Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Applied Sport Science and Performance

We are recruiting a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Applied Sport Science and Performance to provide research and education in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences.

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.

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 scientist with experience of working in elite sports settings, delivering world-class research and research-led teaching to inspire our students. The ideal candidate will have the following:

• A PhD in sport sciences, or a related discipline.
• An established track record of publishing high quality original research in peer reviewed journals, applying for external research funding and translating research findings to improve athlete or sports performance in elite settings.
• 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.

Manchester Metropolitan University is a great place to work and Sports Sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University is a vibrant and ambitious department. We provide excellent learning and teaching spaces through innovative programmes delivered from modern facilities in the heart of Manchester. More information about our university, department and courses can be found on our dedicated web pages https://www.mmu.ac.uk/instituteofsport/

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

For informal enquiries contact Professor Jamie McPhee, Head of Department (j.s.mcphee@mmu.ac.uk).

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits that a diverse organisation can bring.

We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates, who we recognise are underrepresented in this area.

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