'Exciting opportunity' - Newcastle United looking to make 'elite' appointment after several key departures
Newcastle United are looking to appoint a new member of Matthias Jaissle’s backroom performance team.
Newcastle United are looking to appoint a new performance scientist as part of its ongoing first-team staff expansion.
The Magpies have experienced a high turnover of staff so far this year, from playing staff, to coaches, performance and recruitment staff. The departure of Eddie Howe as head coach and the appointment of Matthias Jaissle has been a big driver in the change of personnel behind the scenes at the club.
The club has also seen head of recruitment Steve Nickson depart to join Wrexham and senior football executive Andy Howe leave his role this month.
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In addition to the new coaching staff, the club also recently appointed Yann Le Meur as the new assistant performance director. Le Meur previously worked with Newcastle’s performance director James Bunce and summer signing Aladji Bamba at AS Monaco.
Now the club are looking to appoint a performance scientist to ‘transform complex performance and medical data into clear, actionable insights’. It will involve working closely with various departments across the first-team, academy and women’s teams.
The job advert listed by Newcastle United reads: “We are looking for a Performance Scientist to transform complex performance and medical data into clear, actionable insights. Working alongside colleagues across Performance, Medical, Data Insights, Academy and Women’s teams, you will help inform decision-making that supports player performance, physical development and health.
“This is an exciting opportunity to combine analytical expertise, scientific curiosity and collaboration within an elite football environment.”
Applications are set to close on Friday though the club have warned this could come sooner as they look to narrow down potential candidates over the international break.