DETROIT - The Detroit Lions today announced that applications are open for the club's third season of the Strength in Numbers: Detroit Lions Analytics Mentorship Program after its inaugural launch during the 2022 Detroit Lions season.
The 2024 Strength in Numbers: Detroit Lions Analytics Mentorship Program will last the duration of the collegiate fall semester and is open to students at Wayne State University, University of Michigan – Dearborn and University of Detroit Mercy. Interested candidates can apply at www.detroitlions.com/careers. The application will be open through the month of September.
"It means a lot to us to be able to bring this program back for a third year and see how it has grown since 2022," said Detroit Lions Chief Operating Officer Mike Disner. "Strength in Numbers does an incredible job at creating widespread opportunity in the sports analytics world. We at the Lions continue to feel honored that we can offer a trusted avenue for their organization's work while providing additional resources and mentorship to the highly talented individuals we meet through this program."
Final candidates for the program will receive a stipend, exposure to sports analytics, and mentorship. Students will be working on small-scale or prototype versions of analytics projects for either football or business operations with the intention of demonstrating how an analyst could leverage data to help an organization make better informed decisions. The students will meet regularly with members of the Lions football information and strategy & analytics teams as they work through their projects as well as meet weekly with a teaching assistant associated with Strength in Numbers.
The Lions were the first team in the NFL to create an analytics mentorship program in partnership with Strength in Numbers, an organization aimed at highlighting and eliminating the underrepresentation of minorities and women in the sports analytics industry. Their mission is to teach sports analytics to underrepresented students by broadening the appeal of STEM and providing the proper resources to grow successful future careers. Strength in Numbers was founded in 2020 by John Tobias, an ESPN Statistician & professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Information about the 2024 Strength in Numbers: Detroit Lions Analytics Mentorship Program and other career opportunities at the Detroit Lions can be found at www.detroitlions.com/careers.
