 9am-2pm/3pm. This is an hourly paid position & college credit is available if required.

Requirements

Willingness to learn and receive feedback
Creative, dynamic, and enthusiastic personality
Excellent organizational and time-management skills
Ability to communicate information in a manner that is easily understood by a range of audiences
Ability to collaborate successfully as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team to solve performance problems
Enrolled in an Exercise Science undergraduate or higher program or just completed
Experience maintaining databases and working with athlete monitoring systems
Knowledge of sports science, strength and conditioning and data science principles
Familiarity with data visualization tools and coding (Tableau, R, Python, SQL)
Proficiency in common sports science technologies and software (GPS systems & VALD equipment)

Responsibilities

Assist the Head of Sports Science and Nutrition with the collection, storage and analysis of player data and provide effective feedback to key stakeholders
Apply data driven methodologies to evaluate athlete performance.
Support the club-wide monitoring strategies by tracking individual player data and helping manage workloads to mitigate injury risk and optimize player health, well-being and readiness
Utilize a variety of technologies to quantify internal and external training load and assess player responses to training
Conduct in-house projects to evaluate the effectiveness of performance interventions