Researcher position in Sport Science - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre (SWSRC) was established in 2007 within Mid Sweden University at Campus Östersund. The SWSRC carries out research primarily on winter sports at both national and international levels and has a strong focus on interdisciplinary research related to athletes’ physiological responses, biomechanics, performance and health. The SWSRC conducts research in close collaboration with governing bodies and federations as well as individuals and groups participating in both elite and recreational sports. Mid Sweden University is recognised as a National Sports University (RIU) through the Swedish Sports Confederation. As part of the Department of Health Sciences at Mid Sweden University, the SWSRC has strong, extensive and well-established interactions with the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Sports Science.

Job description

The focus of the researcher position will be in an applied sport setting with implementation of training and health monitoring within cross-country skiing, biathlon and alpine skiing.

Consequently, the aim of the researcher position is to integrate, interpret and analyse ways of integrating monitoring systems for performance optimisation across a range of sports.

The work will include both laboratory and field measurements depending on the research question(s). Specific duties will also involve collection, physiological testing both in lab and on the field. Further the position requires co-operation with coaches, support functions and athletes in different sport settings.

As researcher, you will have an important role at SWSRC to work with existing and own projects, collaborate with other researchers, and to some degree act as a co-supervisor to student projects at bachelors or master’s level in similar projects. Although this researcher position is primarily focusing on research activities, there will also be opportunities to deliver teaching within the degree programmes in Sports Science at BSc and MSc level.

Essential requirements

To be eligible for a researcher appointment, your qualifications must match the requirements described in Mid Sweden University’s employment procedures.

For this position the following is required:

• A PhD in sports science, health science or equivalent
• Fluent in both written and spoken Swedish and English

Applicants will be assessed according to the essential requirements listed above. In addition, the following criteria will be evaluated:

• Knowledge and experience of using, analyse and interpret data collected from training and health monitoring systems in sports
• Experience of working with exercise physiology and health testing in high performance sports
• Experience of working and interact with sport federations, coaches, support functions and athletes within cross-country skiing, biathlon or alpine skiing
• The capacity to lead projects and work independently
• A proven track record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals

 
Desirable attributes

• Experience of supervising students and teaching within higher education
• Experience in applying for grants and financial support
• IT skills (including Microsoft Office and other software used for video conferencing, referencing, statistics and data visualisation)

It is also desirable that you are a strong team player who can take responsibility and contribute to the team, have social skills, and can work together with other colleagues.

Terms of employment

This is a full-time special fixed-term employment starting 1st January 2024 or as agreed/ but not beyond 31st December 2024.

Place of employment: Östersund 

Employment process

Processing of the appointment will be in accordance with Mid Sweden University’s Employment Procedures.

Further information is available from the SWSRC Director Dr. Glenn Björklund glenn.bjorklund@miun.se, +46 (0)10-142 8149, the Deputy Head of Department Prof. Marko Laaksonen, Marko.laaksonen@miun.se, +46 (0)10-1428384 as well as via the University website: www.miun.se/, the SWSRC page: www.miun.se/en/swsrc

 
Application

Application documents must be submitted in Swedish or English.

The application documents should include a letter of interest (maximum of one A4 page, arial font size 11, single-spaced), a two-page Curriculum vitae, a description of your scientific and pedagogical merits, a list of publications and conference proceedings and copies of no more than five scientific publications to be taken into consideration. 

Send in your application through our recruitment system no later than November 21st, 2023.