Postdoctoral Position in Monitoring Load and Recovery in Athletes 100%

ETH Zurich; Zürich; Presencial; CHF 110 000 - 150 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Fully funded postdoc position

Interdisciplinary research environment

Resumo da oferta

ETH Zurich’s Running Performance Group within the Exercise Physiology Lab invites a fixed-term postdoctoral researcher to advance athlete monitoring.

You will design and run longitudinal studies, develop protocols to quantify training load and recovery, and foster collaborations with ETH-domain labs and sports partners.

This fully funded role offers a competitive ETH postdoctoral salary in a cutting-edge research environment with access to top facilities and mentoring.

Qualificações

• PhD in Sports Sciences or Engineering related to sports.
• Experience with longitudinal studies tracking load and recovery in athletes.
• Excellent coding experience and ability to handle large data sets.
• Solid background in biomechanics and exercise physiology.
• Proactive, inquisitive, team-oriented with strong communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Design, execute and publish athlete monitoring studies.
• Lead testing and development of new monitoring approaches and protocols.
• Establish collaborations within and outside ETH Domain with new technologies.
• Seek multi-centric studies and partnerships with sports clubs or teams.
• Present work at national and international conferences.
• Support teaching activities and co-supervise BSc, MSc and PhD students.

Conhecimentos

Coding

Data handling

English proficiency

German proficiency

Biomechanics

Formação académica

PhD in Sports Sciences or Engineering in Sports Sciences

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Ready to elevate athlete performance with higher-quality metrics for guiding training and recovery? The Running Performance Group at the Exercise Physiology Lab in the Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, is expanding its activities in sports performance research. We are currently offering a fixed-term postdoctoral position in the field of athlete monitoring.

Project background

Current technologies enable the collection of vast amounts of data from athletes. Despite many technical advances, the field is not yet able to deliver on its marketing claims and athletes are swamped by data that does not add value to training planning. The goal of this postdoctoral position is to develop and evaluate new ideas for monitoring the load and recovery of athletes, with the aim to improve performance, including investigating different types of sports equipment that may modulate training load and recovery.

Job description

You will design studies involving experimental investigations in the laboratory and telemonitored training and testing sessions. The goal of these studies is to develop protocols and metrics aimed at better assessing the relationship between training load and recovery to optimize training processes.

• Design, execute and publish studies in the field of athlete monitoring
• Be the lead person in the team testing and developing new approaches for monitoring and assessing athletes, including laboratory protocols
• Establish new collaborations within and outside the ETH Domain, leveraging new technologies in sports science research
• Seek opportunities for multi-centric studies and partnerships with sports clubs or teams
• Present your work at national and international conferences
• Support teaching activities and co-supervise BSc, MSc and PhD students

Profile

• PhD in Sports Sciences or Engineering in the context of Sports Sciences
• Experience with longitudinal studies, tracking load and recovery in athletes
• Excellent coding experience / able to handle vast amounts of data
• Solid background in biomechanics, including hands-on testing experience, with a good foundation of exercise physiology
• Proactive and inquisitive personality, eager to exploring new approaches, self-motivated and team-oriented
• Outstanding academic qualifications and communication skills
• Experience in coaching at different levels is welcome
• Proficiency in English (spoken and written, C1 level) and German (spoken and written, C1 level), or strong commitment to learn quickly

We offer

We offer a fully funded full-time postdoctoral position on the ETH Zurich postdoctoral salary scale for one year (renewable to a maximum of 6 years) a dynamic and interdisciplinary research environment with access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and technologies. ETH Zurich a team providing excellent training opportunities for career development and a strong network. Look forward to an exciting and inspiring work environment with a rich cultural diversity.

Working, teaching and research at ETH Zurich

We value diversity and sustainability

In line with our values, ETH Zurich encourages an inclusive culture. We promote equality of opportunity, value diversity and nurture a working and learning environment in which the rights and dignity of all our staff and students are respected. Visit our Equal Opportunities and Diversity website to find out how we ensure a fair and open environment that allows everyone to grow and flourish. Sustainability is a core value for us - we are consistently working towards a climate-neutral future.

Curious? So are we.

Questions regarding the position should be directed to the lead of the Running Performance Group, Dr. Fernando G. Beltrami, [e-mail] with Prof. Dr. Dr. Christina M. Spengler [e-mail] in Cc (no application documents).

We would like to point out that the pre-selection is carried out by the responsible recruiters and not by artificial intelligence.

The call is open until we identify a suitable candidate. We have no fixed deadline, starting date can be any time, the sooner the better.