Academic Associate

York St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.

As one of the fastest growing universities in the UK over recent years, we have a new strategy for the next decade, emphasising our commitment to widening opportunity through the power of education and contributing our talents to creating a fairer world, and a more prosperous region. We are putting inspirational learning and impactful research at the heart of this strategy, recognising our academic expertise as our greatest asset

The team

As part of our expansion, we are seeking to appoint one Academic Associate in one of three research groups. As an Academic Associate, you will complete your PhD in four years whilst contributing an average of 6 hours contact time per week to the taught curriculum on our sport and exercise science related programmes.

The role

The role is designed to provide an opportunity for a mix of teaching and research. The successful candidate will support the delivery of teaching and learning related activities across our undergraduate programmes. This includes teaching and providing tutorial support, as well as any necessary preparation, assessment and marking of assessment as required by the School. The successful candidate will undertake a PhD in either our Motivation, Performance and Wellbeing (MPaW), Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health (PAtCH) OR Interdisciplinary Sports Performance and Injury Research (InSPIRe) groups. Any appointment will be conditional upon acceptance to a PhD programme at York St John University.

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