Sports Biomechanics and Innovation - Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

We are recruiting a Reader in Sport Biomechanics and Innovation to provide research and education in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences.

The Department & Role:

Our Faculty of Science and Engineering offers a world-class teaching environment covering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

With genuine trailblazing specialisms, our research has real-world impact and cultivates lasting relationships with businesses, the government, sports organisations and the general public to share our innovation and expertise.

We have invested strongly in our Institute of Sport to establish ourselves as sector leaders for sports education and research.

New research and teaching spaces provide a unique range of sports performance facilities, human movement laboratories, extreme environment chamber and clinical imaging for detailed investigations of athletes, patients and the general public.

We work with elite sports organisations, local authorities and clinical groups to facilitate research and knowledge exchange initiatives, to understand human movement across the age and health spectrum and to optimise performance for all.

About You:

We are committed to attracting and retaining the very best sport and exercise scientists to work with us, and to raise the profile and quality of our research and education.

For this particular position, we are seeking a sport biomechanist with experience of working in elite sports settings to coordinate multidisciplinary teams of sport sciences, coaching, strength adn conditioning and medical teams, delivering world-class research and research-led teaching to inspire our students.

A PhD in sport sciences, or a related discipline.
Experience of delivering high quality teaching and student experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Existing collaborations with elite sports organisations and academic discipline leaders that add value to our current education and research agenda.
Understanding of emerging opportunities in the rapidly evolving sports technology landscape.

To Apply:

If you would like to join our people and share our ambition, we would love to hear from you.

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