Job Description: We are seeking a passionate and organised Athlete Relations & Outreach Coordinator to lead grassroots outreach, onboarding, and ongoing engagement for our Para Sports Scholarship Program . This role is ideal for someone who is deeply committed to inclusive sports and enjoys working directly with athletes, coaches, and institutions across India. Key Responsibilities: 1. Outreach & Recruitment: Identify and build relationships with sports academies and training centres that support para athletes across India. Conduct outreach campaigns to encourage eligible para athletes to apply for the scholarship. Coordinate with coaches, parents, and sports administrators to guide them through the application process. 2. Athlete Onboarding: Assist selected athletes with completing documentation and onboarding formalities. Serve as the primary point of contact for athletes and their families during the onboarding phase. 3. Relationship Management: Provide continuous support to athletes, coaches, and parents by addressing queries and resolving issues promptly. Build trusted relationships with scholarship recipients to ensure long-term engagement. 4. Progress Monitoring & Reporting: Maintain regular communication with athletes to track their performance, training milestones, and challenges. Collaborate with coaches and academies to gather structured performance data. Compile and submit quarterly progress reports on each athlete’s development and program impact. 5. Program Support: Coordinate logistics for any athlete assessments, events, or review sessions. Work closely with the program management team to ensure smooth operations and continuous improvement. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Sports Management, Social Work, Education, or a related field. 1–3 years of experience in athlete support, program coordination, or community outreach. Strong communication and interpersonal skills in English and Hindi. Comfortable with field visits, phone/video interactions, and basic data reporting tools (Excel, Google Sheets, etc.).
Join as a Research Intern at Acrophase! Are you passionate about sports science, human performance, and biomedical research? Acrophase at IIT Madras is inviting motivated and research-oriented interns to work on cutting-edge projects at the intersection of athlete monitoring, wearable sensors, and data-driven physiology. Position: Research Intern Location: IIT Madras, Chennai Duration: 3-6 months internship What you'll do? Work closely with our multidisciplinary team on real-world datasets involving elite athletes. Assist in data collection, processing, and analysis from physiological tests. Contribute to experimental design and protocol implementation for athlete performance studies. Perform literature reviews and prepare research summaries. Support in report writing, visualization, and presentations. Collaborate with the team on manuscript preparation for scientific publications. What are we looking for? Background in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or a related field. Basic knowledge of human physiology and sports performance concepts. Proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, Python, MATLAB, or R). Strong research and analytical skills. Ability to work in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment. Familiarity with scientific writing skills The candidate will also be considered for potential conversion to an MS in Electrical Engineering at IIT Madras based on performance.
About the Role We are conducting an exploratory research project at the intersection of bioinformatics, statistical genetics, and sports science. The aim is to design and prototype computational workflows that can analyze genomic datasets and generate pilot research outputs. As a Research Intern, you will gain hands-on experience in: Curating and prioritizing genetic variants from public resources such as Ensembl, NCBI, and GWAS Catalog. Building small-scale pipelines for processing sequencing/genotyping data. Developing basic trait-related scoring methods (polygenic indices, QC metrics) in a research-only context. Prototyping lightweight reporting frameworks to present exploratory results with appropriate disclaimers. Responsibilities Data curation & evidence review (literature, public databases). Pipeline development (VCF/PLINK data handling, variant annotation using tools such as Ensembl VEP or ANNOVAR). Basic statistical analyses (e.g., indices, QC checks). Prototype report/dashboard development (HTML/PDF/Streamlit). Requirements Current undergraduate / postgraduate student in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Human Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, Data Science, or related fields. Familiarity with genome databases (Ensembl, NCBI Gene/ClinVar/dbSNP, GWAS Catalog). Comfort with Python/R, Linux command line, and version control (Git). Basic understanding of GWAS concepts and population genetics. Strong interest in applying data science methods to genomics research. Nice to Have Experience with sequencing/imputation tools. Familiarity with HPC or cloud environments. Knowledge of Jinja2/Streamlit/Flask for simple dashboards. Prior work with large-scale public datasets (e.g., 1000 Genomes, UK Biobank). What You’ll Gain Practical exposure to bioinformatics pipelines and statistical genetics. End-to-end experience: variant curation → pipeline → scoring → reporting. Mentorship from researchers at IIT Madras and collaborators. Opportunity to contribute to exploratory academic research. Additional Information Job Type : Paid Internship Industry : Research Services Location : Chennai Disclaimer : This internship is for research and educational purposes only . The work is exploratory and not intended for clinical, diagnostic, or commercial use.