Mittuniversitetet söker en biomekaniker tillsammans med Skicross & Alpint

The Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre (SWSRC) was established in 2007 within Mid Sweden University at Campus Östersund and is now also present in Åre.

Post-doctoral position in Applied Biomechanics.

Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskap

Mid Sweden University is a place where people meet, find inspiration and think innovatively. Our campuses are situated in Sundsvall and Östersund, and we offer a wide range of courses and education, both on-campus and distance education. Our good relations with society ensure well-supported research and education, not least in the region.

Faculty of Human Sciences

The Department of Health Sciences is situated at Campus Sundsvall and Campus Östersund. It offers courses, programmes and research in the fields of Public Health Science, Sports Science and Rehabilitation Science.

Mid Sweden University is a place where people meet, find inspiration and think innovatively.

The Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre (SWSRC) was established in 2007 within Mid Sweden University at Campus Östersund and is now also present in Åre. The SWSRC carries out research primarily on winter sports at both national and international levels and has a strong focus on interdisciplinary monitoring of the physiological responses, biomechanics and performance of athletes. The SWSRC is the Olympic test centre for winter sports in Sweden and conducts research in close collaboration with individuals and groups participating in both elite and recreational sports. 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:

We are therefore looking to recruit a postdoctor with emphasis on biomechanical factors affecting alpine skiing performance both on and off snow. The job will involve carrying out high-quality research in the field of power development, with high practical applicability within the alpine skiing disciplines. Specific projects may involve the investigation of factors contributing to neuromuscular fatigue in order to inform training methods. Factors relating to increased injury risk are also of specific interest. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the broader development of the ACE, as well as to work on the sports science education programs through the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students and teaching within relevant areas.

Essential requirements:

• A PhD in sports biomechanics
• Proficiency in the theoretical and applied practices of strength and power development, as well as kinematic performance analysis
• Experience of using biomechanical equipment and software (e.g., EMG, goniometry, IMU, Kistler force plates, Qualisys/Vicon motion capture, Matlab, LabView, Visual 3D)
• The capacity to lead projects and work independently
• Experience of supervising students and teaching within higher education
• A proven track record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals
• Fluent in both written and spoken English

Desirable attributes:

• Experience of working with biomechanics in high-performance sport
• Experience of working with alpine skiing
• An interest in outdoor pursuits

Terms of employment: 

Location: Östersund

Entry:

Salary:

Further information

www.miun.se Länk till annan webbplats.

www.miun.se/en/swsrc Länk till annan webbplats.

www.skidor.com/Grenar/Alpint Länk till annan webbplats.

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. 

Please submit your application through our recruitment system no later than 2019-05-31.

Mid Sweden University works actively for equal opportunities and strives to embrace the qualities that diversity and equality bring to the organization.

• Type of employment

  Temporary position longer than 6 months

• Contract type

  Full time

• First day of employment

  August 2019 or subject to agreement

• Salary

  Competitive, negotiated on an individual basis

• Number of positions

  1

• Working hours

  100%

• City

  Östersund

• County

  Jämtlands län

• Country

  Sweden

• Reference number

  MIUN 2019/865

• Union representative

  Per Bergman, Fackförbundet ST, 010-142 83 71 
  Lars P Nilsson SACO, 010-142 88 32 
  

• Published

  2019-04-30

• Last application date

  2019-05-31