Grade UE07: £40,247 to £47,874 per annum
Moray House School of Education & Sport / CAHSS
Full time: 35 hours per week
Fixed Term: for 36 months
The Opportunity:
The Institute of Sport, Physical Education & Health Sciences (SPEHS) is located within the Moray House School of Education & Sport and is looking to appoint a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Injury & Illness Epidemiology in Sport.
This is a joint-funded Post-Doctoral post with funding in place for three years. It is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively to support and develop the research and knowledge exchange activities of the new Edinburgh-Bath UK Collaborating Centre on Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport (UKCCIIS), IOC Research Centre of Excellence; Scottish Institute of Sport/UK Sports Institute; and the U.S Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) (with potential to also include La Trobe Sport and Exercise Research Centre (Australia), and University of Western Ontario (Canada), focussing on injury and illness prevention in sport.
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland you will be responsible for assisting the Co-Director of UKCCIIS, Dr. Debbie Palmer, in various research activities across the Centre - and in addition support and liaise with the other partners funding this post.
A primary focus of this job will be implementing a new female retired athlete health initiative, in collaboration with partners across, the UK, Australia, Canada and United States. You will be involved in generating and supporting the preparation and submission of external funding applications. You will work with partners, principal investigators and collaborators to undertake the preparatory research required for applications to ensure timely submission. In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop your own related research interests.
The appointed person will be expected to make a significant contribution to the ongoing work of UKCIIS: Specifically,
This post is full-time (35 hours per week), fixed term (36 months).
Your skills and attributes for success:
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Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
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The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.
Key Information for Applicants:
Applicants should submit a CV and a cover letter, detailing how you meet each of the essential criteria as outlined in the ‘Knowledge, Skills and Experience’ section of the Job Description.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is Friday 3 January 2025.
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