Job Description
The Carnegie School of Sport is recruiting a highly motivated individual to a post-doctoral research role at Leeds Beckett University. The successful candidate will work as part of a research team on a project funded by FIFPRO. This is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic, collegial, and high-achieving individual who is seeking a post-doctoral research role in a vibrant, impactful, and inclusive research environment. This role is to support the expansion of our current ACL project with FIFPRO as the project expands into the women's professional league in America (NWSL).
In partnership with FIFPRO, the post requires the successful applicant to drive the overall objective of this project which is to contribute to our understanding of ACL injuries in professional women's football in the USA, seeking to address the lack of research in this area and contributing to meaningful change to professional women footballers in the USA, and beyond. Guided by the Sequence of Prevention model (van Mechelen et al., 1992) and the Translating Research into Injury Prevention Practice (TRIPP) framework (Finch, 2006), the specific objectives of the project are as follows
Through the (FIFPRO's Player Workload Monitoring) PWM tool, monitor the workload, recovery, travel, performance, and ACL injury of NWSL players.
To explore the effect of workload, recovery and/or travels on performance and (ACL) injury of NWSL players.
To conduct a needs assessment among NWSL clubs (e.g., multidisciplinary team (MDT) performance managers, medical directors) about the necessary conditions for the reduction of ACL injury in professional women's football in the USA.
To assess the views of NWSL players, coaching and MDT about the current conditions, available practices and implementation barriers and facilitators related to the reduction of ACL injury in professional women's football in the USA.
To translate the scientific evidence and the views of players, coaching and MDT, into strategies (e.g., awareness and educational material, policies, regulations) to facilitate and empower the reach, implementation, and maintenance of measures for the reduction of ACL injury in the NWSL.
To initiate the delivery and application of tailor-made practice- and evidence-based strategies towards the reduction of ACL injury in professional women's football in the USA.
This is an ambitious project with great potential for impact and will suit an individual who is driven by research that can make a tangible difference to the lives of many. The work will culminate in real-world, actionable guidance on the relationship between injury and external factors (workload, recovery, travel) and support the development of practical strategies/framework for best practice in professional women's football.
The successful candidate with work closely with Dr Stacey Emmonds (Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University) and will be supported by a wider research team. The successful applicant will support the design and organisation of work packages and the management and execution of data collection and analysis. They will prepare high-quality publications, reports, conference papers, and other outputs resulting from the project. In return, the successful candidate will join an internationally leading (as recognised in the recent national REF audit) research team and extend their professional network within and beyond academia.
This post is appropriate for individuals with a PhD in a sport science or medical related area, ideally with strong data skills and experience of collecting injury data (desirable – experience of handling large data sets and using advanced statistical packages). All candidates should possess strong academic research, communication, and presentation skills; should have experience of disseminating research in different forms to varied audiences; and should have demonstrable ability to lead research independently and as part of a collaborative and collegial team.
The successful candidate will be based at Headingley Campus. Interviews are expected to take place during week commencing 23rd March on Headingley Campus. The post will commence on 1st May.
To arrange an informal discussion about this post, please contact Dr Stacey Emmonds .
Closing date Friday 13th March
Working here means you'll also have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities, and a lot more.
We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from disabled and/or Black and minoritised ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.
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